The SPUR Planning and Architecture Council (SPAC) is composed of SPUR business members from planning, architecture and design firms. This group meets quarterly and brings together firms for relevant and timely policy conversations.

Membership in SPAC is open to all planning, architecture and design firms supporting SPUR at our standard business membership levels.

If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected] for more information.

Co-Chairs

• Eri Suzuki, Associate Principal, SITELAB urban studio
• Jeffrey Till, Principal, Arcadis

Upcoming Events

October 15, 2025 | Exploring San Jose's Transit-Oriented Development at Tamien Station

Join SPUR’s San Francisco Planning and Architecture Council (SPAC) and The Core Companies for a special guided tour of the new Tamien Station Apartments, located at 1221 Lick Avenue in San Jose.

Tamien Station is part of a larger transit-oriented development (TOD) designed to connect housing, transportation, and community amenities. The full project will bring 569 homes, including 135 affordable apartments in the first phase, directly adjacent to the Tamien Caltrain and VTA Light Rail station. With a mix of 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units and on-site childcare, the development reflects a family-oriented approach to affordable housing.

The project raises important questions about how the region can integrate housing and transit to create more sustainable, accessible cities. This tour offers an opportunity to see the first phase of the project and discuss how large-scale TODs can address housing needs while shaping the future of urban growth in San Jose.

Select Past Events

	June 17, 2025 | San Francisco Railyards, Reimagined: A First Look —Genevieve Cadwalader / Vice President of Investments at Prologis —Kristen Hall / Kristen Hall City Design
	April 2, 2025 | Treasure Island Development: Site Tour & Isle House Preview —Charles Shin / Managing Director, Treasure Island Development Group (TIDG) —Kevin Conger / Partner, CMG Landscape Architecture —David Baker, AIA / Principal, David Baker Architects
	January 14, 2025 | Tour of Block 9A in Mission Bay with Mithun and YA Studio —Anne Torney / Partner, Mithun —Charmaine Curtis / Founder, Curtis Development —Michael Simmons / Founder, Michael Simmons Property Development, Inc. (MSPDI) —Paul Wang / Associate Principal, YA Studio
	November 6, 2024 | Tour of TNDC Electrification Project —Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)
	March 21, 2024 | SPAC Social at Gensler
	November 9, 2023 | Denser and Greener Program —Kate Randolph / Global Sustainability Partner Lead, Google —Erica Spotswood / Director of Science and Sr. Ecologist, Second Nature Ecology + Design —Woody Hanson / Associate Principal, SITELAB urban studio
	June 23, 2023 | Ashby BART Station Planning and Development —Alisa Shen / Principal Planner, City of Berkeley —Deb Castles / Principal Property Development Officer, BART —Erika Pinto / San José Planning Policy Manager, SPUR
	February 1, 2023 | SPAC/UIC Combined Tour, Waterfront Resiliency Program Update  —Adam Varat / Deputy Program Manager - Planning, Waterfront Resilience Program, Port of San Francisco —Ben Grant / Director of Planning and Resilience, SITELAB urban studio —Geeti Silwal / Principal; Western Region Cities+Sites Leader, Perkins & Will —Willett Moss / Partner, CMG
	October 4, 2022 | Downtown Oakland Specific Plan —Lynette Dias / President and Founder, Urban Planning Partners Inc. —Greg Pasquali / Vice President of Development, Carmel Partners —Joanna Winter / Principal Planner, City of Oakland Planning & Building Department —Laura Kaminski / Strategic Planning Manager, City of Oakland Planning & Building Department