CC 03-19-2024 Study Session Item No. 1. Attachment E - 2023 Bollinger Road Corridor Grant documentationNarrative
Bollinger Road is a 2-mile long east-west major collector street that connects Lawrence
Expressway and De Anza Boulevard, two major north-south arterials. The road lies along the
border of Cupertino and San Jose, with Cupertino to the north and San Jose to the south, and
traverses through a residential neighborhood. The road is home to four nearby elementary
schools, Hyde Middle School, and Cupertino High School. The project falls along census tract
6085508004 and is considered a disadvantaged community based on CalEnviroScreen’s data.
The Bollinger Corridor Safety Project will accomplish community and regional goals identified
in the City’s Local Road Safety Plan to further safety analysis and modeling, engagement and
collaboration, and a fair and equitable safety improvement process.The 2021 Bollinger Road
Corridor Safety Study (BRCSS) recommendations, a high-level feasibility assessment of project
needs, opportunities, and potential solutions report, serves as the foundation for the pursuit of
actualizing the next phase of its design and analysis recommendations through the Safe Streets
and Roads for All grant. The study identified improvements that would benefit pedestrian,
bicycle, and auto safety along the Bollinger Road corridor. The study found a high level of
community support for improvements that prioritized pedestrian and bicycle safety.
Improvements that encouraged improved crossings and better access to schools were particularly
well supported. Overall support for a road diet was strong among many community members,
although not universal. The traffic analysis determines the potential for a road diet (BCRCSS
Alternative A) to increase congestion or divert traffic to residential streets, and any
corresponding mitigation measures to limit that impact including topographic and utilities survey,
preliminary engineering and final design, traffic analysis, pedestrian-scale lighting, and
improvements to trail access. Community outreach efforts are imperative in future project phases
to ensure community involvement and engagement with the project. Included in our package is an
Action Plan to be developed and enhanced, along with a demonstration activity to further the
action plan and align with the Department of Transportation´s Safe System Approach.
The demonstration activity proposed is a Traffic Enforcement Initiative. This initiative is directly
informed by the Department of Transportation’s Safe System Approach, following the suggested
programming for Safer People on the DOT´s website. This approach encourages safe, responsible
driving and behavior by people who use our roads. Using the data from the 2021 Bollinger Road
Corridor Safety Study (BRCSS) (included in the action plan below) we have identified high risk
areas for collisions and accidents along Bollinger Road. To encourage safe behavior amongst the
public, we will partner with the County Sheriff Department (LOS included) to appoint two traffic
enforcement agents to these specific areas throughout the grant period.
CC 03-19-2024 Study Session Item No. 1. Attachment E
Budget Narrative
The project budget is broken into the following four parts: 1) Traffic Modeling; 2) Community Outreach;
3)Engineering; 4) and Traffic Enforcement for a total cost of $532,000 to be initiated in 2024. The City of
Cupertino commits to a 20% local match for these funds (budget sheet included in attachments).
Traffic Modeling
A consultant will produce microsimulation modeling for Alternatives identified in the 2021 Bollinger Road
Corridor Safety Study (BRCSS). The scope of work includes a topographic and utilities survey of
Bollinger Road, and traffic analysis. The traffic analysis should determine the potential for the road diet
(BRCSS Alternative A) to increase congestion or divert traffic to residential streets, and any corresponding
mitigation measures to limit that impact. Traffic data, including intersection turning movement counts at all
major intersections as well as link volume counts, will be collected to inform the inputs for the model.
Each scenario will be evaluated to determine levels of service and travel times along the corridor, to
identify choke points and to help determine the likelihood of traffic shift resulting from a road diet roadway
configuration.
