Meeting with MVPD
Great Streets Mountain View and Safe Mountain View met with Sgt. Saul Jaeger (@SgtJaeger) and Ofc. Chris Goff of the Mountain View Police Department today to learn more about traffic enforcement in Mountain View. We learned that Mountain View has 5 officers in the Traffic unit (out of about 95 total sworn-in officers) and they are recognizable about town because they are riding motorcycles....
Our Vision for California Street and Shoreline Boulevard
To help others visualize how California Street and Shoreline Boulevard can be transformed into Great Streets, we have created two bird's-eye view diagrams for California Street and Shoreline Boulevard which illustrate our street design vision. Thanks very much to GSMV Board Member Jarrett Mullin for creating these designs. Please reach out to us if you have questions or suggestions by emailing...
Housing & Transportation City Council Candidates Forum
Mountain View will select three new City Councilmembers this November to join the four existing Councilmembers. This new City Council will define the character of Mountain View for years to come. During their term, they will decide the intensity and type of development in the San Antonio, North Bayshore, El Camino Real Corridor, and East Whisman areas. They will decide how we will allocate space...
How can we make Mountain View a better place for walking and biking?
At the our Thursday Night Live booth last week, we invited you to answer the question "How can we make Mountain View a better place for walking and biking?" We were amazed by your passionate and detailed descriptions of the street segments, crossings, and corners that need safety improvements. We've summarized your feedback below and will be making the results available to Mountain View's...
Cycletopia!
Thanks to everyone who came to our Thursday Night Live booth to experience the demonstration separated bikeway and for providing your thoughts on how to make Mountain View a better place for bicycling. We had a great time! We hope you did too! Thanks to Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and Safe Moves for your generous support and to the City of Mountain View Recreation Department for letting us...
Envisioning Protected Bike Lanes in Mountain View
Last weekend, at our Bikefest booth, these young bikers learned about protected bike lanes, saw pictures of inspiring bike lanes from around the world, and had a chance to build their own protected bikelane on our model street. And they also had a chance to ride through the cool demonstration protected bike lane that was hosted by Safe Mountain View: Missed the fun? Don't worry, you will...
Mountain View’s 2014-15 Bicyclist and Pedestrian Projects
Tonight, the Mountain View City Council adopted the FY2014-15 Budget and Capital Improvement Program. In addition to the projects underway, the budget includes several projects aimed at improving the bicycle and pedestrian experience. Great Streets Mountain View met with City staff and City Councilmembers and, spoke at City Council, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Parks and Recreation...
Capital Improvement Plan Project Updates
This week we met with Jacqueline Solomon, Mountain View's Deputy Public Works Director, and got an update on the bicycle and pedestrian related projects that were approved in the 2013-2014 Capital Improvement Program. To keep up with the progress on these projects as well as future projects, please sign-up for the GSMV Newsletter or Like our Facebook Page. California Street / Escuela Avenue...
El Camino: A Great Street?
It may be hard to imagine El Camino Real as a Great Street, but the City of Mountain View has begun work on a focused plan for El Camino Real to address housing, land use, mobility, and design options. Known as a “precise plan,” city officials and council will work over the next twelve months to identify opportunities and refine alternatives for the future of El Camino. One of the first public...
Funded!
On Tuesday, June 18, City Council formally approved the 2013-2014 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) list including $250,000 for the California Street and Escuela Avenue study! The CIP is funded as a part of the FY 2013-14 budget and the decision on May 21 maintained the proposed bicycle and pedestrian CIP projects. With the hard work of the Great Streets Rengstoff Park neighborhood coalition,...