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Cupertino council approves resolution on Stevens Creek Corridor vision study, conditions VTA acceptance
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment, the Cupertino City Council approved a resolution that accepts the Stevens Creek Corridor vision study with conditions, authorizes letters to VTA and the project steering committee, and says the city will not commit further staff time or funds to the steering committee until those conditions are met.
At a Cupertino City Council meeting, the council voted to approve a resolution accepting the Stevens Creek Boulevard corridor vision study with added conditions and authorized the mayor to send letters to the Valley Transportation Authority and the corridor steering committee outlining the city’s concerns.
The action directs the mayor to ask VTA to reconsider having accepted the study without sufficient input from Cupertino and states that Cupertino will not invest additional city funding or staff time in the steering committee or working group until the conditions in the draft resolution are met. The motion passed; the council recorded two no votes (Mohan and Ferwin).
Why it matters: Stevens Creek Boulevard runs through several jurisdictions and any corridor-level design decisions — including lane reconfigurations, dedicated transit lanes or median changes — would affect traffic flow, school travel routes and grant eligibility across Cupertino, San Jose and Santa Clara. The council’s resolution aims to preserve Cupertino’s priorities…
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