The City of Mountain View is working collaboratively with the City of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) on Bernardo Avenue Undercrossing.

A Special Joint Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting between the two cities was held on this topic on December 2, 2020. Members of the public will be invited to provide input on this topic at a joint community meeting to be held in early 2021.

The project proposes to implement the pilot phase of complete street improvements on California Street from Showers Drive to Shoreline Boulevard. The main elements of the pilot improvements include four-lane-to-three-lane road diet, a two-way left-turn center lane, parking-protected bike lanes, protected intersections, temporary bulb-outs, and high-visibility midblock crossings with enhanced lighting. See the California Street Project Page for more information.

Construction is anticipated in 2024.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Hoa Nguyen at hoa.nguyen@mountainview.gov or at 650-903-6311.

In May 2017, City Council adopted the Transit Center Master Plan as the first step in a multi-year process to plan, design and construct the new station area and improve Castro Street. The master planning process considered interrelated options for station access, expressway crossing, grade separation, platform extension, bus/shuttle circulation, vehicle parking and joint development with a view to supporting future Downtown vitality, station access, and multimodal circulation.

The conceptual plan adopted by Council includes the following:

• Redirection of Castro Street at West Evelyn Avenue
• Construction of a new ramp from West Evelyn Avenue to Shoreline Boulevard
• Installation of pedestrian and bicycle undercrossings across the expressway and Caltrain tracks
• Changes to Moffett/Central intersection
• Platform widening and extension to the west

The City is now working on the Next Steps, including more detailed design and environmental clearance.

The City is working to create a more uniform, consistent, and welcoming atmosphere in the Pedestrian Mall, which are the 100, 200, and 300 blocks of Castro Street. See the Castro Pedestrian Mall Project Page for more information. 

The project will construct an access point to the Permanente Creek Trail from Colony Street. The main elements of the project include a prefabricated bridge over Permanente Creek, paving the trail connection from the bridge to the existing trail, and regarding the end of the cul-de-sac of Colony Street.

 

Phase 1 of construction will be completed by October 2023 and Phase 2 (bridge installation) of construction will commence and be completed Spring 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Chen at nancy.chen@mountainview.gov or at 650-903-6311.

 

A new park is coming to your neighborhood along East Evelyn Avenue between Moorpark Way and South Bernardo Avenue!  This 0.68-acre park will feature play equipment, open lawn space, picnic furnishings, and a shaded seating area.  On May 9, 2023, City Council approved the park concept shown here.

Design for the park is underway and construction is anticipated to begin in summer 2024.

Additional Information:

• Community Meeting Presentation - July 19, 2022
• Community Meeting Presentation - September 26, 2022

For more information, contact Marichrisse Hoang at marichrisse.hoang@mountainview.gov.

A new park is coming to your neighborhood along Fayette Drive near San Antonio Road! This 0.50-acre park will feature play equipment, open lawn space, picnic furnishings, and a shaded seating area.  On April 13, 2021, City Council approved the park concept shown here.

Park construction is underway and estimated for completion by summer 2023.

For more information, contact Marichrisse Hoang at marichrisse.hoang@mountainview.gov.

The City plans to repave portions of Moffett Boulevard and Middlefield Road. In conjunction with this pavement maintenance work, the City is exploring potential complete streets elements, which may include pedestrian crossing enhancements, on-street parking removal, and protected bikeways on Moffett Boulevard north of Middlefield Road as well as Middlefield Road between Moffett Boulevard and Bernardo Avenue.

June 21, 2022 Virtual Community Meeting Presentation Slides

On June 30, 2020, the City established Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as the metric for assessing transportation-related environmental impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

In conjunction with this change, the City has established a Multimodal Transportation Analysis (MTA) Handbook that provides multimodal metrics for assessing transportation related adverse effects of public and private land development projects in the City.

This project proposes to reconstruct Park Drive, Park Court and Sonia Way from Miramonte Avenue to Castro Street (see Exhibit A). The work includes replacing the existing roadway pavement, curb, gutter, sidewalk, and the aged traffic signal at Sonia Way and Miramonte Avenue intersection.

