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Almaden Plaza in San Jose is getting a couple new stores
Tomorrow will be Barnes & Noble's last day at Almaden Plaza in South San Jose. That space along with the former spaces for Buy Buy Baby, Compass Real Estate, and Tuesday Morning will be merged...
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VTA has pledged to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses in its ongoing BART expansion into San Jose.Sergio Lopez, mayor of Campbell and chair of VTA's board of directors, signed the Equity in Infrastructure Project pledge on behalf of …
San Jose has begun temporarily banning RVs in designated areas across the city this week.Under a $3.3 million pilot program, Oversized and Lived-In Vehicle Enforcement (OLIVE), the city has chosen 30 temporary tow-away zones to clear RVs for street …
Homeless residents living along train tracks pose an unsafe and dangerous problem for railroad workers across California cities, including San Jose.Recent videos shared by a San Jose-based railroad enthusiast show workers and riders passing by homeless camps close to …
Facing criticism from downtown merchants, Palo Alto is preparing to drop a policy that allows restaurants to extend their dining areas into adjacent properties, even without consent from neighbors.The change, which the City Council will consider at its Jan. …
Stevens Creek Boulevard is on the road to a complete renovation in the name of safety and public transit, but improvements are years away.The Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision Steering Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to recommend a plan …
Making some tradeoffs to get more homes built, Mountain View backed an affordable housing development that will support lower-income residents, but will have very few parking spaces for them.CRP Affordable Housing is proposing to build an eight-story apartment complex …
California Avenue will finally get some love next month, when Palo Alto’s contractors start painting two-way bike lanes, implementing colored paving and installing planters at the entrance points of the eclectic retail district that expelled cars and welcomed dining tents …
Traffic safety improvements meant to protect San Jose and Los Gatos may have actually made cycling on a busy road more dangerous, bicycle riders said.San Jose transportation department workers recently added plastic barriers known as “bollards” along Los Gatos …
Roads in certain parts of fast-paced Silicon Valley have just gotten slower.Los Gatos and Cupertino recently slowed some speed limits by 5 miles per hour in an attempt to promote traffic safety and reduce injuries and fatalities. Los Gatos …
An extension of the BART system into San Jose tops the list of 65 infrastructure projects in Santa Clara County in 2024.
Palo Alto Police Department’s latest crime-fighting tool is silent, passive and largely invisible unless you know where to look.The city introduced this tool last spring, when it became just the latest municipality to partner with Flock Safety to mount …
People living in RVs along Almaden Expressway are worried they'll be thrown onto the streets when San Jose begins its tow-away zone program next year.Under a new pilot program, the city will choose up to 30 temporary tow-away zones …
Sunnyvale leaders want to lower the anxiety levels of residents living in their vehicles through a widely supported solution: giving them a safe place to park.The Sunnyvale City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a policy to allow safe vehicle …
VTA wants to increase its presence, and ridership numbers, by pumping dollars into community groups near its light rail stations.To kick off the effort, VTA officials have started a transit-oriented community grant giving program to help retain nearby small …
San Jose officials want to recreate the success of downtown gathering spaces like San Pedro Square and Paseo de San Antonio by permanently closing off vehicle traffic in a third location.The San Jose City Council voted on Nov. 5 …
The Santa Cruz Boardwalk Giant Dipper has drawn over 60 million thrill-seekers to scream while careening around the roller coaster’s hairpin turns. But more than 65,000 motorists a day know that roller coaster ride pales compared to the high-speed, white-knuckle …
Multiple Silicon Valley cities are raking in money for micro-transit programs, which transit advocates say is critical for areas with sparser public transportation.Sunnyvale has secured a roughly $4.2 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency to cover about …
Dozens of traffic enforcement cameras will be placed across San Jose’s most dangerous streets after city leaders approved a multimillion-dollar pilot program.City transportation officials have examined priority safety corridors where 30% of fatalities and severe injuries are caused by …
The San Jose City Council is going to correct a decadeslong freeway oversight and approve sound walls along Interstate 280 near a forgotten neighborhood.Sound wall barriers would be constructed along the I-280 corridor next to the San Jose Gardner …
A key Los Gatos school intersection in need of safety features is getting long-awaited renovations this fall.Los Gatos has begun building sidewalks and buffered bike lanes along a 0.3-mile stretch of Shannon Road between Cherry Blossom Lane and Los …
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