Mobility Action Plan

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In May 2017, Fremont’s Mayor and City Council initiated the process to develop a Mobility Action Plan and appoint a Mobility Task Force to guide staff and consultants on Fremont’s transportation issues and needs. From its inception, the goal of the Mobility Action Plan would be to address traffic congestion, improve local multimodal circulation, reduce traffic crashes, and adapt new transportation technologies.

In September 2017, the City Council appointed a 14-member Mobility Task Force composed of Fremont residents and stakeholders. The task force represented different areas of the city and contributed a variety of perspectives and knowledge from a wide range of professional backgrounds. The Fremont Mobility Action Plan was developed from community input solicited at five community events, a topic posted on Fremont Open City Hall, the City’s online civic engagement forum, and 11 Mobility Task Force meetings.

The Mobility Action Plan is intended to guide the City’s local implementation priorities and regional advocacy efforts over the next five years. Recommendations in the plan include topics of traffic signal modernization, school zones and access, travel alternatives, traffic safety program, new technologies and smart mobility, and regional policy and projects.

The Draft Plan was presented to the Fremont City Council for review at a work session on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. The City Council unanimously adopted the Mobility Action Plan on March 5, 2019.

Mobility Action Plan (Online)
Mobility Action Plan (PDF)
Action Agenda: Check List
1. Traffic Signal Modernization
  - Implement funded traffic signal modernization projects (40% of system) by 2022
  - Seek funds to complete the remaining 60% of the network (additional $20 million needed)
2. School Zones and Access
  - Increase percentage of schools actively participating in Safe Routes to School "Walk and Roll" programs (current participation level is 55%)
  - Seek new funding to complete all planned school safety improvements (additional funding need is $25 million)
3. Travel Alternatives
  - Encourage increased travel by carpooling, transit, walking, and bicycling and decrease drive alone commuting from 73% to 50% by 2040 (goal is to reduce drive alone travel by 1% per year)
  - Develop and implement a modernized AC Transit bus service plan for the Fremont area by 2020
  - Continue to implement adopted Pedestrian and Bicycle Master plans and seek funding for major investments (additional funding need is $200 million)
  - Continue to require Transportation Demand Management (TDM) for major new private development projects
4. Traffic Safety Program
  - Continue to be a national leader in Vision Zero traffic safety programs and decrease number of major traffic crashes resulting in fatalities and severe injuries
5. New Technologies and Smart Mobility
  - Stop the negative impact of navigation apps routing regional commuters through Fremont's neighborhood streets, including consideration of regulatory solutions
  - Continue efforts to implement smart mobility technologies related to signals, parking, and shared vehicles (cars, bikes and scooters)
  - Seek creative solutions and opportunities to partner with other agencies and private sector for on-demand shuttle services (including autonomous shuttles)
6. Regional Policy and Projects
  - Participate in Plan Bay Area 2050 process and pursue land use policies designed to ease regional traffic congestion through Fremont
  - Support timely delivery of funded regional transit and highway projects including improvements to BART, Capitol Corridor, and by adding Express Lanes to I-680 (Sunol Grade) and I-880
  - Continue to plan and seek funding for priority regional projects including: State Route 262/Mission Blvd. Cross-Connector; freeway interchange upgrades at 680/Mission, 680/Washington, 680/Auto Mall and 880/Decoto; Dumbarton Corridor improvements (bud and rail); and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) service expansion
7. Organization and Funding Initiatives
  - Create an ongoing Fremont Mobility Commission to support implementation of the Mobility Action Plan
  - Convene an annual Fremont Mobility Summit with participation from Fremont's representatives from regional, state, and federal agencies to facilitate collaboration, and review current information, issues, ideas and priorities
  - Pursue new partnerships to help implement Fremont's mobility goals
  - Consider new local revenue enhancement opportunities to implement unfunded transportation priorities
The Mobility Task Force was dissolved at the March 15, 2019 City Council meeting. For updates, please visit the Mobility Commission page.