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Weekend Transit Update – May 20-22

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From playoff hockey to baseball to a crafts fair – this weekend has some awesome things to do in the South Bay and San Francisco. This post will show you public transit options to and from these events to help you beat traffic gridlock and parking hassles.

Due to San Francisco Giants baseball and Maker Faire in San Mateo, expect standing-room only (SRO) conditions on Caltrain this weekend. This will especially be the case on Saturday, with San Jose Sharks playoff hockey in San Jose around 4pm.

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Weekend Transit Update – May 14-15

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Bay to Breakers runniers. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.

Bay to Breakers runniers. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.

This weekend in the South Bay features events such as Bay to Breakers in San Francisco, an art festival in Los Altos, and a hockey playoff viewing party in San Jose.  To that end, here are public transit options to and from these events, to help you beat traffic gridlock and parking woes. Details follow…

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From Tonight’s VTA Board Of Directors Meeting

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Tonight’s VTA Board of Directors meeting in San Jose is expected to be rather light on issues to be discussed.  Join me as I will bring up a few issues regarding Envision Silicon Valley during the Public Comments at the beginning of the meeting.

TIME & DATE: Thursday, May 5 at 5:30pm
PLACE: County Supervisors’ Chambers at the Santa Clara County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding Street, San Jose
GETTING THERE: VTA Light Rail and the 61, 62, 66 and 181 bus lines stop 1 block south of the Government Center, at Civic Center light rail station.  Starting at 5:30pm, free parking is available along W. Hedding, across the street from the Government Center.

Read up on how to ensure your voice is heard at any VTA Board meeting (or workshop).

See you at the VTA Board meeting tonight.

Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users

Sweating Details At A Workshop

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This Friday morning promises to be an event for public transit in Silicon Valley. Then, in San Jose, members of the Valley Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors will discuss what will go into a proposed sales tax ballot measure in November. (Adobe Acrobat PDF Document)

Take any VTA bus, light rail or Caltrain? Learn how YOU are affected by the proposal by reading this article from Adina Levin of Green Caltrain.

The VTA Workshop will be webcast LIVE to the public starting at 9am on Friday.

EVENT: VTA Envision Silicon Valley Workshop
DATE & TIME: Friday, April 22nd at 9am
PLACE: VTA Headquarters, 3331 N. First Street, San Jose
GETTING THERE: VTA Headquarters is right next to the River Oaks light rail station.

If at all possible, join us to ensure VTA continues to build a proper transit system for everyone in Santa Clara County – including YOU.  Remember: it will be (more) sales tax money from YOU that will be spent on these transit projects.

Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users

DISCLOSURE: Our group is one of the stakeholders of the Envision Silicon Valley effort.