East San Jose MTIP Draft Public Involvement Plan
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DRAFT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN Introduction East San José includes six planned Urban Villages, a planned BART station, operating Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), many other operating transit routes, trails, freeways, and bike and pedestrian networks and gaps. The City and project team seek to develop a community-driven transportation plan to synthesize and advance past planning efforts, reflect the priorities of this culturally diverse neighborhood, and define a path forward for implementing multimodal transportation improvements within the study area. A successful East San Jos é Multimodal Transportation Improvement Plan (ESJ MTIP) depends on an inclusive and equitable public outreach process that will solicit input from key individuals and organizations as well as a broad cross-section of East San José’s communities and s takeholder groups. This project will also draw upon outreach and recommendations developed as part of ongoing and previously completed transportation projects in the study area. Close collaboration between city staff, the consultant team, and other current planning efforts will be essential. This Public Involvement Plan (PIP) outlines strategies to involve and engage East San José’s various communities and diverse populations, detailing the ways the project team intends to seek and secure broad participation and the expected outcomes from such participation. This PIP is a living document that will be updated throughout the project to address changing needs. Previous and Concurrent Planning Outreach Efforts Numerous planning efforts have been completed or are currently ongoing within the ESJ MTIP study area. The table below summarizes the most relevant projects and their outreach elements. Figure 1- Summary of Previous and Concurrent Planning Outreach Relevant Project (lead Organization and year Outreach Efforts and Key Strategies, Outcomes, completed) Project Focus Format Other Notes BART Silicon Valley Phase II Prepare for and Ongoing Community Ongoing conversation with key Extension Project (VTA, complete new BART Working Group (CWG) stakeholders to finalize 28th ongoing) stations in Santa Clara meetings Street BART station area TOD County strategies and access recommendations Envision 2040 General Plan Defines guiding Presentations to The plan organizes (City of San José, 2018) community values to neighborhood groups transportation facilities into support the adopted throughout the City, typologies to provide a network vision statement: “San coordination with targeted of complete streets: grand José embodies the stakeholders boulevards, on-street primary energy and vitality of its bicycle facilities, main streets, unique human, natural, city and local connectors, and and economic residential streets. resources.” 1 Relevant Project (lead Organization and year Outreach Efforts and Key Strategies, Outcomes, completed) Project Focus Format Other Notes San José Better Bike Plan 2025 Build a citywide bike plan Public meeting at Emma To be determined; project that is safe, comfortable Prusch Farm Park, scheduled for completion in and convenient; build on wikimap; other outreach to Spring 2020 the City’s long-term take place at later stages General Plan goals for of the project infill, TOD, and public space through the Urban Villages program Better Bikeways for Central San Strategies to implement Sixteen community The plan recommends better José, (City of San José, a better bikeways meetings, presentations to connections on E. Santa Clara ongoing) network through central 13 neighborhood groups; Street and San Antonio Street San José, including including open house across US-101 protected bike lanes format at City Hall East Santa Clara Street Urban Mixed use, pedestrian Three community-wide East Santa Clara Street Village Plan (2018) oriented district centered workshops held in 2014, recommendations include around East Santa Clara 2015, and 2017, and an investment to preserve and Street online survey completed in enhance the local business 2014; coordination with district and neighborhood, CommUniverCity and San complete streets design, José State University enhanced public spaces and Department of Urban and connections to San José State Regional Planning University and other City destinations. 