The City of Santa Clara, City of San Jose, City of Cupertino, County of Santa Clara, and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are in the process of completing an approximately two-year, community-based, transportation study for the Stevens Creek Boulevard/West San Carlos corridor. The goal is to create a vision for this corridor that focuses on complete streets, multi-modal transportation improvements, and possible high-capacity transit options to connect Diridon Station in San Jose through Santa Clara and to the De Anza College/Highway 85 area in Cupertino.
The Stevens Creek Corridor, beginning along West San Carlos Street near Diridon Station and extending west to Highway 85, is a major roadway that connects regional job centers focusing on health, education, and tech, to housing and commercial areas. Prominent sites along the corridor include De Anza College, Main Street Cupertino, the currently-under development Vallco mixed use mall, Apple headquarters, Agilent Technologies headquarters, various commercial uses in Santa Clara, and five San Jose Urban Villages, one of which includes the Santana Row/Valley Fair shopping district, and the new West San Jose Innovation Zone. Additionally, the Stevens Creek Boulevard area is a "Future Focus Area" in the City of Santa Clara's General Plan.
The corridor is experiencing significant growth in commercial and residential land uses, and it is anticipated that this trend will continue. In 2019, the cities of Cupertino, Santa Clara, San Jose, and Santa Clara County adopted resolutions in support of a vision study of the Stevens Creek Corridor, formalizing interest in creating a common vision for improved mobility along Stevens Creek Boulevard. This could include improvements to pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure to enhance quality of life for all community members that reside in and use the corridor.
It should be noted that this is only at the planning level and does not include design, environmental review, or construction of any improvements. At the completion of the work effort, if the jurisdictions decide to move forward with specific plans or improvements, then additional funds would be required to for design, bid and construction.
Additionally, a Stevens Creek Boulevard Vision Study Steering Committee, comprised of elected officials from each jurisdiction, has been formed to provide oversight, guidance, and direction on the project.
