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Recommended Priority Projects and Funding Allocations
    Location Cost Regional Funding ($M)  
Ref # Project Description (CD) ($M) 2004-09 2009-14 Comments
Freeways  
1 Stevens Creek/ Rt 880 Interchange Improvements 6 15 12   Relieves severe traffic congestion; Improves safety by reducing traffic back-ups on freeway; Supports economic vitality of major shopping area
2 Rt 101 Corridor Improvements - Rt 280 to Yerba Buena (Includes freeway widening and interchange upgrades at Tully, Capitol and Yerba Buena) 7, 8 85 12 40 Relieves severe traffic congestion; Improves safety by reducing traffic back-ups on freeway; Supports economic development of Evergreen area; Has potential for private development funding partnership
Expressways
3 Montague Widening to 8 lanes - Rt 680 to Rt 101 4 38 15   Relieves traffic congestion; Supports economic development of North San José area; Currently designated as a "high priority" for regional funding by Council Resolution No. 69256  (adopted on 12/07/99); $15M funding level reflects portion of project in San Jose
4 Almaden/ Rt 85 Area Improvements (Includes widening and operational improvements between Blossom Hill and Branham) 9, 10 4 3   Relieves traffic congestion; Supports economic vitality of major shopping area; Has potential for private development partnership
5 Lawrence Improvements - 280 to Saratoga (Includes signal coordination, bike/ped improvements, and widening) 1 4 1 3 Relieves traffic congestion; Improves safety for bicycle and pedestrian travel
Local Streets and County Roads
6 Downtown Couplet Conversions 3 20 15   Improves community safety and livability by reducing the speed and volume of traffic through Downtown neighborhoods; Enhances pedestrian and bicycle travel; #1 priority for 13th Street SNI; #4 priority for Washington SNI; #4 priority for University SNI
7 Coleman Av Widening - Rt 880 to Autumn 3 15   12 Relieves traffic congestion; Supports economic development of Downtown area
8 Autumn St Extension - St John to Coleman 3 15   12 Creates new corridor for multimodal travel; Supports economic development of Downtown area
9 Charcot Av Overcrossing at Rt 880 4 20   15 Creates new corridor for multimodal travel; Supports economic development of North San Jose area
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
10 Silicon Valley and San José Traffic and Incident Management Center CW 10 8   Improves community safety and travel efficiency
11 San José Traffic Signal System Upgrades (Includes 10-year needs for equipment replacement and signal timing enhancements) CW 40 10 10 Supports sustainable and efficient operations of 800 Citywide traffic signals; Funding level only meets 50% of currently unfunded need 
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Proposed Priority Projects and Funding Allocations
    Location   Regional Funding  
Ref # Project Description (CD) Cost 2004-09 2009-14 Comments
Pavement Maintenance
12 San José Local Street Maintenance (10-year unfunded need) CW 200 50 50 Supports sustainable condition of local street pavement; Funding level only meets 50% of currently unfunded need.  
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
13 Los Gatos Creek Trail - Auzerais to Santa Clara St 3, 6 12 10   Completes Downtown segment of Los Gatos Creek trail and connects with Guadalupe River trail; Supports bicycle commuting to Downtown
14 Guadalupe River Trail - Rt 880 to Alviso 3, 4 5 4   Completes North San Jose segment of Guadalupe River Trail and connects with Bay trail; Supports bicycle commuting to Downtown and North San Jose
15 Blossom Hill Rd/ Monterey Hwy Ped Improvements 2 4 3   Improves safety for pedestrians; Provides sidewalks and pathways to discourage illegal crossing of railroad tracks
16 San Tomas Expwy - Misc Bike/Ped Improvements 1 1 1   Improves safety for pedestrian and bicycle access across the expressway
17 Almaden Expwy Ped Overcrossing - North of Coleman 10 4 3   Improves safety for pedestrian and bicycle access across the expressway; Connects Guadalupe Creek trail with Guadalupe River trail and Almaden LRT station
18 Branham Ln Ped Overcrossing at Rt 101 2 5   4 Provides connection for pedestrian and bicycle travel between households and jobs in Edenvale; Provides connection to Coyote Creek trail
Sound Mitigation
19 Rt 680 - King to Sunset (both sides) 5 2   1 Improves livability of adjacent community; #4 priority for East Valley/ 680 SNI
20 Rt 280 - McLaughlin to First 3, 7 2   3 Improves livability of adacent community; #7 priority for Spartan/ Keyes SNI
Aesthetic Enhancements
21 Freeway System Aesthetic Enhancements (Includes a pilot process improvement program to enhance litter removal, weed abatement, graffiti removal, and landscape restoration) CW 30 3   Improves community livability by enhancing visual environment; $30M program cost is based on prior allocation in VTP2020
Funding Total for Highway Programs ($M)  $           150  $           150
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Proposed Priority Projects and Funding Allocations
    Location Cost Regional Funding ($M)  
Ref # Project Description (CD) ($M) 2004-09 2009-14 Comments
Transit
22 BART to San José 3, 4, 6 4100 X X Connects San José with major transit system of Bay Area; Improves travel capacity in the congested Route 880 and Route 680 corridors; Supports Citywide and Downtown economic development; Integrates with LRT, Caltrain, bus service and Mineta San José Intl Airport
23 Airport Automated People Mover Connection to BART/ Caltrain 3 275 X X Improves transit service to Mineta San José Intl Airport; Project should be scheduled to correspond with BART completion
24 Downtown East Valley Transit - Santa Clara/ Alum Rock Corridor 3, 5 TBD X X Provides LRT or Enhanced Bus service to improve travel capacity and support economic development in the Santa Clara/ Alum Rock corridor (preferred transit mode option to be selected following public review of EIR)
25 Downtown East Valley Transit - Capitol LRT Extension to Eastridge 5, 8 250 X X Extends LRT service to Eastridge Transit Center; Improves travel capacity in the congested Capitol corridor; Supports economic development of the East San José and Evergreen areas
26 Transit Mall Retrofit for Low Floor LRT 3 15 X   Improves efficiency and accessibility of LRT system
27 Guadalupe Corridor Southline Stations Retrofit for Low Floor LRT 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10 8 X   Improves efficiency and accessibility of LRT system
28 Enhanced Bus - Downtown to Stevens Creek/ Winchester 1, 3, 6 15   X Improves travel capacity and supports economic development in the San Carlos/ Stevens Creek corridor
29 Diridon Station Expansion Planning 3, 6 1 X   Facilitates development of a "world class" regional transit hub in conjunction with BART and future High Speed Rail; High priority action item from Diridon/Arena Strategy Development Plan (approved on 08/19/03)