North Bayshore Circulation Study

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The North Bayshore Precise Plan (NBPP), adopted in 2014 and amended in 2017, envisions commercial and residential growth in North Bayshore while minimizing additional vehicle capacity to the three gateway corridors. The 2017 North Bayshore Precise Plan includes several priority transportation projects and strategies that would strategies to reduce single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips and stay below gateway vehicle trip caps.

The North Bayshore Circulation Study (Circulation Study), initiated in 2019, focused on the identification and evaluation of various strategies to reduce SOV trips and meet the gateway trip cap requirements. Potential strategies explored and discussed in the Circulation Study include:

Updated Priority Transportation Improvements to support increased use of non-SOV modes, improve traffic operations, and add limited gateway capacity;
Review of gateway trip cap policies and development of potential revisions, including an update of estimated gateway capacity;
Analysis of reduced SOV strategies including traffic simulations;
Review of NBPP modal strategies (active transportation, transit, transportation demand management) that support SOV reductions and development of potential improvement strategies; and
Feasibility of congestion pricing as a potential tool to help reduce gateway vehicle traffic.

On June 8, 2021, Council approved an updated list of NBPP Priority Transportation Improvements (Figure 1 and Table 1). This list is a living document that would be reviewed periodically and revised as needed.

Figure 1: North Bayshore Priority Transportation Improvements (June 2021)

Table 1: North Bayshore Priority Transportation Improvements (June 2021)

Final Circulation Study Report

On December 7, 2021, the City Council reviewed and approved the final Circulation Study Report including additional specific recommendations to:

Modify gateway trip cap policies to revise the time period and locations for compliance and update gateway capacity estimates.
Establish a lower SOV rate in the range of 35% to 40% for both existing and future employees on any new development.
Complete near term Priority Transportation Improvements and proceed with the next planning phase for the Rengstorff Connector project.
Plan and advocate for expanded public transit service so that North Bayshore is designated as a transit-rich area.
Defer a decision on a congestion pricing program.
Update the NBPP to incorporate Circulation Study recommendations; update and revise the Circulation Study in 3 to 5 years.

Following is link to the final Circulation Study report and appendices adopted by Council on December 7, 2021.

North Bayshore Circulation Study - Final Report

Appendices

Study Milestones

Public & Stakeholder Outreach

In addition to the City Council and B/PAC meetings listed above, staff conducted several stakeholder meetings at various stages of the project. These include meetings with major employers, residential and retail developments and other affected agencies (such as Santa Clara Valley Water District, NASA, Caltrans, VTA, PG&E).

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