Transit Planning Best Practices
System Design
VTA must balance highly technical aspects of planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance with community needs and expectations alongside the needs and expectations of...
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Improving Station Area Environments
Station Area Design
Strategies:
- Integrate transit by design; station buildings and passenger shelters should be designed to complement surrounding land uses and architectural design features and reflect the unique...
Case Studies (Street Design)
Barcelona, Spain - Superblocks
In 2016, the Poblenou neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain created a people-centered, pedestrian-friendly, nine-block “superblock” within an otherwise auto-oriented...
Multiway Boulevard Commercial Street
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...
Case Studies (Parking Design)
San José, CA, USA - 60 South Market Street
Connected to a commercial office building in downtown San Jose, the parking structure at 60 South Market is accessed by one of two entrances/exits on...
Case Studies (Transportation and Public Life)
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...
Case Studies (The Role of Local Government & Transit First Policies)
Case Studies (Guiding Principles of Land Use)
Denver, CO, USA - Denver TOD Fund
To counter growing displacement, in 2010 a first of its kind fund was created between funding partners and foundations to preserve affordable housing along...
Case Studies (Flexible Zoning Strategies)
Mountain View, California, USA – Innovative Development Standards
The City of Mountain View approved the East Whisman Precise Plan in 2019 with special standards requiring that new development...
VTA Forward
Since early 2020, multiple crises have highlighted systemic issues that are hindering our organization from moving forward in a meaningful and successful way. VTA must get back to the...
Bascom Complete Streets: I-880 to Hamilton Avenue Project
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in partnership with the City of San Jose, the City of Campbell, and the County of Santa Clara, is looking at ways to improve approximately...
SR 87/Capitol Expressway Interchange Improvement Project
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and the City of San José, proposes the State Route 87 (SR 87)/Capitol...
Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) 2050
VTA’s overarching goal is to provide transportation facilities and services that support and enhance the county’s continued success by fostering a high quality of life for Santa Clara County residents...
Strategic Capital Investment Plan
The VTA Strategic Capital Investment Plan (SCIP) is VTA’s mid-to long-term capital plan. It is a framework and methodology to provide the VTA Board and administration with critical information needed...
Valley Transportation Plan
The Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) is the long-term comprehensive multimodal plan developed by VTA that provides policies and programs for transportation in the Santa Clara Valley including roadways...
Short Range Transit Plan
The Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) is a document produced by transit agencies every four years at the request of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) that projects the short term future...
Transit Asset Management Plan
The Transit Asset Management (TAM) Program is a systematic process for operating, maintaining, and improving public transportation capital assets effectively through the life cycle of those assets...
You Can't Beat a Train
It sounds simple.
It sounds like common sense.
However, our light rail operators are noticing an alarming increase in students and other pedestrians or bicyclists deliberately ignoring safety...
Cottle Station Transit-Oriented Development
The Cottle Station is one of VTA’s real estate assets available for future development. The property is nestled between Cottle Road, SR-85, and Hospital Parkway, adjacent to the San Jose Kaiser...
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