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Mountain View CTC Meeting – December 3, 2025: Interim Improvements and Pedestrian Mall

City Council — Wednesday, December 3, 2025
BodyMountain View, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, December 3, 2025
StatusFILED
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Oh, people like that when I'm on mute.

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When the chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press 6 to unmute yourselves.

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So if they're not here, how could they understand what we said?

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Members of the public wishing to comment on an item by email.

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Oh, okay, we don't need to worry about that.

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Okay, roll call.

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All members of the committee are here.

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Oral communication from the public.

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Is there any?

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None here.

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Anybody online?

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No hands raised.

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Okay, no one from there.

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We will go now to item four, the consent calendar.

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Any members had any changes or corrections to the meeting of September 2nd?

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I have no changes or corrections to that.

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I have a friendly question about the Safe Routes School final report.

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Well, we're not there yet.

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Okay.

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I just want to make sure you didn't skip that.

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We're only at 4.1.

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We got that.

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Okay.

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That's down their way there.

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Okay.

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Hearing no corrections, do I hear a motion to accept the minutes?

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Sure.

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Motion to accept.

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Second.

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All in favor, say aye.

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Aye.

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Okay, unanimously passed. 4.2, the Transportation Committee meeting schedule.

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Now, since we don't know who's going to be on the committee next year, we'll approve it.

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We'll be right back to those people.

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Okay, any corrections or additions to it?

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No? Okay. Do I hear a motion?

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So moved.

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Okay, all of them are approving the meetings and the calendar for the next 2026.

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Say aye.

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Aye.

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Passes unanimously.

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4.3.

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Safe Routes to School Final Report.

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We received a report.

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And is there any kind of a staff memo on this or participation or presentation?

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No, it is a consent item.

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Okay.

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Well, that doesn't mean.

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Okay.

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uh i hear uh council member hicks i have a couple of friendly questions about it since i have you

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all in front of me i i will um except i do intend to accept it before not change it but um i i've

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been on the committee i don't remember taking a deep dive into it in the past so my first question

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is is this the way we we just get it submitted to us to read and and receive is the way we do it on

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this committee. We never do it. Deeper died. So I'm just going to make a couple of comments.

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It was fascinating and, you know, helpful because when, at least when I was last running,

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there was a lot of concern about safe routes to school. And we talked about it a lot. So I liked

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being able to review it. It was interesting to me that it talked both about safety and about mode

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change. I thought the highlight would be on safety, but there's actually no safety data in it.

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I believe we get that through some other forum. I know you do safety methods on the streets in

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general. So one comment is it might be nice to have some safety reporting in this report,

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety█████████████████████████████████████████████70%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████████16%
Procedural███5%
Community Engagement███5%
Economic Development██3%
Technology and Innovation█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Mountain View Transportation Committee Meeting – December 3, 2025

The Mountain View City Council Transportation Committee (CTC) met on December 3, 2025, from approximately 6:00 PM to 9:05 PM to discuss several transportation projects. Key items included the Castro and Evelyn interim improvements, the Dana and Villa pedestrian mall improvements, and a consent calendar. The committee heard public comments, deliberated on design concepts, and voted to recommend approval to the full City Council with additional considerations. The meeting also featured committee comments on e-bike safety and intersection design.

Consent Calendar

  • Meeting Minutes of September 2, 2025 – Approved unanimously.
  • 2026 Transportation Committee Meeting Schedule – Approved.
  • Safe Routes to School Final Report – Accepted as informational. Council Member Hicks noted the report lacked safety data and mode shift trends (only one year of data showed biking decreased, walking increased, and driving alone virtually unchanged). Discussion included e-bike safety training with schools and police; the committee requested an update on e-bikes for the 2026 meeting calendar.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • On Item 5.1 (Castro/Evelyn interim improvements): Multiple speakers advocated for keeping both pedestrian crossings, installing no-right-on-red restrictions, conducting a walk audit, and improving bike lane design at Moffitt/Central. Bruce England (Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning) supported BPAC recommendations. Adrian Brandt (Caltrain CAC) noted that rail sentry technology is not applicable for bikes/peds and encouraged quiet zone pursuit. Daniel Halsey, Mary Dadio, and April Webster raised safety concerns about the Moffitt/Central intersection geometry and requested community walk audits.
  • On Item 5.2 (Dana/Villa improvements): Bruce England requested speed limit review and ADA ramp alignment. Mary Dadio questioned the need for multiple signal buttons and suggested camera sensors. Albert James suggested a scramble crossing to simplify.

