REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
BART Santa Clara Station (VTA)
Report
BACKGROUND
VTA's BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension (BSVII) is a six-mile, four-station extension of BART from the 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 with three underground platform stations (28th Street/Little Portugal, Downtown San Jos?, and Diridon), one ground-level station (Santa Clara), a train maintenance and storage facility, and other additional facilities.
The BSVII Project was approved with state and federal environmental clearance in 2018. The City of Santa Clara adopted the environmental document in July 2021. VTA and the City are currently in an on-going technical process to establish a shared understanding of the basis of design of the station and are discussing project access/circulation features in collaboration with the adjacent developer.
DISCUSSION
The Santa Clara BART Station (Station) will be adjacent to the Santa Clara Caltrain Station and the future Gateway Crossings development. This Station will be the end of the line for BSVII. The Station will feature an elevated concourse with the platform at ground level, similar to the Warm Springs BART Station in the City of Fremont. The Station will include vehicle parking, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, and a connection to Caltrain, Capitol Corridor, Altamont Corridor Express, and several VTA bus lines through an extension of the existing Santa Clara pedestrian undercrossing. As shown in the site map the Station will be located on a new street called Champions Way and will be bounded by Brokaw Road to the north and Champions Way to the south. See Attachment 1 for a site map.
Multi-modal connections and facilities to the Station are an important feature of the current preliminary design and planning phase. The two main streets adjacent ...
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