The Great Mall Station is a 4-acre property located at the corner of Great Mall Parkway and Fairlane Drive in Milpitas, California. This property currently serves as a Park & Ride lot for VTA Light Rail and Bus passengers. It has a pedestrian walkway from the parking lot to the Great Mall Light Rail station, which is served by VTA’s Orange Line. The lot also contains a retired bus loop. A bus stop for the 66 and 44 VTA bus lines is located on Great Mall Parkway adjacent to the site.
This land has the potential for mixed-use Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). Transit-oriented projects allow people to live and work near public transportation, which helps clear the air, ease traffic, and add infrastructure investments to the community.
VTA's Transit-Oriented Development Program works with municipal, non-profit, and private partners to encourage the development of housing, retail, and employment centers in places that will help increase transit ridership and contribute to a vibrant community.
Show Station Access Study
VTA initiated the Great Mall Station Access Study to analyze multi-modal access and circulation to and from the station and the development area. Recommendations may include improving bicycle connectivity, pedestrian access, wayfinding signage, transit passenger amenities, traffic calming measures, and/or other safety enhancements. The study will develop access improvements and cost estimates for the station site and the surrounding station area (within ½ mile) for future funding opportunities.
Community Engagement
VTA recently completed a series of pop-up events and an online survey to determine how people access the Great Mall station. A final report (Station Access Study) will provide proposed access improvements, travel demand management strategies, and cost estimates for the identified access improvements.
Community Outreach
VTA delivers outreach to the community in many ways, from email, web page posting like this, signage, tabling at events, presenting at your neighborhood association, and by mail notifications, to name a few. We use multiple approaches to ensure the community is informed and allow for authentic engagement.
Show Community Meetings
VTA hosted an open house on January 23, 2025, at the Milpitas Library (160 N. Main Street) from 6 - 7:30 p.m. to introduce VTA’s TOD program and this TOD site, hear your input on local area needs, and gather ideas for improving pedestrian and bicyclist access.
If you missed it, the open house display boards are available to download:
Great Mall TOD Community Open House Display Boards - January 23, 2025
VTA staff are available to speak with you or present this information at your neighborhood meeting. Please contact us at (408) 321-7575 or email community.outreach@vta.org, and we will coordinate this with you.
Development Opportunities
Learn more about VTA's Portfolio of TOD Opportunities.
The Great Mall Station is a 4-acre property located at the corner of Great Mall Parkway and Fairlane Drive in Milpitas, California. This property currently serves as a Park & Ride lot for VTA Light Rail and Bus passengers. It has a pedestrian walkway from the parking lot to the Great Mall Light Rail station, which is served by VTA’s Orange Line. The lot also contains a retired bus loop. A bus stop for the 66 and 44 VTA bus lines is located on Great Mall Parkway adjacent to the site.
This land has the potential for mixed-use Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). Transit-oriented projects allow people to live and work near public transportation, which helps clear the air, ease traffic, and add infrastructure investments to the community.
VTA's Transit-Oriented Development Program works with municipal, non-profit, and private partners to encourage the development of housing, retail, and employment centers in places that will help increase transit ridership and contribute to a vibrant community.
Show Station Access Study
VTA initiated the Great Mall Station Access Study to analyze multi-modal access and circulation to and from the station and the development area. Recommendations may include improving bicycle connectivity, pedestrian access, wayfinding signage, transit passenger amenities, traffic calming measures, and/or other safety enhancements. The study will develop access improvements and cost estimates for the station site and the surrounding station area (within ½ mile) for future funding opportunities.
Community Engagement
VTA recently completed a series of pop-up events and an online survey to determine how people access the Great Mall station. A final report (Station Access Study) will provide proposed access improvements, travel demand management strategies, and cost estimates for the identified access improvements.
Community Outreach
VTA delivers outreach to the community in many ways, from email, web page posting like this, signage, tabling at events, presenting at your neighborhood association, and by mail notifications, to name a few. We use multiple approaches to ensure the community is informed and allow for authentic engagement.
Show Community Meetings
VTA hosted an open house on January 23, 2025, at the Milpitas Library (160 N. Main Street) from 6 - 7:30 p.m. to introduce VTA’s TOD program and this TOD site, hear your input on local area needs, and gather ideas for improving pedestrian and bicyclist access.
If you missed it, the open house display boards are available to download:
Great Mall TOD Community Open House Display Boards - January 23, 2025
VTA staff are available to speak with you or present this information at your neighborhood meeting. Please contact us at (408) 321-7575 or email community.outreach@vta.org, and we will coordinate this with you.
Development Opportunities
Learn more about VTA's Portfolio of TOD Opportunities.
