MOVE SAN JOSÉ &
SUPPORTIVE
POLICIES UPDATE
T&E March 7, 2022
January 26, 2022
Ramses Madou
Division Manager
Planning, Policy, and Sustainability
DOT
Agustin Cuello
Associate Engineer
DOT
Nick Frey
Transportation Specialist
DOT
1 City of San José Transportation Plans
What is Move San José? |6
WHAT IS MOVE SAN JOSÉ?
Moving our city from a place dominated by
cars, to a place designed for people
Refocusing DOT’s Goals
● Prioritizing city resources on residents drivenneeds ● Im plem enting data -driven decision m aking
● Listening to and integrating com m unity
feedback
JULIE, 32
Julie appreciates the freedom owning a
vehicle has provided her and her fam ily. She
enjoys being able to personally drop her
sons off at school to start their day.
Guiding Policies
Move San José
Modal Plans
Area Plans
2 Create great places so it is easy to
run errands and get to schools
and parks without a car
20-Minute Neighborhoods
Maintain and m ake
im provem ents to the bike, walk,
roll, and transit system to
support Vision Zero, prioritizing
the personal security of the
m ost vulnerable populations
first
Transportation Safety
Use the newest ideas to keep the
transportation system m odern,
fair, and effective; and m aintain it.
Plan for the Future
Provide access to diverse jobs
by sustainable m odes, support
goods to m arket, and support
job growth in San José.
Move the Economy
Have m ore travel choices so
trips can be m ade without
driving
Less Driving
Make getting around pleasant,
easy, reliable and appealing
Enjoyable Transportation
Make it easy to get between
neighborhoods and to m ajor
destinations by foot, bike, bus,
rail, and other shared options
Connected Neighborhoods
Reduce pollution from cars
and trucks
Clean the Air
Increase transportation
education, affordability, options
and use of driving alternatives,
especially in historically
underserved com m unities and
for people with lim ited m obility.
Access for All
Our 9 Goals were co-created with our com m unity-based organization partners and public outreach and engagem ent. They serve as the consolidated and refined goals from other vision setting docum ents like the Envision San José 2040 General Plan and Clim ate Sm art San José . Having these goals all in one place allows us to prioritize our actions. Hear from your neighbors on how their feedback inform ed the goals.
MOVE SAN JOSÉ GOALS
What is Move San José? | 73
1. Define our goals and
how we are going to track
progress on them
WE’RE ON OUR WAY -
THE MOVE SAN JOSÉ PLAN
Our Approach
2. Develop list of potential
strategies
3. Refine our strategy list based
on outreach and how effectively
they achieve our goals
4. Calculate community -based metrics to
identify how areas in the city are perform ing ,
where we need to im prove
5. Estimate the outcome that
strategies and projects have on our data
and goals
6. Package recommendations for the City
and for each City Council District based on
outreach and com m unity m etrics
7. Im plem ent!
Our Approach | 94
CBO WELCOME
CBO Welcome |25
physical safety in
1,400
San
Joséans
Who We’ve Engaged With
English Español Tiếng Việt
Content Translated into English,
Spanish, and Vietnamese
Our Approach | 10
5 Public
Workshops
Community Feedback
12 Focus
Groups
877
Survey
Reponses
23 Com m unity
Presentations
HYESANG, 23
Hyesang thinks transit stops need
to be designed with riders’ personal
and physical safety in m ind,
especially wom en's safety concerns
and needs.
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6 Options that are
timely, reliable,
safe, and affordable
Transportation with
incentives and
increasing access to
different modes
Incorporate ADA
requirements and
accessibility best
practices
Address the housing
crisis and support
unhoused San
Joséans.
Consider needs and
perspectives of
households in equityfocused areas
Our Approach | 11
What We’ve Heard
TRICIA, 55
Tricia is excited about the strategies in
Move San José. She particularly likes
the ones related to safer streets, as
long as they are ADA -compliant with
crosswalks, curb ramps, and complete
sidewalks.
7 Example Strategies
Strategies | 14
POLICIES & PROGRAMS
Create policies that help reduce vehicle m iles travel
and greenhouse em issions
TRANSIT
Im prove and expand transit facilities to create a
network of accessible, reliable, and appealing transit
service.
