Bus Rapid Transit build at Alum Rock/Jackson in May 2015. Courtesy Google Maps.
There goes the Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) record of having projects built on-time and on-budget. By now, you’ve probably heard the news about how construction delays along Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose have delayed the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project until Summer 2016.
More on this issue – and how it parallels a past transit project in San Jose – follows.
On behalf of the Silicon Valley Transit Users, I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving Day – and weekend.
On Thanksgiving Day, all Silicon Valley transit agencies like Caltrain, SamTrans in San Mateo County and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule.
On Friday, many of these same transit agencies will run on a modified weekday (and in the case of Caltrain, a Saturday) schedule.
There are plenty of events this long weekend with good transit options to help you beat the expected traffic gridlock. Details follow…
On behalf of the Silicon Valley Transit Users, I want to wish all current and former members of our nation’s Armed Forces a Happy Veterans’ Day today. Without your sacrifice, our Republic would not exist.
All public transit agencies serving Silicon Valley (VTA, Caltrain, ACE, Capitol Corridor, SamTrans) are running a regular weekday schedule today.
If you know someone who served or is serving in our nation’s Armed Forces, wish him or her a Happy Veterans’ Day.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users