Stevens Creek Corridor

Email your elected representatives now so the Stevens Creek Corridor Bus Rapid Transit project is designed with key bicycle, pedestrian, and transit improvements. 

For more information and to get involved, contact Chris Lepe.

The Stevens Creek corridor Bus Rapid Transit project (523) will travel along the current bus line 23 route from east San Jose and downtown San Jose to De Anza College in Cupertino along San Carlos Street and Stevens Creek Boulevard.

The 523 will bring rapid transit service to an area that is only served by local bus service yet carries one out of every ten bus riders in Santa Clara County. The Stevens Creek Rapid will serve important destinations such as Valley Fair and Cupertino Square malls, Santana Row, De Anza College, and the City of Cupertino’s government offices.

Costs, timeline, & funding

Rapid Transit service on Stevens Creek Blvd and San Carlos St will occur in three phases. VTA plans to introduce the 323 limited stop bus in October 2012, followed by the first phase of BRT in 2014 which will likely contain a combination of limited stop service, headway based schedules, and signal priority similar to what already exists on El Camino Real. The final phase of the BRT project which will include transit stations with ample shelter and seating, real time bus arrival information, level-boarding platforms, ticket vending machines, and other amenities, plus bus only lanes and pedestrian improvements is planned for completion in 2017. Construction of the Stevens Creek Rapid is estimated to cost between $145 million to $232 million, depending on whether a single reversible lane or a viaduct is built near Valley Fair Mall. The majority of the funding for the project is expected to come from Santa Clara County’s Measure A sales tax and Prop 1B state funds.

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