Encourage
Electric
Vehicles
STREETS
Build and m aintain infrastructure, especially bicycle
and pedestrian infrastructure, to retain users and
attract m ore people to use am enities
Green
Infrastructure
Low -Stress Bike Facilities
and Slow Streets
Make More Public Space
for People
Safer Streets Transit Expansion
Improving Existing
Transit Service
Means -Based
Transit Fares
Better Transit
Stops
Transit First Policy Transportation Impact Fees
Encourage/Allow
Car Share
Strate gie s | 138
Where We Are
What’s Coming?
What Else Can
We Do?
District Needs Assessment | 20
OUR METHODOLOGY AND FRAMEWORK
District Overview: Each district in San José has its unique and diverse characteristic Equity Framework: “Rethinking through equity lens” “equity priority com m unities” - check draft plan Scoring and Comparison: We use data to identify the biggest m obility and access needs of each goal area and to prioritize key strategies
Key Performance Indicator (KPI) maps: For the goal areas that score the lowest in each district, we m apped out the specific KPIs to better understand how Planned Projects and Gaps: We com pare existing planned projects with the districtlevel greatest m obility needs to identify next steps Strategies and Actions: After learning the greatest m obility needs of each district, we select the strategies m ost relevant to the district and point out the associated actions to prioritize 9 District 3 Goal Scores
District Needs Assessment | 25 District 3 Equity Indicators | 2310 District 3 Goal Scores
District Needs Assessment | 26 District 3 Equity Indicators | 2411 District 3 | 2912
How will we get there?
Predicting our outcomes and testing our new approach • How far do we get toward our goals if we build out all planned bike
projects?
• What if we build out all planned
transit improvements?
• What if we prioritize projects that
focus on equity first, and in areas
that have been historically
underserved?
• What if we build out all planned
improvements?
• What if we implement additional
policies and programs that were
considered as strategies in this plan?
District Needs Assessment | 38 District 3 | 3013
Council Policy 5 -1
Transportation Analysis
VMT Policy Update |38
Council passed Policy 5-1 with direction to
return to Council with potential updates
based on lessons learned .
Since the adoption of the Policy in 2018,
land use development in San José has
provided substantial information to
evaluate the performance of the Policy and
its impact on City goals .
Opportunity to increase consistency with
parallel efforts and streamline the process :
San José was the fourth city in California to
implement SB743.
Policy Goals:
● Removes Auto Delay (LOS) in Transportation
Analysis under CEQA;
● Focuses on Regional Level Impacts –
Environmental, Public Health, and Access;
● Recommends Vehicle Miles Traveled in
Transportation Analysis under CEQA;
● Promotes Infill Development near Transit.
14 What are we Changing?
Recommended Updates
Further Promote Housing Production
● Streamline CEQA for more market -rate housing near
transit;
● Allow all housing projects meeting the land use policies of the General Plan to have access to the Policy's Significant and Unavoidable Impacts program in high VMT areas.
Further Promote Affordable Housing
● Streamline CEQA for more 100% affordable housing.
Increase Consistency within Santa Clara County
● Update baseline VMT calculations based on recently
available land use and transportation data;
● Adopt Countywide VMT calculator, developed by VTA
based on the City’s calculator and adopted by neighboring jurisdictions.
VMT Policy Update |39
100% Restricted Affordable Housing Streamlined for CEQA Current
Proposed
15 Transit First
One Policy, Three Parts
Policy Toolkit Network
ABCD 1 2 3
● Coordinate with
Stakeholders
● Direct Staff
● Implementation Plan
● Review Best Practice
Standards (e.g., NACTO)
● Consider SJ Context
● Recommend Features
● Analyze General Plan
Street Network
● Compare to VTA Routes
● Propose Changes
Equitable, Reliable,
Competitive Transit
The Right Tool for
Each Scenario
Aligning Investment
with Transit Routes
WHAT: HOW: WHERE:
16 Transit First
Network Analysis
VTA Frequent and Local Routes
CSJ General Plan Typologies
Toolkit
17 MOVE SAN JOSÉ &
SUPPORTIVE
POLICIES UPDATE
T&E March 7, 2022
January 26, 2022
Ramses Madou
Division Manager
Planning, Policy, and Sustainability
DOT
Agustin Cuello
Associate Engineer
DOT
Nick Frey
Transportation Specialist
DOT
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