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The Planning Process

With completion of initial assessments, projects can move into the corridor planning stage. Corridor planning studies consist of several distinct phases, with each typically taking one or more years...

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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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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...
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Case Studies (Street Design)

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A person travels on a skateboard on Octavia Boulevard’s shared local access road past a public meeting space created with the street redesign. (Source: Sergio Ruiz)
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Hayes Green at night. This park is located in a wide median created when Octavia Boulevard was built to replace a portion of elevated freeway (Source: Sergio Ruiz)

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...

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Case Studies (Parking Design)

A photo of outdoor restaurant seating on a closed street in Santana Row.
Santana Row, San José, CA

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...

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Case Studies (Transportation and Public Life)

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Figeroa Streetscape, Los Angeles, CA (Source: IBI Group)

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...

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Case Studies (Guiding Principles of Land Use)

An illustration of a plaza with people walking, playing, and sitting.
Gateway Plaza - Google's Downtown transit village (Source: Google LLC)

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...

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Case Studies (Flexible Zoning Strategies)

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The Cannery, Davis, CA (Source: Zoe Pringle)

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...

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VTA Forward

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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...

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