A Safer El Camino Real moves forward thanks to you!

Congratulations and Thank you!

On June 18 the Mountain View City Council supported the draft El Camino Real Streetscape Plan. Because of the vocal support from SVBC and our members of the draft plan, the council did not recommend any significant changes! It’s a win for a safer El Camino Real in Mountain View. The protected bikeway, removal of on-street parking, and three protected intersections will all be in the final plan when it comes back to City Council for a vote this fall.Thank you to everyone who contacted the council. We had nine people who stayed past 10 pm to speak in favor of the plan at the council meeting. At least 14 people wrote to the council supporting a safer El Camino Real with protected bikeways. It really makes an impact to show engaged and enthusiastic support for safer and better infrastructure.The Streetscape Plan will include public improvement design standards to create a welcoming boulevard that is more friendly to people walking, biking, and taking transit. The standards will help to visually define the character of El Camino Real as a unique ‘neighborhood’ in Mountain View. The plan will also identify locations for the installation of three new signalized pedestrian crossings.The City of Mountain View is preparing a Streetscape Plan for El Camino Real consistent with the City’s adopted El Camino Real Precise Plan (ECRPP), which SVBC helped to provide feedback on and support since 2014.To receive e-notifications of upcoming meetings, workshops, and available materials on the El Camino Real Streetscape Plan, please create an account (or login to an existing account) at https://www.mountainview.gov/mymv/ and and select “El Camino Real Streetscape.”To join the SVBC Mountain View Local Team, a group of our members who meet monthly to work on successful campaigns like these, go here.Finally, don’t forget to sign our petition for a Safer El Camino Real if you support this and further changes to ECR.