On January 5, 2022 staff mailed 144 letters to the residents and property owners on Park Drive, Park Court and Sonia Way informing them of the Pavement and Sidewalk Reconstruction Project in their neighborhood. Staff included a postage-prepaid postcard survey that asked their preference between replacing the current rolled curb with either vertical curb or rolled curb. The City has received 35 responses representing 24% of mailings. Results of the survey are that the majority of respondents (18) prefer to replace the current rolled curb with new vertical curb. Staff has redesigned the project and anticipates construction will begin in summer 2023.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Hoa Nguyen at hoa.nguyen@mountainview.gov or at (650) 903-6311.

PICKLEBALL STUDY, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT 23-36

The City has started the first phase of the Pickleball Court Preliminary Study, Design & Construction Project 23-36, to evaluate potential locations to develop additional dedicated Pickleball Courts in Mountain View. A Request For Proposals (RFP) for consulting services for this project was issued in 2023 and a consultant was awarded. 

The City sought public input gathering suggestions, potential locations for new courts and amenities via an online survey in February 2024, which has now closed. 

Public Works staff will be holding a Pickleball Project Community Meeting on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 6:30pm at the Mountain View Community Center – Redwood Hall.  Staff will provide an update on the project and gather public input on potential locations and amenities for new, dedicated pickleball courts.  (The City will not be removing or converting any existing tennis courts for this project.)

The feedback received from the survey and community meeting will provide staff with the information to develop and identify the number, location(s), and layout of the pickleball courts to recommend to the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council.  More information can be found on the project’s website, and the website will be updated with the survey link once available.

There, you can subscribe to an email list for future meeting or project information.  For more information, contact Faryal.Saiidnia@mountainview.gov.

 

 

The Plymouth Street to Space Park Way Realignment project will realign Plymouth Street to connect with and create a four-way signalized intersection at Space Park Way and North Shoreline Boulevard. It includes an additional left-turn lane from northbound North Shoreline Boulevard to westbound Plymouth Street and complete street elements. These improvements will benefit circulation into and within the North Bayshore Area

Project Features

• Two-way cycle track on the west side of North Shoreline Boulevard;
• Protected intersection improvements;
• 6’ and 7’ separated sidewalks on Plymouth Street and North Shoreline Boulevard, respectively;
• Park strip area between the street and sidewalk with new landscaping and trees;
• Bike lanes on Plymouth Street from North Shoreline Boulevard to Joaquin Road; and
• Reversible transit lane on North Shoreline Boulevard from Pear Avenue to the realigned Plymouth Street/Space Park Way/North Shoreline Boulevard intersection

The project will be implemented in phases which include removal of trees and demolition of existing buildings located at 1600 and 1616 N. Shoreline Boulevard to allow for construction of the Plymouth Street to Space Park Way realignment.  The first two phases, tree removals and building demolitions, are anticipated to start construction in fall 2023.  Construction for the street realignment is anticipated to begin Spring 2024.

If you have any questions about this project, please call (650) 903-6311 or send an email to Marichrisse.Hoang@mountainview.gov.

A Magical Bridge Playground is coming to Rengstorff Park!

On June 27, 2023, City Council approved the contract with Bothman Construction Inc. to construct the new all-inclusive park, as well as adjoining parking and restroom improvements.  Construction activities began August 28th and are scheduled for completion in the fall of 2024.

The initial activities on site include securing the site perimeter and establishing stormwater protection measures before site clearing, building demolition and grading can commence.  

The contractor is also installing orange fencing for trees and shrubs that are to remain and yellow tape on trees and shrubs to be removed.  As noted in the March 2023 staff report to Council, a total of 39 trees (11 heritage, 3 of which are in poor health & 28 non-heritage, including 2 dead trees) are being removed and replaced with 72 native species trees. 

For further information, contact the Public Works Department, at: (650) 903-6311 or email Public.Works@mountainview.gov.

On September 9, 2020, City staff presented the proposed schematic design, a heritage tree removal and mitigation plan, as well as an increased funding request for the design project to the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC). After staff's presentation and hearing comments from the public, the PRC voted to recommend that Council approve the schematic design for advancement to the detailed design phase. The PRC also supported forwarding a request to Council to increase funding from the Park Land Dedication Fund by $1.6M so that design could be completed. Additionally, in their role as the City’s Urban Forestry Board, the PRC also approved removal of up to nine heritage trees and a 2:1 replacement mitigation plan.

