Santa Clara County Local Transportation News Articles and Digest

Land Use & Development Transportation City of Gilroy

Council Gets Look at Downtown Gilroy Parking Study

12/07/2023
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Brian Canepa of W-Trans, the consulting firm hired by the city in September 2022, said multiple surveys of weekday parking in the broader downtown area revealed that only 44% of the 3,181 spaces were occupied during the peak hour of 10 a.m., noting that was before the new 144-space lot opened on Eigleberry and Seventh streets.

From Palo Alto Online...

Public Safety Transportation City of Palo Alto

Alma Street Plagued with Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Injuries, Vehicle Damage, Road Closures

12/06/2023
Three separate car crashes have taken place across Alma Street in less than a month, resulting in multiple injuries, damaged vehicles and temporary road closures.

From Mountain View Voice...

Transportation City of Mountain View

Mountain View Makes Plans for Robots to Return to City Sidewalks

12/05/2023
The bots are coming back to town, for the third time, in an updated pilot program that once again would allow automated delivery devices on the city’s sidewalks, crosswalks and possibly its bike lanes.

From Los Angeles Times...

Environment Transportation Sustainability

High-Speed Rail Project Connecting SoCal to Las Vegas Wins Grant

12/05/2023
Private company Brightline secured a $3 billion grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation toward a 218-mile high-speed rail line from Rancho Cucamonga to Las Vegas. The line would allow people to make the trip to Sin City in a little over two hours.

From Sacramento Bee...

Transportation Elections & Politics Government

DMV Shift Appears to Spur Drop in ‘No Party Preference’ Voter Sign-Ups

12/04/2023
The California Department of Motor Vehicles changed its voter registration process in 2019 to put a party selection dropdown on the same page. Since then, the number of people registering as Republicans or Democrats has jumped close to 20 points.

From KQED...

Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Transportation Sustainability Government

Oakland Might Have to Pay Developers Millions Over Coal Terminal

12/04/2023
An Alameda County judge ruled on Nov. 22 that the city of Oakland thwarted a proposed coal export terminal. The judge will rule if the developer who sued is entitled to $159 million in damages or moving forward with the project.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Transportation Sustainability City of San Jose

San Jose Hosts a Futuristic Vision of Mass Transit

12/02/2023
The future of transportation arrived in San Jose via a conference centered on automated, sustainable forms of public transit for the region and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times...

Transportation

Express Lanes Open on Interstate 405

12/01/2023
The Orange County Transportation Authority announced that work has been completed for express lanes along 16 miles of Interstate 405. The lanes, which were part of a $2.16 billion improvement project, span from Costa Mesa to the Los Angeles County line.

From Palo Alto Online...

Land Use & Development Transportation Sustainability

Caltrans Remains On Course for El Camino Bike Lanes in Palo Alto

11/30/2023
As Palo Alto looks ahead to its next phase of bike improvements, city officials are also bracing for a bike project that they had never signed up for: the creation of an El Camino Real bikeway.

From San Jose Spotlight...

Land Use & Development Transportation Housing

Housing Planned at Sunnyvale Train Station

11/30/2023
Sunnyvale has greenlit a new vision for the future of the Lawrence Caltrain station that will make it more convenient for residents and workers along the transit corridor.

From Palo Alto Online...

Land Use & Development Transportation City of Palo Alto Caltrain

Caltrain Plans for 4-Track Segments Complicate Palo Alto's Effort to Re-Design Rail Crossings

11/24/2023
California's high-speed rail system may be more than a decade away from construction, but the beleaguered project is casting a growing shadow over Palo Alto's plans to separate its streets from its rail tracks.

From Sacramento Bee...

Business, Economy & Jobs Transportation

Data Shows Four Cities in California Among Worst for Holiday Travel

11/21/2023
A new study by Forbes shows that four cities in the Golden State—Los Angeles, Fresno, San Diego and Sacramento—are among the 21 worst cities in the United States for holiday travel. Forbes looked at a variety of factors including car accidents, hotel prices and air travel.

From Palo Alto Online...

Land Use & Development Transportation

Bay Area Roads Earn 'Fair' Grade in Annual Pavement Conditions Report Card

11/17/2023
Pavements conditions are just "fair" on the Bay Area's roadways, according to an annual report card from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

From Silicon Valley Voice...

Business, Economy & Jobs Transportation City of San Jose City of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

VTA’s Boring Machine is Anything But Boring

11/17/2023
VTA has just made a $76 million purchase to help bring BART to Santa Clara.

From Los Angeles Times...

Transportation

Interstate 10 Is Reopening Much Sooner than Expected

11/16/2023
Interstate 10 in Los Angeles will reopen Nov. 21, following a fire on Nov. 11. It had previously been feared the freeway would be closed much longer.

From Palo Alto Online...

Land Use & Development Transportation City of Palo Alto

Work Begins on New University Avenue Pedestrian, Bike Overcrossing

11/15/2023
The new University Avenue pedestrian and bike overcrossing will link the east and west sides of East Palo Alto, which the highway has split for decades.

From Mountain View Voice...

Land Use & Development Transportation City of Mountain View

El Camino Repaving Project Set to Begin Next Year, with Bike Lanes Added in Mountain View

11/15/2023
After years of worsening potholes and bumpy rides, plans are in place to repave El Camino Real from Mountain View through Palo Alto starting in May or June of 2024, Caltrans officials announced at a public meeting in Mountain View.

From Los Gatan...

Business, Economy & Jobs Land Use & Development Transportation Bay Area Rapid Transit

How Will Public Transit Agencies Spend $5 Billion?

11/13/2023
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Regional planning groups have to submit an application by Dec. 31 detailing how they plan to use the money to improve ridership and how they will divvy up funds between the transit operators they oversee. Some money can be used for construction projects.

From Los Gatan...

Transportation County of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

VTA Shuts Service to Six Stations Until Nov. 16

11/10/2023
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From now through Nov. 16, the following stations will be closed: Vienna and Reamwood in Sunnyvale; Old Ironsides, Great America and Lick Mill in Santa Clara; and Champion in San Jose.

From Morgan Hill Times...

Land Use & Development Transportation City of Morgan Hill

Transportation Master Plan Outreach Begins With Online Survey

11/09/2023
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The City of Morgan Hill has begun hosting community meetings and circulating a survey among residents for the city’s first Transportation Master Plan.

Santa Clara County Local News: Transportation