Recent Streetsblog SF posts about San Jose DOT

A look at rough plans for a newly rebuilt Diridon Station in San Jose. Image: Diridon Station Concept Plan

SPUR Talk: The Future of Diridon Station

By Roger Rudick | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

A planned top-to-bottom rebuild of San Jose's main railway station could cost anywhere from $5 billion to $10 billion dollars and, when completed, will vastly change the way people travel to and through the city

A Bad Year for Traffic Deaths in San Jose, But the City Has a Plan for 2020

By Damien Newton | Jan 23, 2020 | No Comments

City Hopes "Quick-Build' Can Fix Most Dangerous City Streets in Next Five Years

San Jose DOT: Ban Sidewalk Cycling Downtown, 5 MPH Speed Limit Elsewhere

By Andrew Boone | Oct 3, 2014 | 29 Comments

On Monday afternoon (October 6), San Jose’s Transportation & Environment Committee will review a proposal by the city’s Department of Transportation (SJDOT) to ban bicyclists over the age of 12 on sidewalks along ten downtown streets, and to set a speed limit of 5 mph for bicycling on every other sidewalk citywide. The city has […]

San Jose Sets Out to Build the Bay Area’s Most Bike-Friendly Downtown

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 21, 2012 | 16 Comments

San Jose — which wants its central district to become the urban center of Silicon Valley — hopes to build the Bay Area’s most bike-friendly downtown, where pedaling to work, school or the farmers market is “safe, convenient and commonplace” for people of all ages. The vision includes Long Beach-inspired bicycle-friendly business districts, where merchants would […]

San Jose Celebrates First ViaVelo, Opens Downtown Streets to People

By Matthew Roth | May 17, 2010 | 7 Comments

A family enjoying the warm day and car-free streets. Photos: Matthew Roth. San Jose kicked off its first ViaVelo Saturday with the opening of seven blocks of San Fernando Street downtown to bicycle riders, skaters, and pedestrians who enjoyed five hours of car-free space. Several hundred people showed up, many of them families and the […]

Silicon Valley Prepares for San Jose Cycling Classic and First Ciclovia

By Matthew Roth | May 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

SVBC E.D. Corinne Winter, Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino, and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda. Carl Guardino’s bike is in front of the podium. Photo: Matthew Roth. Most cities in the Bay Area are gearing up for Bike to Work Day this Thursday, with numerous activities […]

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