Senior Civil Engineer Houghton provided the project presentation.
Public Works Director Cameron, Caltrain Director of Capital Program Delivery Robbins, Senior Civil Engineer
Houghton, Assistant Public Works Director Arango, and Caltrain Manager of Government & Community
Affairs Low responded to Committee questions about what other local cities have experienced with grade
separation projects in their jurisdictions, whether interest rates would affect the Transit Center (Castro Street)
Grade Separation and Access Project, how Caltrain signal preemption currently affects bicyclists and
pedestrians, redesign and cost implications of deferring the Central Expressway undercrossing, funding and
grants, and tunnel widths.
The following members of the public spoke:
(Virtual) Bruce England
(Virtual) Daniel Hulse
(Virtual) Emil Abraham
(Virtual) Mary Dateo
The Committee expressed general support for the Construction Methods and Sequence cost reduction
options, did not support the design modification options, and did support the project phasing proposal. The
Committee did not support deferring both tunnel legs under Central Expressway but was open to further
consider deferring the Adobe tunnel. They requested a comparison of the Castro Street Grade Separation
project and the Rengstorff Grade Separation project to be presented to the City Council.
5.2 Transit Center (Castro Street) Grade Separation and Access Project,
Project 21-35 - Public Art
Senior Civil Engineer Houghton provided a presentation on the Transit Center (Castro Street) Grade
Separation and Access Project, Project 21-35 – Public Art. Economic Vitality Manager Lang provided a
presentation of the artwork submissions which had passed the second round of judging.
Senior Civil Engineer Houghton, Economic Vitality Manager Lang, Assistant Public Works Director Arango,
and Public Works Director Cameron responded to Committee questions about how artwork was submitted in
response to the call for artists, how artwork submissions were scored, and whether Grade Separation public
artwork includes green space.
The following members of the public spoke:
Jesse Cupp
(Virtual) Bruce England
(Virtual) Valerie Fenwick
(Virtual) April Webster
No formal motion was required. Committee members encouraged City staff to further engage with the artist
Martha Sakellariou as the Castro Street Grade Separation public artwork project proceeds and provided the
following comments: support for increasing funding for this project’s artwork; review the concern over the
artwork proposed for the stairs and its potential safety risks; and consider making the artwork lighter,
brighter, and less structured. The Committee reiterated community members’ appreciation that Mountain
View’s history is represented in the proposed artwork. The artwork should reflect that the Transit Center is a
gateway to Mountain View and should be cohesive with other artwork in the City.
Speed Limit Legislation Overview and Implementation Strategy
5.3
Senior Traffic Engineer Ochoa provided a presentation on Speed Limit Legislation (Assembly Bill 43,
Assembly Bill 1938) and the Implementation Strategy.
Senior Traffic Engineer Ochoa, Public Works Director Cameron, and City Traffic Engineer Lopez responded
to Committee questions about which safety corridors and/or business activity district streets have been