Station Area Task Force

The Santa Clara Station Area Task Force (SATF) is an eleven-member advisory body that was appointed by the City Council at their meetings on Dec. 6, 2022 and April 11, 2023. The SATF is advisory, non-voting and meets approximately once a month over the course of the Santa Clara Station Area Specific Plan planning process. The purpose of the SATF is to provide input on the vision, land use, circulation, and urban design aspects of the Plan, as well as key policy issues.

While participation in the SATF meetings will be limited to appointees, the meetings will be public and members of the community will have an opportunity to provide input at the meetings.

Background

The City’s General Plan, adopted in 2010, included the Santa Clara Station Area as a near-term Focus Area. Focus Areas signify areas where the General Plan supports future growth through redevelopment and intensification of existing land uses. Because of their integral location, changes in these areas offer an opportunity to implement the General Plan Major Strategies to enhance the City’s quality of life and foster economic vitality.

The Santa Clara Station Area Specific Plan consists of 244‐acres generally bounded by De La Cruz Boulevard, Reed Street, and Martin Avenue to the northeast, and Franklin Street and El Camino Real to the southwest. At the center of this area is the existing Santa Clara Transit Station, which is served by Caltrain and Altamont Commuter Express rail lines and Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus service. The station area will also become the terminus for the VTA’s planned extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system also known as BART Silicon Valley Phase II (BART Phase II). BART Phase II is an approximately six-mile long extension of the BART system from the Berryessa/North San Jose BART Station in San Jose to the proposed Santa Clara BART Station. As such, the station area will be an increasingly important major transit hub for the Bay Area.