History of Downtown Thousand Oaks
Downtown Thousand Oaks is a culmination of long-term visioning, taking shape through various plans and initiatives since the 1980s.
The idea originated with the City's General Plan Review Committee, which recommended a mix of commercial and residential uses for the former Jungleland Amusement Park property in 1982. These ideas were further developed with the Civic Arts Plaza Specific Plan (also known as SP 11) in 1989 and with the Downtown Core Master Plan, developed in 2018. Following the direction of those framework documents, conceptual plans for the downtown core area have evolved over the last five years, as seen here. Similarly, the recently adopted General Plan 2045 and City Council priorities set over the last decade have consistently outlined a vision of civic, artistic, and economic vitality for the Downtown Thousand Oaks project area.
Jungleland Concept, 1987
Downtown Core Master Plan Concept, 2018
AECOM Concept, 2020
RRM Concept, 2023
RRM Concept, 2024
RRM and Smithgroup Concept, 2025
“A downtown is about more than just the physical environment or the range of businesses that operate there. It is about the interaction of building design, public spaces, transportation, and mix of uses that brings people together and provides reasons to return over and over again. ”