This is a bit like the way San Jose grew out of fruit orchards driven by tech firms in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Interesting that there is more thought about urban

This is a bit like the way San Jose grew out of fruit orchards driven by tech firms in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Interesting that there is more thought about urban design going in. The land is mostly rolling grassland hills studded with windmills that will stay given that previous landowners will keep earnings from the power generated. There is a 10 mile long waterfront along the Sacramento river from Rio Vista down to the confluence with the San Joaquin river. If developed as a wide boulevard with at least sections of public water access that would form the basis of a city. As for housing there will be scope for various novel approaches like the shared backyards at nearby Village Homes to tiny house enclaves. Given the tech ethos driving this I expect Christopher Alexander's A Pattern Language will be the development "bible."