Community Outreach
Community outreach efforts will continue during the development of future project phases to ensure
community awareness and support of the project. While the overall support for a road diet was strong
among many community members, it was not universal. A consultant will be hired to provide sustained
and ongoing community outreach over a three-year period. The focus of the community outreach efforts
will result in a visually designed report by the end of the first phase containing synthesis of data from the
following inputs: stakeholder interviews (interview 5 people minimum 1:1 from each group; pedestrian,
bicycle, automobile, ADA, public transit), broad reaching survey design and distribution, one co-design
workshop session that engages a group of these stakeholders to be initiated in Fall 2024. The community
outreach report of the Bollinger Road Corridor Safety Study report will be visualized by the consultant in a
variety of formats to communicate what was learned, valued, next steps, and will be presented in person
and online. It will also be distributed as widely as the engagement process was conducted. The office of the
City Manager and Transportation Manager will work with the consultant to manage the ongoing outreach
and engagement throughout. Feedback from the community will also be solicited of their impression of the
visualized report. The city will have a well-researched and prepared document that accurately addresses
ongoing perspectives on the road diet scenario.
Engineering:
The City will include the costs of all preliminary engineering and final design for the proposed action plan.
Traffic Enforcement Initiative
The traffic enforcement initiative proposed as part of our action plan is informed by the Department of
Transportation’s Safe System Approach. Funds will go to appointing two traffic enforcement agents to
these specific areas throughout the 1-year pilot period. The number included in the budget will cover
salaries for two agents for a one-year period as the action plan is being developed. These salaries are based
on the average for California traffic enforcement agents according to CA.gov.
200 E. Santa Clara Street, San José, CA 95113 tel (408) 535-3850 fax (408) 292-6090
June 1st, 2023
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RE: City of Cupertino Safe Streets for All Application for Bollinger Corridor Safety Projectௗ
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On behalf of the City of San Jose, we strongly encourage the U.S. Department of Transportation
to award a Safe Streets for All program grant to the City of Cupertino for the Bollinger Corridor
Safety Project.ௗ
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The much-needed community engagement, traffic modeling, and safety improvements to the
Bollinger Corridor meet the Safe Streets for All Action Plan program goals, including:
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x Fair and Equitable Safety Improvement Processௗ
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Sincerely,ௗ
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Jessica Zenkௗ
Deputy Director of Transportationௗ
City of San Joseௗ
JOHN RISTOW ± DIRECTOR
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
June 4th, 2023
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
RE: City of Cupertino Safe Streets for All Application for Bollinger Corridor Safety Project
Dear Grant Application Committee:
On behalf of the Cupertino Union School District, we strongly encourage the U.S. Department of
Transportation to award a Safe Streets for All program grant to the City of Cupertino for the Bollinger
Corridor Safety Project. The much-needed community engagement, traffic modeling, and safety
improvements to the Bollinger Corridor site meet the Safe Streets for All Action Plan program goals.
●Further safety analysis and modeling
●Engagement and collaboration
●Fair and Equitable Safety Improvement Process
In addition, the work done on the Bollinger Corridor site will accomplish community and regional goals
addressed in the City of Cupertino’s Local Road Safety Plan. This project connects with the City of San
Jose, which is the 10th most populous city in the United States and, as part of the Bay Area, the 4th most
populous transportation system in the United States.
For the Cupertino Union School District, we appreciate the safety benefits this will bring in an equitable
manner.
Thank you for your consideration of the Bollinger Corridor Safety project application. I’m glad to share
any additional support.
Sincerely,
Stacy Yao
Superintendent
Superintendent Stacy Yao Board of Education Lorien Cunningham Sylvia Leong Jerry Liu Satheesh Madhathil Phyllis Vogel Cupertino Union School District
10301 Vista Drive • Cupertino, California 95014-2040 • (408) 252-3000 • Fax (408) 343-2808 Office Address: 1309 S. Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087-3050 • (408) 252-3000 • Fax (408) 343-2801
Mailing Address: 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014-2040
County of Santa Clara
Office of the Sheriff
55 West Younger Avenue
San Jose, California 95110-1721
(408)808-4900
Laurie Smith
Sheriff
U.S. Department of Transportation June 2, 2023
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
RE: City of Cupertino Safe Streets for All Application for Bollinger Corridor Safety Project
Dear Grant Application Committee:
On behalf of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, we strongly encourage the U.S.
Department of Transportation to award a Safe Streets for All program grant to the City of
Cupertino for the Bollinger Corridor Safety Project.
