I know. An effort to keep Chevron and the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant are probably not the big news when it comes to the massive undertaking to develop… Read more “Chevron gas station, McDonald’s likely to stay in the big plan to develop crucial part of downtown Walnut Creek”
Category: Community development
Small town? Big town? What’s your view of Walnut Creek?
One of the key tensions among Walnut Creek residents is whether this community of 63,000 people should hold onto its quiet, small town roots–or it should become… Read more “Small town? Big town? What’s your view of Walnut Creek?”
Guest Commentary asks whether Walnut Creek staff, leaders really listen to neighborhood concerns regarding projects
This guest commentary comes from Tom O’Brien, a resident of the Almond/Shuey neighborhood, right next to downtown. His commentary comes in advance of Tuesday night’s City Council… Read more “Guest Commentary asks whether Walnut Creek staff, leaders really listen to neighborhood concerns regarding projects”
Readers’ visions of Walnut Creek and its future
A few weeks back I asked readers to answer the question: What is Walnut Creek to you? What kind of community should it be? What kind of… Read more “Readers’ visions of Walnut Creek and its future”
Walnut Creek’s BART transit village: a development project I look forward to hearing more about
Over the next six months, the city will hold a series of public meetings to look at plans to build nearly 600 new homes, in the form… Read more “Walnut Creek’s BART transit village: a development project I look forward to hearing more about”
Crazy in Suburbia 