Discussion Items

  • 5.1 Transit Center Grade Separation Access Project (Interim Improvements): Staff presented a concept design to eliminate the vehicle-at-grade crossing at Castro and improve pedestrian/bike access. Total project cost estimated at $6.6 million using VTA Measure B funds. Discussion covered bike lane classifications (Class 2 vs Class 4), removal of 12 parking spaces (staff to explore retaining some), bus circulation concerns, BPAC recommendations (e.g., to keep both pedestrian crossings was not supported by committee), and the need for data on pedestrian/bike volumes. Committee voted to recommend council approval with additional data on usage, gateway design input, and an e-bike safety update.
  • 5.2 Interim Pedestrian Mall Improvements (Dana and Villa Intersections): Staff presented a phased design to create a centralized pedestrian crossing with new signals, bulb-outs, bollards, and thermoplastic crosswalk treatment. Phase 1 cost $1.7 million. Comments focused on street furniture design (Council Member Hicks noted interim elements should be more appropriate for a downtown), roundabout at California (concerns about scale), and signal pole count. Committee recommended council approval with further design refinements to enhance the pedestrian mall vibe and reduce clutter.
  • Committee Comments (6.2): Council Member Kamei raised concerns about visual cacophony at the Sleeper/Grant intersection (10 signal poles) and the need for e-bike enforcement. Committee agreed to prioritize e-bike education and enforcement, and to monitor the Sleeper/Grant design post-construction.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent calendar approved.
  • Item 5.1: Motion passed unanimously to recommend City Council approval of the design concept with added data on pedestrian/bike volumes, gateway design input, and an e-bike update for the committee.
  • Item 5.2: Motion passed unanimously to recommend City Council approval with further design discussions on urban pedestrian mall elements and consideration of reducing signal clutter.
  • Committee directed staff to provide data on pedestrian/bike counts for 5.1 and to explore e-bike education partnerships with schools and police.

Meeting Transcript

Oh, people like that when I'm on mute. When the chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press 6 to unmute yourselves. So if they're not here, how could they understand what we said? Members of the public wishing to comment on an item by email. Oh, okay, we don't need to worry about that. Okay, roll call. All members of the committee are here. Oral communication from the public. Is there any? None here. Anybody online? No hands raised. Okay, no one from there. We will go now to item four, the consent calendar. Any members had any changes or corrections to the meeting of September 2nd? I have no changes or corrections to that. I have a friendly question about the Safe Routes School final report. Well, we're not there yet. Okay. I just want to make sure you didn't skip that. We're only at 4.1. We got that. Okay. That's down their way there. Okay. Hearing no corrections, do I hear a motion to accept the minutes? Sure. Motion to accept. Second. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Okay, unanimously passed. 4.2, the Transportation Committee meeting schedule. Now, since we don't know who's going to be on the committee next year, we'll approve it. We'll be right back to those people. Okay, any corrections or additions to it? No? Okay. Do I hear a motion? So moved. Okay, all of them are approving the meetings and the calendar for the next 2026. Say aye. Aye. Passes unanimously. 4.3. Safe Routes to School Final Report. We received a report. And is there any kind of a staff memo on this or participation or presentation? No, it is a consent item. Okay. Well, that doesn't mean. Okay. uh i hear uh council member hicks i have a couple of friendly questions about it since i have you

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