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San Jose council reviews transportation and airport budget; speed cameras set for fall deployment
Summary
City staff told the council the Transportation and Aviation CSA budget prioritizes safety, with automated speed-camera deployment planned for this fall, expanded parking enforcement and airport asset-preservation projects to boost customer experience amid lower business travel.
San Jose city staff told the City Council on May 7 that the transportation and aviation budgets for 2026–27 will prioritize safety while supporting airport recovery and downtown parking adjustments.
John Russo, director of transportation, opened the session and said the department’s core focus is system safety across pavement, traffic maintenance and multimodal projects. “Most importantly, airport operations and the safety for the airport is Mookie’s top priority, as well as ours in terms of all the surface transportation safety,” Russo said.
Airport director Mookie Patel said passenger-satisfaction scores remain high even as business travel lags, and flagged an asset-preservation program to modernize aging facilities and improve the customer…
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