Ride Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Dumbarton Express, or SamTrans buses to the Palo Alto Transit Center? Due to a pavement repair project on University Circle, the Palo Alto Transit Center will be closed from August 8 at 4am until September 22.
Learn how YOU will be affected by the Transit Center’s temporary closure below.
This is a big summer weekend in Silicon Valley. First, there’s the 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival in South County happening this weekend. Also, you have two concerts this Saturday and Sunday night at the SAP Center in downtown San Jose. Finally, there is a San Jose Earthquakes soccer match vs. Colorado at Avaya Stadium in San Jose on Saturday afternoon at 4:45pm.
This transit guide will detail the bus and rail alternatives to traffic gridlock and parking hassles.
For those who follow us: note that there will be no live group meeting on Tuesday. Instead, a group meeting with a new date will be announced for August. Please stay tuned for more details.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
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The first of the new features to our web site: being notified of new posts.
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In the works here, are a first-time transit rider’s guide and an online calendar of transit-related events and meetings. Look for announcements on these features soon.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
On behalf of the Silicon Valley Transit Users, I want to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day.
All Silicon Valley transit agencies (like VTA, Caltrain, SamTrans, Caltrain, and BART) are running on a Sunday/Holiday schedule today.
Fourth of July parades will cause rerouting on several VTA bus lines today. These include:
Speaking of which: VTA light rail to downtown San Jose and several bus lines are great alternatives to the traffic gridlock expected for the downtown San Jose fireworks tonight. They are also a great alternative to drinking and driving to and from the festivities.
Please stay safe and sane on this Fourth of July holiday.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users