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9/18/2026
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Council Agenda: 09-29-2026
Item No.: 2.15
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSÉ AUTHORIZING THE CI TY MANAGER OR THEIR
DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND
COVER LETTER TO THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SAFE ROUTES TO
TRANSIT AND BAY TRAIL PROGRAM CYCLE 2 FOR THE
HIGHWAY 237 TRAIL RAIL CROSSING IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Safe Routes to Transit and Bay Trail Program is a $150.0 million grant initiative to improve bicycle and pedestrian connections to the San Francisco Bay Trail; and
WHEREAS, the Highway 237 Trail Rail Crossing Improvement Project (Project), located at the intersection of the Highway 237 Trail, Gold Street Connector, and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks in the Alviso area in north San José, would improve safety and accessibility of dedicated shared-use path connections between Gold Street and the Bay Trail while maintaining roadway operations, emergency vehicle access, and railroad safety requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Highway 237 Trail is a key link in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Bay Trail Plan, providing an east-west connection between the Peninsula and the East Bay; and
WHEREAS, about twenty-four trains per day cross the trail at the Project location with a maximum train speed of 45 miles per hour, vehicular traffic on Gold Street Connector at the Project location is about 10,000 vehicles per day, and a 2024 Trail Count & Survey Report documented 354 trail users at the project location in one day; and
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Council Agenda: 09-29-2026
Item No.: 2.15
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
WHEREAS, the Project would connect the trail across the railroad tracks and add railroad warning devices for trail users in both directions, reducing the risk of crashes between trail users and vehicles or trains;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to submit a grant application and cover letter signed by the City Manager or their designee to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Safe Routes to Transit and Bay Trail Program Cycle 2 for the Highway 237 Trail Rail Crossing Improvement Project.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
Cit
y Clerk