By signing this petition, you will be encouraging a partnership between California State Parks OHMVR Division and San Jose CA to open the world's first multi-use and zero emission recreational vehicle public park in San Jose, California.

Link to Park Summary

The park will environmentally restore 800-acres of reclaimed land in North San Jose. There will be miles of paved walking and biking trails around the park. In an onion-skin manner, there will be dirt trails for small electric recreational vehicles including the full range of E-bikes from pedal-assist and/or with throttle, to full size dirt bikes. There will be motocross style tracks and a new home for the Santa Clara PAL BMX track.

The goals of the Zero Emission Park are to:

• Promote electric vehicles and prove their viability for recreation.
• Entice buyers to choose electric over gas powered vehicles.
• Reduce travel trips to reduce emissions system wide.
• Provide recreational and nature educational opportunities in an urban environment.
• Provide active recreation to get kids away from screens and out into nature.

There has been an expanded interest from CA State Parks, including much discussion at a recent OHMVR Division workshop to identify new park locations with $30mm in funds allocated in SB155.

California State Parks, San Jose and a nonprofit foundation will be responsible for all environmental restoration, habitat and species stewardship, planning the park and building the trails, nature education center and nature kiosks in each habitat zone.

Most of the land will remain open space. For the use of a fraction of the land for trails the park will provide all the funding, staff and expertise to restore, maintain and provide stewardship for all the land.

This would be a regionally attractive recreational destination and an excellent use of the land and fits in well with San Jose’s Green Vision Goals and high-tech reputation.

Let San Jose and CA State Parks know that you support opening this innovative park in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Below is an email excerpt from State Parks outlining their interest in this proposal.

All,

I would like to restate my desire to get this project moving forward. The concept of urban parks was considered extremely important by the Parks Forward Commission’s report.

That report is driving the Transformation Team towards the future of California State Parks and your proposed OHV park would mark off a number of important boxes on the list.

First, partnerships are a priority and the State through the OHMVR Division of State Parks would partner with a non-profit and local government to develop and manage the facility.

Secondly, the urban parks mandate would be covered with the proposed location.

Thirdly, the environmental mandates would be stricter than a typical State Park due to the requirements of the OHV laws in California.

And lastly, the California Air Resources Board in conjunction with the OHMVR Division are moving towards a future plan with Electric/Low Emission OHVs.

I will make myself available to meet with you and any local city officials as we move forward.

Sincerely,

State Parks OHMVR Commissioner