CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: September 16, 2025
Subject
Conditionally Accept the Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision Study Recommended Action
Adopt Resolution No. 25-xxx conditionally accepting the Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision Study, requiring the following conditions be met before supporting the recommended implementation actions of the long-term, high-capacity transit project:
Prepare a comprehensive regional travel demand and needs analysis.
Complete a cost-benefit analysis, including local fiscal impacts for any high-capacity transit proposal.
Assess future transportation technologies and their compatibility with proposed improvements along the corridor (e.g., autonomous vehicles and microtransit).
Preserve, to the maximum extent feasible, Cupertino's existing investments along the corridor.
City Council review and approval of any implementation steps involving infrastructure or land use changes within Cupertino City limits.
Discussion
At its meeting on September 3, 2025, the City Council considered the acceptance of the Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision Study, a multi-agency planning document developed jointly by Cupertino, Santa Clara, San José, Santa Clara County, and the Valley Transportation Authority. The Council’s consideration followed earlier review from the Cupertino Bicycle Pedestrian Commission and the Planning Commission, both of which had recommended that Council accept the Study with qualifications that emphasized the City’s decision-making authority, the need for fiscal responsibility, and other key points outlined in the September 3 Staff Report (Attachment C).
Council was clear that Cupertino’s support for future implementation will depend on a set of key points. These include the completion of a comprehensive regional travel demand and needs analysis, a cost-benefit evaluation addressing local fiscal impacts, review of emerging transportation technologies such as autonomous vehicles and microtransit, recognition of the City’s transit network, and preservation of Cupertino’s existing corridor infrastructure. Additionally, Council emphasized that any steps involving infrastructure or land use changes must return to the Council for full City Council review and approval.
Following this discussion, the Council adopted a motion directing staff to return to the City Council with a revised Resolution that integrates these points with the Mayor’s draft resolution.
Sustainability Impact
No sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact from accepting the Study.
City Work Program (CWP) Item/Description
None
Council Goal:
N/A
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
The project is not subject to CEQA.
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Prepared by: Matthew Schroeder, Senior Transportation Planner Reviewed by: David Stillman, Transportation Manager
Chad Mosley, Director of Public Works
Floy Andrews, Interim City Attorney
Approved for Submission by: Tina Kapoor, Interim City Manager Attachments:
A – Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision Study
B – Draft Resolution
C – Staff Report from September 3, 2025, Council Meeting