Mixed Use Street
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on mixed-use streets support a thriving pedestrian environment.
- Provide wide sidewalks zones.
- Provide high-amenity transit...
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on mixed-use streets support a thriving pedestrian environment.
Another step closer to advancing the Blossom Hill Station Transit-Oriented Development project, the City of San Jose Planning Department has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The...
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on commercial streets need to balance convenient traffic movement with a high-quality pedestrian experience.
Chester, England, UK – Frodsham Street
Originally a narrow, secondary retail street dominated by charity and bargain shops, Frodsham Street underwent a complete transformation, creating an...
How do you use the Blossom Hill Station? This might seem like an odd question during a shelter-in-place and transit limited to essential trips only. However, with restrictions beginning to ease, we...
Pursue the use of excess land adjacent to transit and roadway rights-of-way, and under elevated structures where available. Unused space beneath elevated transit lines and roadways can be...
To facilitate soil investigation and future construction activities that will occur intermittently as the developer prepares to break ground for construction of the transit oriented development, the...
Provide safe, direct and interesting routes to transit. A transit rider’s commute is often part of their daily physical activity. Employ Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)...
Streets nest into the scaled nature of land use. Local and collector streets are land uses that fill in between buildings and sites. Arterial streets can serve as corridor spaces, which connect...
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) would like to invite you to a community meeting about a proposed Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) located at VTA’s Branham Transit Center. The...
VTA’s Joint and Transit Oriented Development Partner, Green Republic LLC, has created a vibrant, mixed-use, mixed-affordability transitoriented development proposal to replace a portion of the parking...
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on shared streets supporting community activity.
VTA staff is continuing work on the Valley Transportation Plan 2050 (VTP 2050) this Spring. A long-range planning and policy framework, the VTP 2050 will identify programs, projects, and policies for...
VTA's BART Silicon Valley Extension Program will bring Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) into Santa Clara County and ring the San Francisco Bay with frequent rail service. The program is a 16-mile, six...
Ensure open spaces are sized relative to their context.
Size open spaces based on their intended programming. Parks that are larger than needed for their intended programming can be difficult...
King County Metro Transit, WA, USA - Parking Supply Case Study
King County Metro Transit faced issues of high demand for Park & Ride facilities and did not have funding to create new parking. King...
On June 4, 2018, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project (Phase II Project) a Record of Decision for its federal environmental document...
San José, CA - Downtown Better Bikeways Quick-Build Network (2018 to 2019)
In 2018, inspired by international examples, San José began implementing a network of connected low-stress bikeways...
Create a connected network of streets, sidewalks, and bikeways.
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on the thoroughfare of a multiway boulevard street need to balance convenient traffic movement with a high-quality pedestrian...
VTA’s BART Silicon Valley (BSV) Phase II Project is a 6-mile project that extends BART service from the Berryessa BART station, which opened for passenger service in June 2020, to downtown San José...
As the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) and transit agency for Santa Clara County, VTA plays an active role in integrating land use and transportation planning.
VTA’s Land Use and Transportation...
Updated 5-11-2022
Excavation activities of the dirt lot are taking longer than what was initially anticipated. This post extends the original notice that was provided in January 2022.
Additiona...
The Diridon Station will be between Montgomery and Cahill Streets, on the south side of Santa Clara Street.
Ticketing, fare gates, and bicycle facilities will be at street-level while the station’s...