The much-needed community engagement, traffic modeling, and safety improvements to the
Bollinger Corridor site meets the Safe Streets for All Action Plan program goals.
● Further safety analysis and modeling
● Engagement and collaboration
● Fair and Equitable Safety Improvement Process
In addition, the work done on the Bollinger Corridor site will accomplish community and
regional goals addressed in the City’s Local Road Safety Plan. This project connects with the
City of San Jose, tenth most populous in the United States, and as part of the Bay Area, the
fourth most populous transportation system in the United States.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office recognizes the importance of this grant and we
appreciate the safety benefits this will bring in an equitable manner.
Thank you for your consideration of the Bollinger Corridor Safety project application. I’m glad
to share any additional support.
Sincerely yours,
Captain Rich Urena
Office of the Sheriff, Santa Clara County
West Valley Patrol Division Commander
Ricardo.urena@shf.sccgov.org
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Safe Streets and Roads for All
Self-Certification Eligibility Worksheet
Lead Applicant:UEI:
Instructions: The purpose of this worksheet is to determine whether an applicant’s existing plan(s) is substantially
similar to an Action Plan for purposes of applying for an Implementation Grant or to conduct Supplemental
Planning/Demonstration Activities only. Use of this worksheet is required. Applicants should not adjust the formatting
or headings of the worksheet.
For each question below, answer “yes” or “no.” If “yes,” cite the specific page in your existing Action Plan or other
plan(s) that corroborate your response, or cite and provide other supporting documentation separately.
An applicant is eligible to apply for an Action Plan Grant that funds supplemental action plan activities, or an
Implementation Grant, only if the following two conditions are met:
•Answer “yes” to Questions
• Answer “yes” to at least four of the six remaining Questions
If both conditions are not met, an applicant is still eligible to apply for an Action Plan Grant that funds creation of a
new Action Plan.
Are both of the following true?
• Did a high-ranking official and/or governing body in the jurisdiction
publicly commit to an eventual goal of zero roadway fatalities and
serious injuries?
• Did the commitment include either setting a target date to reach zero,
OR setting one or more targets to achieve significant declines in
roadway fatalities and serious injuries by a specific date?
To develop the Action Plan, was a committee, task force, implementation
group, or similar body established and charged with the plan’s
development, implementation, and monitoring?
Does the Action Plan include all of the following?
• Analysis of existing conditions and historical trends to baseline the level
of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries across a jurisdiction,
locality, Tribe, or region;
• Analysis of the location where there are crashes, the severity, as well as
contributing factors and crash types;
• Analysis of systemic and specific safety needs is also performed, as
needed (e.g., high risk road features, specific safety needs of relevant
road users; and,
• A geospatial identification (geographic or locational data using maps)
of higher risk locations.
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
If yes, provide documentation:
If yes, provide documentation:
If yes, provide documentation:
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Did the Action Plan development include all of the following?
• Considerations of equity using inclusive and representative processes;
• The identification of underserved communities through data; and
• Equity analysis, in collaboration with appropriate partners, focused on
initial equity impact assessments of the proposed projects and strategies,
and population characteristics.
Are both of the following true?
• The plan development included an assessment of current policies, plans,
guidelines, and/or standards to identify opportunities to improve how
processes prioritize safety; and
• The plan discusses implementation through the adoption of revised or
new policies, guidelines, and/or standards.
Does the plan include all of the following?
• A description of how progress will be measured over time that includes, at
a minimum, outcome data.
• The plan is posted publicly online.
Does the plan identify a comprehensive set of projects and strategies to
address the safety problems in the Action Plan, time ranges when
projects and strategies will be deployed, and explain project
prioritization criteria?
Was the plan finalized and/or last updated between 2018 and June
2023?
YES NO
If yes, provide documentation:
If yes, provide documentation:
If yes, provide documentation:
If yes, provide documentation:
If yes, provide documentation:
If yes, provide documentation:
Did the Action Plan development include all of the following activities?
• Engagement with the public and relevant stakeholders, including the
private sector and community groups;
• Incorporation of information received from the engagement and
collaboration into the plan; and
• Coordination that included inter- and intra-governmental cooperation
and collaboration, as appropriate.
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
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