Title
El Camino Real Bus Rapid Transit Project.
Recommended Action
The purpose of this Study Session is to:
• Receive a presentation from the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) El Camino Real Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Policy Advisory Board (PAB) Chair Jeannie Bruins regarding two project initiatives that have been developed since the Mountain View City Council reviewed and provided comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the BRT project in December 2014:
1. Begin an environmental analysis of a new right-lane street configuration that would designate the right through-lane on each side of El Camino Real as a restricted-use lane where transit, high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs), right-turning single-occupancy vehicles (SOVs), and electric and hybrid vehicles with valid carpool stickers are allowed.
2. Implement a pilot project of the right-lane configuration that consists of pavement marking or paint, signage, and enforcement, but no station improvements.
• Provide input to Chair Bruins regarding if there is sufficient interest on the City Council to support the PAB recommendation of the implementation of either one, or both, of these initiatives to the VTA Board of Directors.