Downtown Lafayette Mobility

Lafayette is advancing a coordinated series of transportation projects, studies, and programs to improve how people walk, bike, take transit, and drive in and around downtown.

Some of these efforts are already moving into construction. Others are designing specific improvements or studying particular transportation needs. At the same time, the Mt. Diablo Boulevard Corridor Multimodal Mobility Plan (M3) will establish a longer-term framework for how Lafayette's transportation network can evolve over the next 20 years.

Each effort has its own purpose, scope, schedule, and decision-making process. But they are intentionally being coordinated because many address the same streets, connections, and travel needs.

Together, this work is intended to create a safer, more connected, and more accessible downtown transportation network.

Mt. Diablo Boulevard Corridor Multimodal Mobility Plan (M3)
M3 is developing a community-driven, 20-year framework for walking, bicycling, transit, and vehicle travel in and around downtown Lafayette. The study will consider how the transportation network should evolve over time, identify potential improvements and policy strategies, and establish priorities for future implementation. M3 will also draw upon and coordinate with the City's other transportation projects and studies underway in and around downtown. To keep informed, sign up for email notification about M3 Plan news.

Several concurrent projects are addressing specific pieces of Lafayette’s multimodal transportation network.

Lafayette Aqueduct Pathway
The City is designing and constructing segments of a planned low-stress, separated walking and bicycling route connecting neighborhoods, downtown, BART, schools, and ultimately the broader regional trail network.

Lafayette BART Station Access & Circulation Study
This study is evaluating walking, bicycling, transit, and vehicle access within approximately one-half mile of the Lafayette BART station, with an emphasis on safety, connectivity, and first/last-mile access.

Downtown Parking Management
The City is implementing strategies to better manage downtown parking and curb space, improve access to businesses and destinations, and support changing transportation and land-use needs. 

Pleasant Hill Road / SR-24 Pedestrian and Bicycle Access
The City is evaluating opportunities to improve pedestrian and bicycle travel through the Pleasant Hill Road/SR-24 interchange and strengthen connections between Lafayette's downtown transportation network and destinations to the east and south, including the Aqueduct Pathway and the Lafayette-Moraga Trail.

Planning for a multimodal downtown is already translating into improvements on the ground.

BART Town Center & Bike Station Project
Improvements at the Lafayette BART station are enhancing bicycle parking, pedestrian circulation, and connections between BART and downtown. 

Connecting Lafayette
Separated pedestrian and bicycle facilities on School Street and Topper Lane will improve connections among neighborhoods, schools, downtown, and the broader bicycle and pedestrian network. 

Smart Signals
Signal technology upgrades along key Lafayette corridors will improve coordination and traffic operations while supporting safer crossings and more responsive management of the transportation network. 

Additional projects will move from planning and design into construction as funding becomes available.

Creating a more multimodal downtown will happen incrementally. Some improvements can be implemented in the near term, while others require additional planning, design, funding, and community discussion. By advancing these efforts concurrently, Lafayette can coordinate near-term investments with longer-term planning, identify conflicts and opportunities early, and position priority projects for future funding and implementation.

Because these projects overlap geographically and address many of the same transportation needs, the City is coordinating them rather than considering each effort in isolation.

The Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee provides a forum for coordinated community input across these efforts. The Committee reviews concepts and helps identify connections, tradeoffs, and potential conflicts as projects advance. The Committee is advisory. Individual projects retain their own public processes, and formal recommendations and decisions continue to be considered by the appropriate City commissions and City Council. To keep informed, sign up for email notification about Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee meetings.

Questions About Downtown Mobility?

Contact Patrick Golier, Transportation & Circulation Program Manager, 925-299-3229.