Mountain View Active Transportation Plan

The City of Mountain View Active Transportation Plan (MVATP) aims to update and bring together the previously completed Pedestrian Master Plan and the Bicycle Transportation Plan, and incorporates green treatments as much as possible.

Your voice is critical to creating an innovative plan that is grounded in community needs.

Vision and Guiding Principles

The Vision and Guiding Principles of the MVATP were developed in collaboration with the Active Transportation Public Advisory Committee (ATPAC), the city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), and City staff. These included and included:

Vision

Mountain View leads the region with an Active Transportation Plan that defines a series of connected, low-stress, and green corridors that invite active transportation. The corridors include shade, wildlife habitat, and public open spaces. The plan enables the City to intentionally support a culture of walking and biking, enhance biodiversity, and reduce climate change impacts.

Guiding Principles

• Mobility and Connectivity: Streets that are easy to use and well-connected for walking, biking and rolling purposes.
• Safety and Comfort: Trails, sidewalks, bikeways, intersections, and crosswalks that are safe, inviting, and easy to use.
• Access and Equity: Policies and programs that engage and protect vulnerable populations and increase mobility choices.
• Sustainability and Biodiversity: Green streets that improve access to nature and open spaces while promoting sustainability via native habitats and stormwater management.
• Innovative and Action-Oriented: An implementable plan with clear standards that are updated and aligned with adopted policies.