50/50 Balanced Plan

More than three years ago the DMB Saltworks team began asking Redwood City residents for their ideas for future use of the more than 1,400-acre industrial Saltworks site. The 50/50 Balanced Plan responds to the input of over 10,000 local residents. The 50/50 Balanced Plan responds to the input of over 10,000 local residents.

50% Open Space, Recreation and Tidal Marsh Restoration
Fifty percent of the Saltworks site will be dedicated to open space, active recreation and tidal marsh restoration.

The new Bayside Park will offer significant new Bay access and amenities including more than 10 miles of trails, a kayak launch, water recreation activities, interpretive exhibits, restaurants and shops. More than 200 acres of land will be dedicated to new parks and recreation facilities including a new 50+ acre sports park complete with more than a dozen new soccer and baseball fields. Hundreds of additional acres will be restored to tidal marshes. The 50/50 Balanced Plan will provide private funding for all of the proposed open space, recreation and restoration efforts - with no new costs to existing Redwood City taxpayers.

50% Transit-Oriented Community
Fifty percent of the Saltworks site is dedicated to a Transit-Oriented Community of 8,000 to 12,000 homes that is anticipated to be built over a quarter of a century.
The 50/50 Balanced Plan envisions a permanent transit loop linking on-site project provided infrastructure to core centers of the City including the CalTrain terminal, downtown Redwood City, the proposed ferry terminal and local employment corridors. The DMB Saltworks team is now working with several major employers on plans to provide local housing for some of the 40,000+ workers who commute to Redwood City jobs every day. By reducing the number of vehicles on the bridges and freeways, the proposed Saltworks community can do much to reduce greenhouse gases and traffic congestion in the region.

DMB Conservation
DMB takes great pride in its long standing commitment to creating legacy communities with significant conservation elements funded by the economic engine of carefully planned development. Read more about DMB's conservation and legacy planning efforts at Martis Camp and Tejon Ranch.