Grand Boulevard
The Grand Boulevard is a collaboration of 19 cities, counties, local and regional agencies united to improve the performance, safety and aesthetics of El Camino Real. Starting at the northern Daly City city limit (where it is named Mission Street) and ending near the Diridon Caltrain Station in central San Jose (where it is named The Alameda), the initiative brings together—for the first time—all of the agencies having responsibility for the condition, use and performance of the street.
El Camino Real is the most important arterial on the Peninsula, carrying more people than any other. It meets these responsibilities fairly well, though there are widespread complaints about congestion, appearance and safety. The public perception has been that the street is not well planned.
Though many localized planning efforts are underway, they remain uncoordinated. For that reason, the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), Santa Clara Transportation Authority (VTA), Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network and SAMCEDA (San Mateo Economic Development Association) started an extensive program of collaboration, bringing together all of the agencies having partial responsibility for the street.
Progress on this initiative is reported in detail on the Grand Boulevard website which you can access by clicking here: http://www.grandboulevard.net.