Staff sought approval from Council of the schematic design and related items for the Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center Replacement Project, 18-38, as part of the Consent Calendar on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The meeting was broadcast live at MountainView.Legistar.com, on the Mountain View YouTube Channel, and on Comcast Channel 26.

Visit the Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center Project website for more information.

• For questions about the City Council meeting, email city.council@mountainview.gov.
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This project involves the construction of new restrooms and a new parking lot with accessible parking stalls near the future All-Inclusive Magical Bridge Playground in Rengstorff Park.  In order to make room for these improvements, the existing restroom/maintenance building and existing tennis building will be demolished. The new asphalt parking lot will be constructed in place of the existing restroom/maintenance building and a new pre-fabricated building will replace the tennis building. This building includes space for tennis equipment storage and three restrooms.

A second pre-fabricated building will be installed near the barbecue area and will have restrooms and space for parks maintenance staff and material storage.

Construction is anticipated to begin summer 2023.

If you have any comments or questions, please contact Marichrisse Hoang, Associate Civil Engineer, at (650) 903-6311 or marichrisse.hoang@mountainview.gov.

The City Council reviewed preliminary concepts and provided direction for a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge that will cross Highway 101 at Shoreline Boulevard with bicycle and pedestrian facilities extended from Terra Bella Avenue to Pear Avenue along Shoreline Boulevard at a City Council Study Session on April 28, 2020. View the project location and presentation given to Council.

If you have any questions about this project, please contact Tina Tseng, Senior Civil Engineer, at tina.tseng@mountainview.gov.

On November 25, 2014, Mountain View City Council approved a conceptual design for integrated transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the Shoreline Boulevard corridor from Downtown Mountain View and the Downtown Transit Center to the City's North Bayshore Area.

The conceptual design outlined in the 2014 Shoreline Boulevard Corridor Study employed a multimodal approach to achieving the City’s ambitious mode share goals, which had been evaluated in the 2013 Shoreline Transportation Study.

Key design features include the following:

• A reversible transit lane and dedicated transit signals on Shoreline Boulevard
• A new pedestrian/bicycle bridge over U.S. 101
• Protected intersections and protected bikeway facilities
• Shuttle operational changes
• Recommendations for further analysis of Mountain View Transit Center and the Castro/Moffett/Central intersection

In recognition of the innovative and sustainable approach to this corridor, the City of Mountain View received an Award for Excellence in Transportation Planning from the Northern California chapter of the American Planning Association.

The City is now implementing Capital Projects to complete detailed design of this project, including reversible bus lanes and the pedestrian/bicycle bridge over US-101. As discussed above, the City is also undertaking the Transit Center Master Plan to further concepts at the Transit Center.

The Shoreline Bus Lane project will provide transportation improvements to and from the North Bayshore Area. These improvements on Shoreline Boulevard from Middlefield Road to Pear Avenue aim to reduce transit travel time and improve transit efficiency, reliability, and safety.

Project Features

• A dedicated center-running, reversible bus lane - operating northbound in the morning, and southbound in the afternoon - on Shoreline Boulevard between Middlefield Road and Pear Avenue
• Protected bike lanes on Shoreline Boulevard between Middlefield Road and Terra Bella Avenue and additional bike lane safety improvements
• A protected intersection at Middlefield Road and Shoreline Boulevard, and wider sidewalks for pedestrians
• Additional turning lanes and traffic light improvements

Timeline

To complete a project of this scale, disruptions including lane and sidewalk closures are necessary. Wherever possible, work is scheduled to minimize impact on the community.

