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CSS Tool Kit

The Peninsula Rail Program has developed the Context Sensitive Solutions toolkit (Click here to access it ) for stakeholders of the San Francisco to San Jose section of the California High-Speed Train Project. The purpose of the toolkit is to provide a methodical approach for both providing technical and project information to stakeholders and for soliciting a wide range of inputs that will be used to further shape the project alternatives.

The tool kit provides technical and project information to stakeholders and offers a wide range of inputs that will be used to further shape the project alternatives.

The toolkit includes:

  • Reference Documents – These provide generic/typical information about the multitude of factors that must be considered to develop this project for this corridor.
  • Exercises – The exercises aid in identifying/broadening the understanding of what is desirable and feasible and are the “bridge” or “translator” between the community goals and the project design.
    1. Exercise 1 – Mapping Context (Available April 2, 2010)
    2. Exercise 2 – Grade Separation Methods (Available April 2, 2010)
    3. Exercise 3 – Stations
    4. Exercise 4 – Local Design Solutions
    5. Exercise 5 – Knitting the Corridor Together

The toolkit provides options so Stakeholders can select the “tools” that are of interest to them. Some may find that a lot of questions are answered simply by reading the different reference documents. Others may choose to complete just one or two of the exercises. More information and exercises will be added to the toolkit over the life of the project, and all will be available on this Caltrain/PRP website.

Links:

The following are links to the available reference documents and exercises. All documents have been assigned to different chapters so Stakeholders can create a complete workbook of the documents provided. Updates and new additions will be added over time.

Cover (PDF, 20KB)
Table of Contents (PDF, 124KB)

  1. Process Documents
  2. Schedule/Calendar
  3. Participants
  4. Reference Materials
  5. Exercises
    1. Mapping Context
    2. Grade Separations/Vertical Options (3/31/10 - .xls, 229KB)
      • Exercise 2 Tutorial - Coming soon
    3. Stations - Future exercise
    4. Local Design Solutions - Future exercise
    5. Knitting the Corridor Together - Future exercise
  6. Meeting Agendas & Notes
  7. Public Information / Handouts
  8. Correspondence
  9. Local Design Solutions