San Jose Council District 3 - Councilmember Sam Liccardo



Councilmember Sam Liccardo
District 3

Council District 3 - Sam Liccardo
District 3 - Downtown, Japantown, east to Diridon Station

Sam Liccardo is an avid cyclist both for recreation and transportation around his central San Jose city district. Sam is a supporter of the Amgen Tour of California and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition. Many of Sam's constituents ride bicycles to downtown events, commute to work, or do not own cars (for personal or other reasons). The number of cyclists in his district has been growing. His districts also includes the planned Hedding Street Bicycle Improvements, the new bike lanes on 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, and Almaden, and the planned bicycle and pedestrian improvements on San Carlos and San Fernando Streets.

Election History

 Election: June 8, 2010

• Sam T. Liccardo .......... 6,305 votes 80.16%
• Timothy Hennessey .......... 1,561 votes 19.84%

Committees

San Jose Council Committees

• San Jose City Council Transportation and Environment Committee
• San Jose City Council Community and Economic Development Committee
• Co-chair Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan Update Task Force

San Jose City Boards, Commissions, and Committees

 Regional and Agency Committees (Includes Transportation)

 

Sam also holds leadership positions on several regional agencies, as:

• Cities Association of Santa Clara County (CASCC) - President

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) - Board Member

• Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) - Board Member and Past Chair
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) - Executive Board

Other Boards

Council Votes

August 21,2012 Agenda Item Agenda - 6.1 Hedding and Ocala Bike Lane Projects Voted Yes (In favor)

News

San Jose opens bike lanes, offers plans for bicycle, pedestrian safe downtown (San Jose Mercury News, August 16, 2012)

New Bike Lanes Introduced to Downtown Streets (San Jose.com, August 13, 2012)
Sam Liccardo: San Jose needs to pull together