Affordable Homes and Jobs in Antioch

The currently vacant 375 acres surrounding the future Hillcrest eBART Station is an incredible opportunity to create a new community for Antioch that includes jobs, housing, and transit. The Hillcrest Station in Antioch will be the end of the line for Phase I of the eBART system, which will extend BART service into east Contra Costa County and provide a much needed transportation alternative for local residents.

eBART will move forward in two phases. Phase 1, which broke ground in October 2010, will be within the Highway 4 median, and will stretch for nearly 10 miles from the current Pittsburg/Bay Point station to a future station at Hillcrest Avenue, with one station in between at Railroad Avenue in Pittsburg. Phase 1 is currently funded at approximately $500 million, and is expected to be complete by 2016. Phase 2 will extend from Hillcrest Avenue into Oakley, Brentwood, and possibly beyond. Phase 2 is not funded and the timeline is unknown. Read more about eBART.

TransForm has worked to ensure bicyclists, pedestrians and buses can safely and comfortably access the Hillcrest eBART station. Working with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, the City of Antioch, BART staff and other stakeholders, TransForm made recommendations on station design elements, including traffic calming measures, wider sidewalks, bike lanes, and more.

Planning a Walkable Community for All

Since the summer of 2007, TransForm and Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO) worked with community leaders on the city of Antioch's plan for the land surrounding the future Hillcrest Avenue eBART station. Early in the process, CCISCO's community leaders identified local job opportunities and truly affordable homes for families as top priorities.

On April 14, 2009, the Antioch City Council voted unanimously in support of the station plan, which included several components that incorporate the community's goals:

• Stronger policies for affordable homes for families
• A requirement for a local hire strategy for developments in the plan area.
• Requirements for continued public involvement during the master plan review process.

TransForm continued to work with CCISCO to support a local hire policy that will generate job opportunities for east Contra Costa County residents in building the eBART system. On October 27, 2011, the BART Board of Directors unanimously passed the Project Stabilization Agreement which included a requirement that local area residents work 25% of all project hours.

City Contact Information

For more information on the status of the station areas, contact Victor Carniglia with the City of Antioch at vcarniglia@ci.antioch.ca.us or call him at 925.779.7036.