REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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VTA's BART?Silicon Valley Phase II Santa Clara Station Bike and Pedestrian Plan (VTA BART Silicon Valley)
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BACKGROUND
VTA's BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension (BSVII Project) is a six-mile, four-station extension of BART from Berryessa/North San Jos? Station (opened 2020) through downtown San Jos? to the City of Santa Clara. The BSVII Project is planned to include an approximately five-mile subway, three stations with underground platforms (28th Street/Little Portugal, Downtown San Jos?, and Diridon), one ground-level station (Santa Clara), a train maintenance and storage facility, and additional facilities. Access and circulation facilities for each station are described in further detail below. Over the past several months, VTA's BART Silicon Valley (BSV) External Affairs Team has been coordinating with VTA Planning staff in close collaboration with the City of Santa Clara to advance access and circulation design concepts for the future Santa Clara BART station.
The station concept was initially developed following existing City and VTA guidance, including City of Santa Clara's Public Works Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, City of Santa Clara's Standard Details (dated 2015), and planning principles from other relevant approved plans and standards.
In addition to incorporating these formal standards, VTA's BSV External Affairs Team prioritized station access modes consistent with VTA's Station Access Hierarchy (adopted 2018) and BART's Station Access Hierarchy. Station concepts prioritize pedestrian access and circulation, with a secondary emphasis on providing access for bicyclists. At all stations, transit access is accommodated with the goal of having bus and paratransit services complement this new rail service.
VTA's BSV and VTA Staff participated in four series of biweekly technical meetings, one for each of the stations. The goal of these meetings ...
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