We want:

• Socially responsible higher density mixed-use along the main commercial corridor

• Positive movement forward into a future of diversity and pedestrian-oriented mixed use

• Prevention of strip malls and auto-dependence

• Creation of places that bring activated, cultural arts spaces.

• Transit corridors, when properly planned and coordinated, can help revitalize neighborhood retail and commercial corridors.

• A broad range of housing types and price levels that higher densities could encourage can bring people of diverse ages, races, and incomes into daily interaction, strengthening the personal and civic bonds essential to an authentic community.

• Appropriate building densities and land uses should be within walking distance of transit stops, permitting public transit to become a viable alternative to the automobile.

• ULTRA recognizes that height is the most controversial issue about new development along Telegraph Avenue. We strongly believe that setting an arbitrary height limit for development along the Avenue will impede the further revitalization of Telegraph Avenue. The economics of development change much more rapidly than City guidelines can. We believe that each project must be judged upon its  merits. That is if a project would help achieve the goals articulated above then it should be approved whether its height meets an arbitrary limit or not.  However we do accept the reality in our community of a desire for a height  limit. We believe any height limit should be based upon the visual impact a building will have when viewed from the street.