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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE APPROVING THE CONNECT NORTH SAN JOSE
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of San José Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has developed the Connect North San José Multimodal Transportation Improvement Plan (“MTIP”), a comprehensive, community-based plan for North San José to implement a resilient transportation system in the city’s major regional job center, improving mobility and safety, reducing reliance on driving, supporting job and housing growth, and advancing the goals of the Envision San José 2040 General Plan and the Climate Smart Program; and
WHEREAS, the Connect North San José MTIP applies the 2022 Council-approved Move San José vision of citywide transportation goals and performance indicators for safety, access, sustainability, and mobility at the neighborhood scale, and translates long-range goals into implementable, corridor-specific projects and programs; and
WHEREAS, growth in North San José is quickly increasing, with eight development projects planned and development opportunities identified in the General Plan that include up to 32,000 new residential units and 26.7 million square feet of industrial space in North San José, and which is projected to bring in 64,000 new residents, 91,000 new workers, and many more visitors by 2040; and
WHEREAS, North San José is constrained by both internal and regional barriers, including the light rail corridor that runs north–south through the center of the area, surrounding highways such as U.S. Highway 101, Interstate 880, and State Route 237, other expressways, and creek/river corridors, all of which limit safe and direct multimodal connections to adjacent neighborhoods; and
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WHEREAS, establishing a multimodal network for the Connect North San José MTIP enables the Department of Transportation to design streets with clear priorities and achieve the overall vision of a connected North San José that prioritizes new and enhanced crossings, grade separations, and coordinated corridor improvements to strengthen connectivity across North San José; and
WHEREAS, Connect North San José MTIP recommends 20 near- to mid-term long- range planning transportation projects, and 10 programs and policy initiatives to improve safe, reliable, and affordable access to transportation options; of these ten projects, the following six are identified as high priority for their potential to deliver the greatest impact on equity, mode shift, and planning for future growth:
1) North First Street Tran sit-Priority Improvements
2) Slow Streets and Paseo Network
3) Charcot Avenue Bike-P riority Improvements
4) Montague Expressway / Fi rst Street Grade Separation 5) I-880 / Charcot Avenue Multimodal Overcrossing
6) Zanker Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Connection
These projects and programs create a coordinated transportation network in which most streets serve all users, but certain corridors are prioritized for transit, bicycle, pedestrian, freight, or vehicle travel where tradeoffs are necessary, with the goal of improving access to jobs, housing, schools, parks, and transit while positioning North San José to support long-term growth; and
WHEREAS, Connect North San José MTIP incorporates racial equity considerations through the planning process and the recommended transportation investments, and SAW:MDT:JMD
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implementation of the MTIP directly supports the goals of Climate Smart San José and the City’s Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2030;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
1. The City Council does hereby approve the Connect North San José Multimodal Transportation Improvement Plan.
2. The Director of the Depar tment of Transportation or their designee shall provide annual progress reports on the Connect North San José Multimodal Transportation Improvement Plan to the Transportation and Environment Committee.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
Cit
y Clerk