Stevens Creek Trail
Extension Project
Remington Drive to
Fremont Avenue
City Council
March 21, 2023
2City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 • Current project
Environmental, Permitting and Design
VTA 2016 Measure B Sales Tax -$3.5M
City Local Match - $400,000
Construction cost estimates to be completed
• Construction
Costs currently anticipated to be $30M to $40M
Partially identified and allocated
City looking for remainder
Funding
3City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Purpose of Current Outreach
• Update the community
• Receive feedback
• Confirm the off-street alignment selected in 2016
• Confirm the currently proposed changes
4City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Project History
5City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 • Joint Cities Coordinated Stevens Creek Trail Feasibility (2015) Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View & Valley Water Joint Cities Working Team
Citizens Working Group
• Feasibility Study split into 4 segments
Segment 1 - Dale Avenue/Heatherstone Way
to Fremont Avenue
Sunnyvale leading Remington-Fremont
• City Council selects alternative (2016)
“off-street trail along the 22 acres of open
of open space along State Route (SR) 85 from
Dale Avenue/Heatherstone Way to Fremont
Avenue, and connections at Fremont Avenue,
on both sides of SR 85.”
Project History
6City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Evaluation
• Goals:
Evaluate the previous City Council approved off-street alignment for any changes
Evaluate challenges, user comfort and costs
Consistency with past planning efforts
7City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 2016 Council Approved Alignment
City Council
approved
alignment,
Feb. 6, 2016
8City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Currently Proposed Alignment
9City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Comparison
10City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Evaluation
• Segment 1
Changed bridge location
Connects to Remington Drive
and Segments 2 and 3
Single bridge over creek
Utilizes open space and stays on
top of creek bank
Minimal impacts to sensitive
species (flora/fauna) and storm
water conveyance
11City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Evaluation
• Segment 2 (under SR-85)
Connects Segment 1 to Fremont
Avenue on west side of SR-85
Goes under SR-85
Requires large retaining walls and
significant grading
Extensive coordination and
permitting with Caltrans and
environmental agencies
Requires flood control
improvements
Could be closed during major storm
events
12City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Evaluation
• Segment 3 (over Stevens Creek)
Connects Segment 1 to Fremont
Avenue on east of SR-85
Added structure for portion of trail
close to SR 85
Goes up over the creek and Segment 2
Stays at top of bank along trail
alignment
Two bridges over the creek
Some Caltrans coordination
Minimal flood control and sensitive
species impacts
13City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Evaluation
• Proposed alignment meets the following goals
Consistency with Vision
• Off-street trails; Providing users access to open space and recreational opportunities
Trail User Comfort
• Provide a high level of user comfort via separation from vehicular traffic
Directness of Route
• Follows alignment of Stevens Creek
Community Preference
• Consistent with the preferences of the community and City Council
14City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Community Meeting, January 18, 2023
• Community Feedback
In support of project
Most like two Fremont
Ave. connections
Interest in locally native
plantings
Discussion about open space uses
Interest in and concerns regarding staying along creek Concerns about crossing Fremont Ave.
15City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Evaluation – Community Feedback
Alignment along creek at Stanford
Medicine Children’s Health facility
• Parking lot generally full much activity
• Steep slopes with little to no room at
the top of the creek banks
• Alignment through parking lot impacts
about 60 spaces (~20%)
Existing ground
16City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Alignment Evaluation – Community Feedback
Connect to south side of Fremont
Avenue
• Busy interchange with dated design
• Complicated traffic operations with
signals and on/off-ramps
• Will evaluate options as we move
the design forward
Options may include:
• Bike boxes
• Bicycle signals
• Protected intersection elements
• Paths along Fremont Avenue
17City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
February 16, 2023
• Approved staff recommendation
• Addition: Segment 3 extends to the southeast corner
of Fremont and Bernardo avenues
• Other comments:
Supportive of the project
Concern about safety to cross
Fremont Avenue
Interest in seeing final design
Concern about future creek
erosion
18City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
• Project scope includes
Trail connections along Fremont
At-grade crossings of Fremont
Signal modifications at Fremont/Bernardo and
Fremont/Belleville
19City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Next Steps
BPAC
Meeting
Community
Meeting
City
Council
Meeting
Environ-
mental
and Final
Design
• Jan 2023
Present
Project
Review
Alignment
Gather
Feedback
• Feb 2023
Review
Community
Input
Gather
Feedback
Recommen-
dation to
Council
• March 2023
Review
Outreach
and findings
Request
approval on
preferred
alignment
• April 2023
Begin
environmental
studies, final
design and
permitting
phases
20City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Staff Recommendation
Recommend to City Council to Confirm Preferred
Alignment of the Stevens Creek Trail for the Remington
Drive to Fremont Avenue Segment Consisting of an Off-
street Trail Along the Creek with Two Connections at
Fremont Avenue on Both Sides of SR 85 with the
Adjustments Due to Changes in Creek Conditions.
21City of Sunnyvale – Stevens Creek Trail Extension – City Council, March 21, 2023 Q&A
Thank you!