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Environmental Regulations

Photo of downtown San José area including freeways, buildings, homes, and a sports field — Diridon Station Area, San José, CA (Source: Flickr - Sergio Ruiz)

Photo of a congested freeway with several vehicle lanes

From the 1970s through the late 2010s, transportation analysis of the impact of development projects and land use plans focused heavily on automobile Level of Service (LOS), a performance measure...

Photo of playground next to grassy area with trees and apartment buildings in the background — Renaissance Park, Rancho Cordova, CA (Source: Flickr - Eric Fredericks)

A graphic showing that schools, fire department, developers, transit agencies, government agencies, and land architects are all connected to each other and a street. — Layered Approach to Street Design

Cross-training engineers and planners creates a collaborative environment for designing and developing streets.

Planners’ role. Generally, planners work with the community to define the goals...

Photo of pedestrian walkway with palm trees and signage and advertising kiosks — Fruitvale Village, Oakland, CA (Source: Flickr - Christopher Ulrich)

Street Design Implementation - Home Page

Even today, street design standards are based first on accommodating efficient, free, and rapid motor vehicle flow. Decisions about geometry and operations of a street typically begin with reducing...

Role of Local Jurisdictions

Support Transit in Operations

VTA strongly recommends establishing transit first policies that favor rail and bus operations. Strong signal priority for transit operations in major corridors is...