Recent Streetsblog SF posts about San Jose

Two Bay Area Cyclists Cut Down By Drivers in One Day

By Roger Rudick | Dec 15, 2015 | 12 Comments

While out with friends last night in West Portal, I mentioned that a cyclist was killed in San Francisco that morning. One of my friends corrected me and said “no, it was San Jose.” My heart sank as I realized two Bay Area bicyclists had been cut down in separate incidents. In San Jose, a […]

Today: VTA Board Could Enshrine Road Expansions in Sales Tax Measure

By Andrew Boone | Jun 4, 2015 | 8 Comments

The Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors today could enshrine road widenings in its 20-year transportation sales tax, proposed for the ballot in Santa Clara County in November 2016. The agenda for today’s 5:30 p.m. board meeting includes approval of the sales tax measure language, which includes goals [PDF] to “provide congestion relief” and “relieve roadway, highway, and expressway bottle […]

San Jose to Adopt Vision Zero But No Target Date to End Traffic Deaths

By Andrew Boone | May 11, 2015 | 3 Comments

The San Jose City Council is expected to adopt a Vision Zero plan [PDF] tomorrow, making it the third major city in the Bay Area and the tenth in the nation to commit to ending traffic deaths. But San Jose isn’t setting a timeline to achieve this goal. “For years, San Jose created a roadway system exclusively for […]

San Jose Council Calls for Banning Sidewalk Cycling on Five Downtown Streets

By Andrew Boone | Dec 10, 2014 | 4 Comments

Last Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted unanimously (9-0) directing the city’s transportation department to draft an ordinance prohibiting bicycling on sidewalks along five streets in the city’s downtown: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and San Fernando. The ordinance would except children aged 12 and under, adults transporting children of those ages, and police officers. […]

VTA Cuts Alum Rock and Santa Clara BART Stations From Funding Plans

By Andrew Boone | Nov 18, 2014 | 46 Comments

Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) officials announced on October 6 that they would not seek federal funds in 2015 to construct Alum Rock and Santa Clara BART stations planned as part of the transit system’s extension through downtown San Jose. The move sparked an outcry from neighborhood leaders and elected officials, who have worked in community […]

Committee Punts San Jose Sidewalk Cycling Ban to City Council

By Andrew Boone | Oct 10, 2014 | 2 Comments

After hearing over an hour of public comments on Monday afternoon both strongly supporting and opposing a ban on cycling on sidewalks in downtown San Jose, the city’s Transportation and Environment Committee chose not to recommend to the City Council any ordinance that would restrict sidewalk cycling. Seniors, speaking in favor of banning cycling on […]

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