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Every street is a transportation link for every mode; differences are based on the balance of how each mode is prioritized. Street design should complement surrounding land uses and support walking...

Guaranteed Ride Home During an Emergency - It's On Us!

Looking to take transit, bike, or walk to work or school but worried about what you would do in an emergency? The VTA Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH...

Downtown Container Park, Las Vegas - Experiential Retail

Downtown Container Park is a community-focused, experience-based retail development as part of a $350 million investment to revitalize...

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...

Visual cues, landmarks, and useful signage orient pedestrians with their surroundings and destinations and provide safe and easy navigation. Clear sight lines to and from station stops increase...

Place building entrances to support pedestrian access and establish pedestrian connections between buildings to surrounding streets, transit stops, and bike and auto parking areas. Place...

Conform parking structure height and façades to match the surrounding built environment and adjacent uses. Parking structures should complement the scale and character of the neighborhood.

• Co...

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...

Create a connected network of streets, sidewalks, and bikeways.

• Streets should follow a grid pattern and avoid loops or cul-de-sacs that limit multi-modal access to peripheral streets. Where cul...

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Provide mid-block pedestrian connections where blocks exceed three hundred and twenty-five (325) feet (100m) in length to facilitate pedestrian connectivity and increased access to transit. It is...

The integration of retail and other commercial uses within transit-oriented development (TOD) is a key contributing factor to placemaking, or the creation of vibrant, livable public spaces. Providing...

Build in flexibility. Use engineering design discretion to design streets in context with surrounding land uses. Look at the full range of values provided in design manuals, rather than default to...

Santa Clara County residents and businesses have made significant investments in its transportation infrastructure. The Transportation Systems Monitoring Program (TSMP) was initiated by VTA’s...

Plan for neighborhood integration to ensure that new development and the proposed urban pattern provide a natural transition in size, scale, and character to adjacent neighborhoods.

Integrate Tra...

Provide clearly marked and easily navigated ticketing systems that accommodate a range of users. Consideration should be given to providing multiple ways to obtain tickets depending on a person...