With Bay Area traffic worse than ever and the housing crisis building, East Bay communities are rushing to find a solution. That solution seems to have arrived in the form of transit village developments. Several East Bay communities are moving full speed ahead toward a more transit-oriented future, according to a Bisnow report.

The goal of building transit villages is to center housing, retail and commercial space around public transportation. This makes commuting easier and can play a part in taking cars off the highways and improving rush-hour congestion.

The East Bay Times reports that a transit-oriented development near a BART Station will break ground in 2018 in Union City. The 443-unit housing project proposed by Windflower Properties was approved by the city in October. Nearby, Woodstock Properties also began marketing office space at its 1.2 million-square-foot office development, according to the San Francisco  Business Times.

The area around Fremont’s Warm Springs BART station also has several projects in the works, including a 110-acre mixed-use development that will include both housing and retail, according to Bisnow.

A transit-oriented village is also taking shape in yet another East Bay city, San Leandro, which is adding residential developments near its BART station. The city recently approved the addition of 197 housing units and commercial space near Westlake Urban’s 750,000-square-foot office development, according to Bisnow.