San Jose's two major retail, office and residential destinations — Santana Row and Valley Fair — are both planning to expand. SPUR convened a workshop to brainstorm ideas for improving access and circulation for this already-congested area. Instead of increasing automobile capacity, we focused on how to help people use transit, cycling, walking and on-demand vehicles. Our white paper offers 20 ideas for better mobility.

SPUR supports the evaluation criteria of the Envision Silicon Valley proposal and provides recommendations for categories of transportation investments for the board to prioritize.

SPUR recommends the Santa Clara City Council and Mayor of Santa Clara adopt Locally Preferred Alternative Option 4C, which will implement a fully-featured Bus Rapid Transit line on El Camino Boulevard.

SPUR supports making the Lincoln Avenue Road Diet permanent (coupled with signal modifications) and encourages the Department of Transportation to monitor the effects of those modifications on travel times and traffic volume.

SPUR recommends that the City of San Jose postpone the transfer of any properties associated with the Autumn Parkway Phase II extension until City Council has had the opportunity to determine whether or not this project is still needed to mitigate transportation impacts of downtown development.