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Ground floor facades on major streets should incorporate continuous climate and weather protection. Weather protection canopies should be functional, of high design quality, and contribute to the...

Provide back-in angled parking in conjunction with bicycle lanes or provide a separated bikeway between the parking and the sidewalk. Avoid head-in angled parking because drivers entering and existing...

Washington State, USA - DOT Moving Washington Program

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is considered a national model for its...

Public art often provides iconic landmarks, reflects community values and provides aesthetic opportunities to improve the public realm while cultivating a sense of place. Art can contribute to an...

BART Extension Already Benefiting Silicon Valley

On April 12, 2012, VTA broke ground on the Berryessa Extension Project, the first 10 miles of the 16 mile, six station BART extension. The 10 mile...

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)...

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...

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...

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 experience...

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...

Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on shared streets supporting community activity.

• Design pedestrian areas and vehicular areas at the same level and avoid the use of...

Place windows and doors to invite and animate. Placement of a building’s entrance(s) is critical to the building’s relationship to the street.

• Provide main building entries on public streets or...

VTA's BART Phase II Project will be the largest infrastructure project to be constructed in Santa Clara County. VTA is reimagining how urban transit projects are constructed with the single bore...

Provide wide sidewalks with unobstructed through zones. The through zone is the part of the sidewalk reserved for pedestrian movement along the street.

• Sidewalk widths should be in the range of 6...

2023 Press Releases

10/18/23 Groundbreaking Celebration for Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing

10/4/23 Inflation and Other Factors Boos Estimated Cost of VTA BART to Silicon Valley Completion

Design narrower travelways. Travelway width affects pedestrian crossing distance and vehicle speed, but also the street’s sense of enclosure, visual appearance, and perception as a barrier. Wide...

Minimize conflict points and shorten crossing distances.

• Reduce the number of motor vehicle lanes pedestrians and bicyclists must cross. If the intersection legs are wide because of right-turn...

Years before any construction can happen on the Phase II Project, a rigorous environmental process takes place to understand any impacts to the project corridor. The environmental phase of the project...