Editing Transit-oriented development (section)

=====San Francisco Bay Area, California=====
The [[San Francisco Bay Area]] includes nine counties and 101 cities, including [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[San Francisco]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] and [[Fremont, California|Fremont]]. Local and regional governments<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090607015259/http://www.bayareavision.org/index.html San Francisco Bay Area Vision Project]}}. Bayareavision.org. Retrieved on December 6, 2013.</ref> encourage transit-oriented development to decrease traffic congestion, protect natural areas, promote public health and increase housing options. The region has designated {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100126212409/http://www.bayareavision.org/pda/ Priority Development Areas]}} and {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100126212349/http://www.bayareavision.org/pca/ Priority Conservation Areas]}}. Current population forecasts<ref>[http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/currentfcst/ Projections 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313081311/http://www.abag.ca.gov/planning/currentfcst/ |date=March 13, 2016 }}. Abag.ca.gov (May 15, 2008). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> for the region predict that it will grow by 2 million people by 2035 due to both the natural birth rate and job creation, and estimate that 50% of this growth can be accommodated in Priority Development Areas through transit-oriented development.

Major transit village projects have been developed over the past 20 years at several stations linked to the [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) system. In their 1996 book, ''Transit Villages in the 21st Century'', [[Michael S. Bernick|Michael Bernick]] and [[Robert Cervero]] identified emerging transit villages at several BART stations, including [[Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre (BART station)|Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre]], [[Fruitvale (BART station)|Fruitvale]], [[Hayward (BART station)|Hayward]] and [[Richmond Station (California)|Richmond]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bernick|first1=Michael|last2=Cervero|first2=Robert|title=Transit Villages in the 21st Century |date=1997 |publisher=McGraw Hill |location=New York|isbn=9780070054752}}</ref> [[MacArthur station (BART)|MacArthur Station]] is a relatively new development, with construction beginning in 2011 and scheduled for completion after 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://macarthurstation.com/masterplan.php|title=Master Plan|website=MacArthur Station|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>