What is a mobility hub?

The City of San José will be installing custom designed mobility hubs on East San Fernando Street. At mobility hubs, people can seamlessly connect to different forms of transportation. They make it easier for people to walk, bike, scoot, or ride transit. They are public spaces that provide welcoming experiences for communities to connect. The first hub will be on East San Fernando between Second and Third Streets. The second hub will be between Sixth and Seventh Streets.

The proposed Mobility Hubs may include features such as:

• Streetlights, seating, and landscaping
• Short- and long-term secure bike parking
• Do-it-yourself bike repair stations
• E-scooter parking
• Charging for personal e-bikes and scootersSigns and real-time bus/train arrival clocks

City Goals

Implementing Mobility Hubs is a defined strategy in the City’s Downtown Transportation Plan. Mobility Hubs will improve access and transfers between a variety of transportation options. They give people more chances to use transit, bike share, and other ways of getting around. These alternatives to driving also reduce congestion and dependence on private cars, and they improve connections between different types of transportation. The proposed sites would be the first two out of 22 recommended by the Downtown Transportation Plan.

The San Fernando Mobility Hubs project supports goals from other city plans, including the following:

• Envision San José 2040 General Plan
  • Goal TR-1.1: Accommodate and encourage use of non-automobile transportation modes to achieve San José’s mobility goals and reduce vehicle trip generation and vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
  • Goal TR-2.18: Provide bicycle storage facilities as identified in the San José Bicycle Master Plan
  • Goal TR-9.18: Develop and implement strategies to increase shared mobility options
  • Goal TR-9.19: Develop and implement strategies to rapidly improve the operations of and expand transit and shared mobility options throughout San José

• Downtown Transportation Plan
  • Strategy 1: Safer streets
  • Strategy 6: Low-stress bike facilities and slow streets
  • Strategy 9: Enhance bike connectivity

• Move San José
  • Strategy 2: Make more public space for people
  • Strategy 5: Green infrastructure
  • Strategy 8: Bike amenities like bike storage
  • Strategy 15: User-friendly transportation information
  • Strategy 18: Mobility hubs

• Climate Smart San José
  • Strategy 2.1: Developing integrated, accessible public and active transport infrastructure reduces the dependency on the car to move within the City
  • Strategy 2.3: New technology can enable clean, electric, and personalized mobility choices that make it convenient to move between any two points in the City

Timeline

Future Milestones

• Spring 2024 to 2026: Planning/conceptual design
• Fall 2026: Environmental studies
• Fall 2026: Design engineering
• Winter 2027: Construction begins
• Winter 2028: Construction complete

Project Updates

As of November 2023, the project team has been collaborating with the design agency LundbergDesign through the Swedish program initiative Street Moves. LundbergDesign has helped develop design ideas and will support a community-driven design process. The project team, Street Moves, and LundbergDesign have met with key stakeholders to begin identifying community needs. This collaboration includes selecting community partners and community engagement activities. LundbergDesign will also work on initial design proposals.

The initiative Street Moves is led by Arkdes – the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design and funded by Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency.

Coordination with Other Projects

The City of San José is also building the Better Bikeways San Fernando Complete Street project. This project will upgrade the existing quick-build bike lanes on San Fernando between Market and 10th Streets.

Construction of the mobility hubs will begin following the completion of the San Fernando Better Bikeways Project in September 2025.

Community Engagement

The City of San José will partner with at least three community-based organizations. The mobility hub design will be co-created through this partnership between the City and the Downtown community. Stay tuned for upcoming focus groups, surveys, and community test rides.

Key Stakeholders and Partners

• San José Downtown Association
• San José State University
• San José Downtown neighborhood associations
• Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
• San Jose Police Department and Council District 3
• Bikeshare operator (Lyft) and permitted micro-mobility (scooter) operators
• Street Moves

The City will continue to work with community partners to and stakeholders to advance the project throughout the development process.

Contact

If you have questions or comments about this project, please email project manager Carla Suryamega at carla.suryamega@sanjoseca.gov or deputy project manager Andrea Arjona at andrea.arjonaamador@sanjoseca.gov.

Project Map

Examples of a Mobility Hub

A rendering of a protected bike lane, landscaping, and seating on Second and Third Streets.

A rendering of a protected bike lane, landscaping, and seating on Sixth and Seventh Streets.

Funding

The City was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) Mobility Hub program to develop two micromobility hubs on East San Fernando Street.