The Alisal Vibrancy Plan outlines specific housing, community development, and small business improvements that can uplift the most impacted zip code in terms of Covid infections and historic economic disinvestment. Additionally, the Salinas Chinatown Revitalization Plan and Downtown Revitalization Plan offer mixed use redevelopment and government center upgrade opportunitiesInvesting in the areas called out in this plan will have a multiplier effect for the City of Salinas.

The Seaside West Broadway Urban Village Specific Plan is the result of an exciting planning process to revitalize and enhance the economic, social, cultural and recreational fabric of the City of Seaside’s West Broadway Avenue. The area received an Active Transportation Planning Grant and is primed for more mixed use residential development, especially more affordable housing serving the Peninsula’s essential workforce in hospitality. This Plan is the backbone of the City’s downtown area.

We are working on providing broadband to communities that need it the most in the Monterey Bay region through our Equal Access Monterey Bay program. This program is designed to give high speed, quality, reliable internet access to all residents regardless of their income or demographic status. We are currently working on lighting up the San Jerardo Cooperative in Salinas as well as parts of North Monterey County and Castroville. Investing ARP funds in shrinking the digital divide also can open up additional matching funding opportunities.