Caribbean Drive Parking and Trail Access Enhancements

Status: Complete

Construction Cost: $1M

Project Goal: This projects goal was to accommodate the needs of the Sunnyvale Cleanwater Program by relocating the current trail access and parking along Carl Road to Caribbean Drive.

Project/Construction information: The Caribbean Drive Parking and Trail Access Enhancements Project enhanced parking and maintained access to the San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail) by creating a new public access point and parking along Caribbean Drive in place of one westbound travel lane. This access point increased available parking for Bay Trail users as well as improving bicycle and pedestrian access along Caribbean Drive.

Cyclist riding down a trail

Project Benefits

  • Increased the amount of parking spaces in the area on Caribbean Drive to replace parking currently located on Carl Road (including ADA accessible spaces).

  • Improved bicycle and pedestrian access along Caribbean Drive.

  • Created attractive streetscapes to enhance the surrounding area for bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists, including grant-funded bioretention planters filled with native species to clean and treat stormwater.

  • Made additional space surrounding the Plant available for renovation work, so the Plant can continue providing reliable wastewater treatment services for decades to come.