Key Milestones and Impacts

(dates and work scope subject to change)

• Utility Replacements & Relocations – Spring / Summer 2021
  Impacts include: Tree removal, temporary lane and sidewalk closures, temporary night road closures and detours, temporary water disruptions

• Street and Median Widening – Fall 2021 to Spring 2022
  Impacts include: Permanent closure of the northbound left turn entrance to 101/85, shifting of traffic lanes, temporary lane and sidewalk closures, driveway access, sign relocations

• Construction of Protected Bike Lanes and Dedicated Bus Lane – Spring / Summer 2022
  Impacts include: Temporary closures of bike lanes and traffic lanes

• Lane Striping and Landscaping – Fall 2022
  Impacts include: Temporary closures of bike lanes and traffic lanes

Additional Information

• Project Update, Council Report - September 3, 2019
• Heritage Tree Removal Mitigation, Memo - April 18, 2018
• Project Design Approval, Council Report - September 6, 2016
• Presentation to Council - September 6, 2016
• Construction Phase 1 Overview

For more information, contact Andy Chang, Senior Civil Engineer, at (650) 903-6311 or email andy.chang@mountainview.gov.

The City of Mountain View has an upcoming project at the Sleeper Ave Bridge, located at Stevens Creek, adjacent to Sleeper Park and the Stevens Creek trail (see Project Location Map). The project will improve the structural stability of the bridge foundation along the eastern bank of Stevens Creek.
 
Construction will start in winter 2024 and is expected to be completed in about two months. During most of the construction period, the Stevens Creek Trail and the Sleeper Ave Bridge will remain open. However, certain areas of the trail and the bridge will be fenced off to provide space for construction activities. In addition, the contractor will need to temporarily close the Sleeper Ave Bridge for at least one weekend to complete the construction work under the bridge and detours will be established. Detailed schedules will be provided once the City hires a contractor for the project. Please visit this webpage for project updates.

If you have any comments or questions, please contact Raymond Wong, Project Manager, at (650) 903-6311 or raymond.wong@mountainview.gov.

This project proposes bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Shoreline Boulevard from Middlefield Road to Stierlin Road and continuing on Stierlin Road to Washington Street (see a map of project location). The proposed improvements will help facilitate and enhance safety for bicycle and pedestrian access.

To view the presentation slides and recording of the community meeting held on June 24, use the following links:

• Community Meeting Presentation Slides - June 24, 2021
• Community Meeting Presentation Recording - June 24, 2021

For more information on this project, contact Marichrisse Hoang at marichrisse.hoang@mountainview.gov.

The City is beginning construction to replace of the aging trellis structure and wisteria that surrounds a portion of the amphitheater area in Sylvan Park.   The project also includes replacement of the concrete flatwork and game tables underneath the trellis.

As part of the same project, the City will install a new sand volleyball court, 4,000 sq. ft. (80'x50') in size. This court will replace the existing horseshoe pits area. View a location map for the work.

The combined project design was approved by Council in June 2022 and is slated to begin construction in March 2023.

For more information, contact Faryal Saiidnia at faryal.saiidnia@mountainview.gov or at (650) 903-6260.

A new park is coming to your neighborhood at the intersection of Villa Street and Chiquita Avenue (1720 Villa Street)!  This 0.39-acre mini park will feature play equipment, open lawn space, and picnic furnishings/a seating area.  On June 13, 2023, City Council approved the park concept shown here along with Villa-Chiquita Park as the name.

Design for the park is underway and construction is anticipated to begin in fall 2024.

Additional Information:

• Community Meeting Presentation - August 23, 2022
• Community Meeting Presentation - October 18, 2022

For more information, contact Faryal Saiidnia at faryal.saiidnia@mountainview.gov .

Recent projects and studies are listed as follows.

• 2020 Mountain View Shuttle Study
• 2020 Downtown Lighting Study
• 2019 El Camino Real Streetscape Plan
• 2018 Latham/Church Bike Boulevard Feasibility Study
• 2017 Transit Center Master Plan
• 2015 Bicycle Transportation Plan
• 2015 California/Escuela/Shoreline Complete Streets Feasibility Study
• 2014 Pedestrian Master Plan
• 2014 Rengstorff Avenue Grade Separation Final Report
• 2014 Shoreline Boulevard Corridor Study
• 2013 Shoreline Transportation Study

Regional Agencies and Projects

• Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
• VTA Valley Transportation Plan (VTP) 2040 (2013)
• Caltrain
• Caltrain Modernization / Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project
• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• California High Speed Rail (CHSR)