Transportation and Environment Committee (t&e)
April 3, 2023

Ryan Smith
Active Transportation Program Manger
DOT City of San José
Liz Sewell
Trails Program Manger
PRNS City of San José
Bike Plan and Trail Network - Annual Update
Transportation and Environment Committee
April 3, 2023
Agenda
• Better Bike Plan 2025 and Trail
Network Implementation Status
• Project Updates
• Funding Needs
2 San Jose Trail
Network
2001
• 20 miles of urban trail
2023
• 63 miles of urban trail
Future
• 100 miles urban
• 30 miles of rural
3 San José Trail Development Process
• Active Trail Projects: 30
• Trail Funding Streams: 40+
• Cost to Complete Network: $400M
• Number of City Staff Devoted to Trail
Development: 2
4 Better Bike Plan 2025
Vision:
• People of all ages,
abilities, and backgrounds feel
safe and comfortable biking
anywhere in San José
Plan Goals:
• Safety
• Equity
• Mode Shift
550-mile Bikeways Network
5 San José On-Street
Bikeways Network
Existing Network
• 16 miles of Protected Bikeways
• 16 miles of Bike Boulevards
• 460 total miles
Planned Network
• 350 miles of Protected Bikeways
• 100 miles of Bike Boulevards
• 550 total miles (including "basic
bikeways")
2022 Accomplishments
• 33 miles of New Bikeways
• 18 miles of Enhancements to
Existing Bikeways
6 Protected Bikeways and Bike Boulevards
Protected Bikeway with "Quick Build" Separation
Protected Bikeway with "Hardscape" Separation
Bike Boulevard with Traffic Calming Elements
Bike Boulevard with Traffic Diversion 7
San José Trail
Network
Constructed
by 2026
8 Completed Projects of Note
Three Creeks Trail (Lonus Street to Coe Avenue)
Phase
• Open to the Public
Funded through local dollars
New Three Creeks Connection to Coe Ave
9 Completed Projects of Note
• Five Wounds Trail (Whitton Avenue to Story Road)
• Phase
• Planning
• Funding
• Local dollars + Coastal
• Conservancy
• Next Step
• Master Plan Summer 2023
Rendering of street crossing along proposed trail alignment, prepared in collaboration with DOT 10 Existing Valley Transportation Authority-owned tracks to be converted to trail Completed Projects of Note
• Coyote Creek Trail (Mabury Road to
Empire Street)
• Phase
• Design
• Funding
• State Administered Active
Transportation Program
• Next Step
• Construction Fall 2023
Photo of Coyote Creek edge near Watson Park 2009
11 Project Updates: Completion of 10th and 11th Street Bikeway • Separated Frontage Lane
• Local Access
• Bike Boulevard
• Transit Boarding Islands
• Improved Transit
• Protected Bikeway at
Intersections
• Upgraded from Temporary
"Quick-Build" Materials to
Concrete Separation
• Innovative Solution to
Challenging Bikeway Design
12 Project Updates: Lane Reductions on Quimby Rd and Pearl Av 13 Project Updates: Completion of Blossom Hill/US 101 Overcrossing • New Bicycle and Pedestrian
Bridge
• Connects the Coyote Creek
Trail to Xander's Crossing
• Significantly Improves Mobility
Options
• Partnership between the City,
VTA, and Caltrans
14 Project Updates: Projects Under Development
• Grant-funded projects, currently in design and
outreach phases:
• Upgrades of Quick Build bikeways in Downtown,
connecting to Berryessa BART
• McKee Road safety enhancements and
protected bikeway
• Bascom Avenue safety enhancements and
protected bikeway
• Several bike boulevards in the East San José
MTIP
• Additionally, continue bikeways implementation
with paving program
15 Bike Plan Funding, Strategies, and Needs
Bike Plan Cost Estimate (in millions)
Quick-Build vs. Hardscape
• Focus Areas $120m - $162m
• Five-Year Priorities $ 70m - $94m
• Total Network $236m - $370m
Implementation Strategy
• Use "Quick-Build" Materials
• Upgrade to permanent
"hardscape" materials as
funding becomes available
• Focus where goals are most
needed and are most likely to be
achieved first
16 Guaranteed (non-competitive) Funding
• TDA-3 – approx. $1 million annually
City Programs
• Pavement Maintenance
• Vision Zero Projects
• Regional Highway Projects
Competitive Grants
• Active Transportation Program (ATP)
• One Bay Area Grant Program (OBAG)
• Quick Strike Program
Private Development Coordination
• Development Review Process
• Major Projects (e.g. Downtown West)
Bike Plan Funding, Strategies, and Needs
Status of Five-Year Priority Projects
17 Ryan Smith
Active Transportation Program Manger
DOT City of San José
Liz Sewell
Trails Program Manger
PRNS City of San José
Bike Plan and Trail Network - Annual Update
Transportation and Environment Committee
April 3, 2023