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The Laughlin Road Focus Area is approximately 270 acres and currently consists of primarily vacant, undeveloped land with minimal light industrial and open space/recreational uses. Much of this Focus Area is outside of the City Limits, but within the Urban Growth Boundary. On the current General Plan map, this Focus Area is identified as a transit-oriented development in anticipation of a future BART station and maintenance facilities. BART formally decided not to extend service to Livermore. In addition, the proposed Valley Link rail system has identified transit stations in Livermore at Isabel Avenue and Southfront Road. Therefore, the current urban land use designations may not be appropriate at this location. Considering biological resources and earthquake fault lines in the undeveloped part of this Focus Area outside the City Limits, all three draft alternatives anticipate preserving the majority of the Focus Area’s open space and explore different variations of residential, industrial, and commercial uses along I-580 at the southern and western edges of the Focus Area.

Projected jobs, housing, and population growth in the Laughlin Road Focus Area under each alternative are shown below:


 Open Space Alternative Mixed Use AlternativeIndustrial Alternative
Existing (2020) 2045 Net New 2045 Total 2045 Net New 2045 Total 2045 Net New 2045 Total
Housing Units 0 1,610 1,610 290 290 1,110 1,110
Population 0 4,330 4,330 780 780 3,000 3,000
Jobs 0 260 260 1,540 1,540 780 780

This survey closed on March 4, 2024. You may review comments submitted on this page.

Open Space Alternative

The Open Space Alternative preserves most of the Focus Area for open space and introduces single family and multi-family residential units that front Northfront Road/I-580 in the western part of the Focus Area. A new park area would accompany the residential uses. Industrial and highway commercial uses also front Northfront Road/I-580.

Mixed Use Alternative

The Mixed Use Alternative designates most of the Focus Area for open space. This alternative adds single family residential and townhouses in the western part of the Focus Area. A new park area would accompany the residential uses, which would be buffered by neighborhood and highway commercial uses front Northfront Road/I-580.

Industrial Alternative

The Industrial Alternative designates most of the Focus Area for open space. Townhomes and multi-family units occur in the western part of the Focus Area with a greenway buffer between the residential uses and industrial uses that front Northfront Road/I-580. Highway commercial uses also front Northfront Road/I-580.