Grand Boulevard Initiative Toolbox

Grand Boulevard Multimodal Transportation Corridor Plan
Street Design Toolbox
The Street Design Guidelines promote the basic elements of the Grand Boulevard vision and are intended to be consistent with Caltrans, SamTrans, VTA, and C/CAG standards. They focus on encouraging multimodal access and a boulevard street environment, and are specifically intended to encourage locally-initiated street improvement projects. Click here to return to the Grand Boulevard Initiative home page.
Design GuidelinesStreet Design Guidelines PrototypesDesign Prototypes Matrix ReferenceCaltrans Matrix Reference
Consistent with Caltrans, SamTrans, VTA, and C/CAG standards, the Street Design Guidelines promote the basic elements of the Grand Boulevard vision. They encourage multimodal access and a boulevard street environment, and are intended to spur locally-initiated street improvement projects.

 

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These prototypes illustrate possibilities for combining the Design Guidelines to create multimodal streets that fulfill local community and Grand Boulevard Initiative objectives. The prototypes portray existing conditions, conceptual designs that meet Caltrans standards, and configurations requiring design exceptions.

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The Design Guideline Matrix lists relevant Caltrans standards, local community issues related to these design standards, and the requirements for a Caltrans design exception.

 

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