The Yale Avenue Enhancement Project is underway. This initial phase of the project focuses on public outreach to gather input from the community. The City is exploring ways to enhance safety, accessibility, and mobility along Yale Avenue between I-405 and Portola Parkway. The corridor traverses a significant portion of the City, including the communities of Woodbridge, El Camino Real, Northwood, and Northwood Point. Given that, robust outreach is being conducted, including several workshops and pop-up events to solicit feedback, encourage discussion, and share potential concepts.
The preliminary concepts being shared showcase a wide range of improvements that could be implemented subject to community input, fiscal considerations, and analysis. The alternatives being developed will likely vary depending on the unique needs of each community and may include the option to maintain existing conditions.
Once developed, the City will reengage with the community for another round of outreach to share these refined alternatives before the project moves forward. This is anticipated in spring 2027. The City's ongoing partnership with the community will help refine the project and shape a path forward.
In the Woodbridge community, the feedback received to date and available data do not support advancing the Class IV bikeway concepts presented during the initial outreach. The City will instead focus on evaluating whether other, more appropriate improvements may address safety and mobility needs while considering existing roadway conditions and neighborhood priorities. The City is committed to evaluating bicycle and pedestrian safety and mobility throughout the Yale Avenue corridor.
Background
Yale Avenue was first identified in the City Council-adopted 2021 Strategic Active Transportation Plan and in the 2024 Sustainable Mobility Plan as a proposed bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly corridor. There were several corridor recommendations and planning-level concepts identified. These concepts were not final designs and were subject to additional design and constructability review, as well as community input, which is underway now with the Yale Avenue Enhancement Project.
