Move Downtown
City Council Meeting
June 23, 2026
Item 10.4
Project Team
➢ Funded by the Caltrans
Sustainable Transportation
Planning (STP) Grant Program
➢ Create a unified land use and
transportation vision
➢ Project Area is defined by:
• Oak Street to the north
• Center Street to the west
• Amtrak San Joaquin’s rail
corridor to the south
• Airport Way to the east
Project Background & Overview
Project Process
➢ Review of Existing Conditions
➢ Community Engagement
• Multidisciplinary Project SWG
• 3-Phase Public Outreach Campaign
➢ Equity & Displacement Analysis
➢ Identification of Recommended Strategies
• Alternatives Analysis
• Benefit Cost Analysis
➢ Action & Phasing Plan
Miner Avenue and Aurora Street
Overall Engagement Highlights
Results
➢ 20 community events, engaging 1,200
participants and 24 organizations,
collecting over 400 feedback
responses
➢ Of the 1,200 participants, 27% walk in
the Project Area and 15% use transit
Takeaways
➢ The most widely supported land use strategies are:
• Promoting infill development on vacant or
underutilized sites
• Activating streets and ground floors of buildings
➢ 85% of community feedback supports mobility hub
features at all three Downtown transit stations
➢ Respondents support repurposing Weber Avenue (71%)
and Hazelton Avenue (66%)
➢ Improvements to El Dorado Street, Weber Avenue,
and Center Street are community priorities
Grand View Village Engagement
Alternatives Overview
➢ Builds on Toolbox exercise and incorporates geospatial patterns for application of strategies
➢ Organized into 3 groups:
1) Foundation Plan
• More easily delivered in the near-term (low hanging fruit) • Targeted infrastructure improvements with focused infill development
2) Focused Plan
• More holistic upgrades with mixed-use nodes and density along key corridors
3) Full Vision Plan
• Long-term transformative and visionary approach
• More aggressive roadway reconfigurations and developments ➢ Based on transportation modes and land use focus areas Golden Villas Farmers Market
Alternative 1:
Foundation Plan
Transportation
• Enhance station access
• Spot treatment improvements
along multimodal priority corridors
• Enhance priority safety
intersections
Land Use
• Encourage mixed-use development
• Promote infill development on
vacant lands
• Activate street frontage
• Enhance building facades
• Support fresh food vendors
Alternative 2:
Focused Plan
Land Use
• Enhance connections across
Highway 4
• Encourage higher density
development
• Preserve historic resources
• Develop vacant or underutilized
sites
• + ALL ALTERNATIVE 1 STRATEGIES
Transportation
• Enhance station access
• Enhance transit priority corridors
• Enhance Bike & Ped priority
corridors
• Enhance priority safety corridors
• + ALL ALTERNATIVE 1 STRATEGIES
Alternative 3:
Full Vision Plan
Transportation
• Implement mobility hubs
• Buildout of Bike & Ped networks
• Systemic safety enhancements
• Potential travel lane reductions
along Weber Ave and Hazelton Ave
• + ALL ALTERNATIVE 1 AND 2
STRATEGIES
Land Use
• Transform natural space into a
public amenity
• Implement appropriate barriers for
the future Diamond Grade
Separation project
• Identify small-scale manufacturing
to transition zones
• Implement additional connectivity
strategies across Highway 4
• + ALL ALTERNATIVE 1 AND 2
STRATEGIES
Benefit Cost Analysis
➢ Plan-level comparison of how the draft
alternatives differ in:
• Cost
• Scale
• Expected outcomes
➢ Analyzes alternative differences in:
• System performance
• Benefit durability
• Long-term economic influence
➢ The additive structure of the
alternatives supports a phased
implementation strategy
Process
➢ The Project goals and weighting operated
as prioritization criteria
➢ Other factors were considered, such as
• Cost
• Complexity
• Coordination Needs
• Right-of-Way Needs
• Environmental Review
➢ Projects are defined by specific
corridors, station areas, or focus areas
➢ Complemented with cost estimates,
funding strategy, and a phasing plan
# Goal Weighting
1 Safety 20%
2 Mobility 20%
3 Economic Vitality 15%
4 Social Equity 15%
5 Improved Land Use 20%
6 Air Quality, Health, & Sustainability 10%
Total 100%
Top 5 Ranked Projects
Ranking Project Implementation
Priority Rationale
1 SR-4 Crossings Medium Term Requires coordination with Caltrans, however, improvements can be phased.
2 El Dorado Street
Corridor Short Term
Recently completed improvements establish
momentum; additional placemaking and safety
elements can be implemented in phased approach.
Coordination with Caltrans may be required for
improvements at SR-4.
3 Airport Way Corridor Short Term
Very high score and corridor improvements can be
phased; not inherently more complex than other
short-term corridors.
4 Weber Avenue
Corridor Short Term Corridor improvements currently in design; strong readiness for near term construction.
5 Downtown Transit
Center (DTC) Access Short Term Access improvements require coordination with transit partners.
Next Steps
30-day Public Review of Draft Report (March 27 to
May 1)
City Council Adoption (June 23)
Beyond this Plan: Funding Pursuits to Advance
Vision
11 THANK YOU!