Bike Plan & Trail Network
Annual Update
Item (d)2
Transportation and Environment Committee
A P R I L 1 3 , 2 0 2 6
Liz Sewell
Parks Manager
Department of Parks, Recreation,
and Neighborhood Services
Ramses Madou
Division Manager
Department of Transportation
1 Agenda • Bike Plan Implementation Status • Trail Network Implementation Status • Questions 2 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.
3 BETTER BIKE PLAN BIKEWAY TYPES
Protected Bikeway with "Quick Build" Separation Bike Boulevard with Traffic Calming Elements Protected Bikeway with "Hardscape" Separation Bike Boulevard with Traffic Diversion 4 San José On-Street
Bikeways Network
Existing Network • 54 miles of protected bikeways • 20 miles of bike boulevards • 491 total miles Planned Network • 350 miles of protected bikeways • 100 miles of bike boulevards • 550 total miles (including "basic bikeways") 2025 Accomplishments • 7.4 miles of new bikeways • 6.7 miles of enhancements to existing bikeways • Six new miles of protected bikeways • 12.9 additional miles in progress 5 ON-STREET BIKEWAYS COMPLETED IN 2025
Notable Achievements • Lane reduction and new bike
lanes on Alma Avenue • Six new miles of protected
bikeways, including upgrades
to existing painted bike lanes
and along Vision Zero
corridors • New Bay Wheels bike share
station at Berryessa / North
San José BART
Alma Avenue Lane Reduction Oakland Road Protected Bikeway Camden Avenue Protected Bikeway New Bay Wheels Station at BART 6 ON-STREET PROJECTS IN PROGRESS • Better Bikeways – Phase II:
hardscape upgrades to
"quick-build" bikeways and
bike lanes in and near
Downtown • Upgrades of bike lanes to
protected bikeways • Bicycle wayfinding signage
Better Bikeways - 3rd Street Bike Boulevard Better Bikeways - 3rd Street Protected Bikeway River Oaks Protected Bikeway Bike Wayfinding on Alma Avenue 7 UPCOMING PROJECTS • Better Bikeways – Phase II: San
Fernando Street • Story-Keyes Complete Streets • 2026 Pavement Maintenance Bikeways • Bay Wheels bike share expansion • Planning Grants • East Story Road Complete Streets • Guadalupe River Trail On-Street
Bike Connections • Bike Plan Update
Better Bikeways Rendering
Pavement Maintenance Bikeway
8 BIKEWAYS OPERATIONS & 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, including: • ESD's Reflective Sticker Pilot • Curbing for dumpster set-out • Coordinated design review Carts with "Keep Cart Out of Bike Lane"
stickers on Empire St
Curbing for dumpster set-out on San
Fernando Street
10 SAN JOSE TRAIL
NETWORK
San Jose has increased the total
number of trails in the City on
average by one mile per year.
Technically, the City built 2 miles
of trail over last fiscal year.
11 2025 Completed
Trails & Use
Updates • Two new miles of Coyote Creek Trail have been established • Trail use of Guadalupe River Trail at Woz Way is 2.1 times higher than before the No Return Zone was
established.
Images: 2025 Coyote Creek Trail Ribbon Cutting, No Encampment Zone signage, and Coyote Creek Trail Status map 12 KEY TRAIL
PROJECTS
Design & Master Plan
Council District 3: Design of Coyote Creek, Watson
Park to Julian Street. Estimated completion by
Summer 2027.
Funded Through: VTA Measure B
Council District 3 & 7: Master Plan & CEQA of Five
Wounds Trail, Santa Clara to Story. Estimated
completion by Spring 2027.
Funded Through: VTA Measure B
Council District 5: Regulatory feasibility of Lower
Silver Creek. Estimated completion between 2026
and 2028.
Council District 9: Design of Guadalupe River Trail
Branham to Chynoweth. Estimated completion by
Spring 2027.
Funded Through: VTA Measure B
13 2025 Repair &
Improvements
Bi-annual Trail Condition Assessment:
Complete in summer 2025
Scope of Ongoing Repairs: • Signage replacement • Pavement repair • Restriping Images: Guadalupe River Trail Arena Green East & West, and Silver Creek Valley Trail 14