Ryan Smith
Active Transportation Program Manager
DOT City of San José
Liz Sewell
Trails Program Manager
PRNS City of San José
(D) 3. Bike Plan & Trail Network - Annual Update
Transportation & Environment Committee
April 7, 2025
1 Agenda
• Trail Network Implementation Status
• Bike Plan Implementation Status
• Questions
2 San Jose Trail
Network
2001
20 miles of urban trail
CURRENT
66 miles of urban trail
GOAL
100 miles urban trail
3 2025 Completed Trails
Coyote Creek Trail
• District 3 & 4: Mabury Road to Empire Street
• District 7: Phelan Ave to Tully Road
• Total Length: 2 Miles
• Funding: Active Transportation Program &
Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities
Project 1: Mabury-Empire
Project 2: Phelan-Tully
Mabury Road to Empire Street Phelan Ave to Tully Road Coyote Creek Trail Status Map between Mabury and Tully 4 2025 Key Trail Projects
CD3
Design of Coyote Creek: Watson Park to Julian St
Funded Through: VTA Measure B
CD3 & 7
Master Plan of Five Wounds Trail: Santa Clara to Story
Funded Through: VTA Measure B
CD5
Design of Lower Silver Creek
CD9
Design of Guadalupe River Trail: Branham to Chynoweth
Funded Through: VTA Measure B
CD9: Guadalupe River Trail Branham Lane to Chynoweth Ave 5 San Jose Trail Network
POTENTIAL Construction
by 2030
BAY TRAIL:
Marriott Connector ‘Star-shape’
South bank - North bank
County Marina - Railway
COYOTE CREEK TRAIL:
Tasman - Montague
GUADALUPE RIVER TRAIL:
St. John - Julian
GUADALUPE RIVER TRAIL:
Foxworthy - Branham
Branham - Chynoweth
COYOTE CREEK TRAIL:
Phelan - Tully
COYOTE CREEK TRAIL:
Mabury - Empire
COYOTE CREEK TRAIL:
Creek Crossing - Julian
E Julian - E Santa Clara
TOTAL
59.61 66.44
68.83 LEGEND
2030 Trails
Built trails
Planned trails
2020
2025
2030
INTERIM
8.87 6.62
5.12 PAVED
50.74 59.82
63.71 6
Trail Signage
Improvement Projects:
LEGEND
Built trails
Proposed update
Completed update
Planned trails
Completed:
Guadalupe River Trail: Julian – Woz
Penitencia Creek Trail: BART – Noble
Proposed:
Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek: HWY 237 – Airport
Coyote Creek Trail: BART - Downtown
7 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, consisting primarily of
protected bikeways and bike boulevards.
8 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
9 San José On
-Street
Bikeways Network
Existing Network
• 48 miles of Protected Bikeways • 20 miles of Bike Boulevards • 484 total miles Planned Network
• 350 miles of Protected Bikeways • 100 miles of Bike Boulevards • 550 total miles (including "basic bikeways")
2024 Accomplishments
• 7.4 miles of New Bikeways • 32.8 miles of Enhancements to Existing Bikeways
• 29.7 miles of Protected Bikeways • 4.4 miles of Bike Boulevards 10 Bike Boulevard on Kammerer Avenue. Parking-Protected Bikeway on Almaden Bl.
Protected Bikeway on Murphy Av. Lane Reduction on Taylor Street On-Street Bikeways Completed in 2024
Notable Achievements
• 11 bike boulevards as part
of En Movimiento San Jose
• 29.7 miles of protected
bikeways
• Six lane reductions for new
and upgraded bikeways
11 Upcoming Projects: Better Bikeways – Phase II
• Upgrades to "Quick-Build"
Bikeways in Downtown Core
Using Permanent Materials
• Upgrades to "Quick-Build"
Bikeways on
Taylor/Mabury Connecting to
Berryessa BART
• Upgrade of Bike Lanes on 2nd
and 3rd South of Downtown to
Bikeway Frontage Lanes
12 "Quick-Build" Protected Bikeways to be Upgraded with Permanent Materials Before and After Examples of Bike Lane Frontage Lanes Downtown Upcoming Projects
• Story-Keyes
• Complete Streets
• Viva Calle 10th Anniversary, 4/13
• 2025 Pavement Maintenance Bikeways
• Planning Grants
• East Story Road
• Guadalupe River On-Street
Connections
• Bike Plan Update
13 Existing Conditions and Proposed Improvements on Keyes Street Existing Conditions and Proposed Improvements on Story Road Bike Plan Funding, Strategies, and Needs
Implementation Strategy
• Use "quick-build" materials
• Upgrade to permanent "hardscape" materials as funding becomes available • Five-Year Projects: Focus where goals are most needed and are most likely to be achieved first
Funding Sources
• Guaranteed Funds – Approx. $1m annually from TDA-3
• Competitive Grants
• Other City Programs – Paving, Vision Zero, Highway Projects • Private Development Coordination
Cost Estimate
• $236m - $370m for Full Build-Out
14 Bikeways Operations and Maintenance Challenges
• Constrained right-of-way for competing
roadway uses, including:
• Parking demand
• Driveway access
• Waste and yard trimming collection
• Bikeways
• Mechanisms for enforcement exist but have
limited capacity
• DOT and ESD are coordinating solutions,
including design changes and educational
materials
15 Ryan Smith
Active Transportation Program Manager
DOT City of San José
Liz Sewell
Trails Program Manager
PRNS City of San José
(D) 3. Bike Plan & Trail Network - Annual Update
Transportation and Environment Committee
April 7, 2025
16 Community Perceptions and Facility Use
PRNS's 2024 Annual Trail Count & Survey and DOT's Community Bicycling Perception Survey show:
• One in Ten Residents Regularly Bikes for Transportation • Protected Bikeways and Trails Increase Comfort Levels • 52% of Residents Would Like to Bike More
• 29.3% Increase in Use on Guadalupe River Trail from 2023 • 140% Increase in Use on Thompson Creek Trail from 2023 • 60% of Residents Say Health is Primary Reason for Using Trails 17