24th and William Street Urban Mixed use, pedestrian The planning process was The plan establishes a Village Plan (2013) oriented district centered combined for the 24th and framework for a mixed use and around 24th and William William Street, Five pedestrian oriented district that Street Wounds, Little Portugal, supports the surrounding and Roosevelt Park Urban neighborhood and is integrated Village Plans; which with the planned Five Wounds included two informational Trail. The 24th and William community meetings, and Street Urban Village Plan calls two community workshops for trail connections at in 2011 and 2012 intersections, and other multimodal policies. Five Wounds Urban Village Mixed use, pedestrian The planning process was The plan establishes a Plan (2013) oriented district centered combined for the 24th and framework for a mixed use and around Five Wounds, William Street, Five pedestrian oriented district to Little Portugal Wounds, Little Portugal, complement and support the and Roosevelt Park Urban Santa Clara-Alum Rock BRT Village Plans; which project on East Santa Clara included two informational Street, and the extension of community meetings, and BART. The Five Wounds two community workshops Urban Village Plan calls for trail in 2011 and 2012 connections and intersection improvements. 2 Relevant Project (lead Organization and year Outreach Efforts and Key Strategies, Outcomes, completed) Project Focus Format Other Notes Little Portugal Urban Village Mixed use, pedestrian The planning process was The plan establishes a Plan (2013) oriented district centered combined for the 24th and framework for a mixed use and around Little Portugal William Street, Five pedestrian oriented district to Wounds, Little Portugal, complement and support the and Roosevelt Park Urban Alum Rock Avenue BRT, and Village Plans; which to shape future private and included two informational public development. Mobility community meetings, and recommendations focus on two community workshops pedestrian connections and in 2011 and 2012 streetscape improvements. Roosevelt Park Urban Village Mixed use, pedestrian The planning process was The plan establishes a Plan (2013) oriented district centered combined for the 24th and framework for a mixed use and around Roosevelt Park William Street, Five pedestrian oriented district to Wounds, Little Portugal, complement and support the and Roosevelt Park Urban BRT on East Santa Clara Village Plans; which Street, and to shape future included two informational private and public community meetings, and development. Mobility two community workshops recommendations focus on in 2011 and 2012 pedestrian connections and streetscape improvements. Alum Rock Avenue Urban Mixed use, pedestrian Four community meetings The plan defines Village Plan (2013) oriented district centered for community members recommended Alum Rock around Alum Rock and property owners were Rezoning, applying ground Avenue held in 2010, and one floor retail and Main Street community meeting commercial zoning districts to focused on rezoning was the Alum Rock Neighborhood held in 2013. Business District between King Road and Highway 680. Countywide Bicycle Plan (VTA, Update to the 2008 Public meetings in Gilroy, The plan prioritizes cross 2018) Countywide Bicycle Plan San José, and Cupertino; county bicycle corridor within and expand bicycle online mapping tool the study area, across barrier connections throughout connections including E. Santa the county Clara Street and E San Antonio Street across US-680, and emphasizes network connections to access the Berryessa BART station and East San José Next Network VTA (2017), and Strategies to improve the A Year-long community Recommendations for New Transit Plan (2019) VTA transit network and conversation including frequency and routing changes connect with Phase I of area-specific webinars; for bus service in study area. the Silicon Valley BART additional community Extension meetings planned for January and February 2019 3 Relevant Project (lead Organization and year Outreach Efforts and Key Strategies, Outcomes, completed) Project Focus Format Other Notes BART Station Area Planning Station area planning One 3-day charrette with Recommendations include Final Report (City of San José, and transportation/ City of San José and locating a BRT station a N. 28th 2016) connectivity SPUR Street and E. Santa Clara improvements for the Street, developing the Five Downtown San José and Wounds Trail, and investigating 28th Street BART stations a ped/bike bridge over US-101. Five Wounds BART Station Vision and action items Four community-wide Recommendations include Area Community Concept Plan for the future 28thth workshops; 2 youth vibrant plaza (Town Square) at (Communiversity San José, City Street BART Station workshops; 1 Spanish- planned 28th Street BART of San José, and Five Wounds/ language workshop station, framed by mixed-use Brookwood Terrace development; street Neighborhood Action Coalition, modifications, traffic calming; 2010) and streetscape improvements. ESJ MTIP Public Involvement Team Members To ensure that project communications are consistent and efficient, key public involvement team members are identified below, along with contact information and each person’s primary role. Figure