VTA’s “GovDelivery” Doesn’t Always Deliver

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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has an alert system managed by GovDelivery. The system is supposed to alert subscribers of delays affecting any and all bus and light rail service in Santa Clara County.

Greta Helm, VTA’s Chief External Affairs Officer, was at our last group meeting last Thursday. I inquired to her specifically about this issue. Notes on that meeting will be available shortly.

It seems VTA’s implementation of GovDelivery for alerts doesn’t always tell you everything. Details on what’s going on – and how YOU can help to fix it – are available after the More… jump.

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We’re On SoundCloud!

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The Silicon Valley Transit Users is now using SoundCloud instead of PodBean as our podcast area. The switch to SoundCloud allows for more universal access to podcasts of our activities via smartphones and tablets, as well as desktop and laptop computers.

Our first entry in the new podcast area is a recording from the December 4 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) community meeting to propose extending light rail to Los Gatos.

The recording is nearly two (2) hours long.

Eventually our new podcast area will have recordings of current and prior VTA Board Meetings and workshops, selected radio newscasts involving transit issues in Santa Clara County, and even some of our group activities.

Enjoy!

Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users

Two Transit Guides Revised

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For this coming Farmers’ Market season in Silicon Valley, the Farmers’ Market transit guide has been revised. It now features more accurate Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus & light rail options. Information for Moveable Feast will be made available in a separate page, currently a work in progress.

Also, the Mobile Apps page was revised to point to the correct link for NextVTA on Android.

Enjoy!

Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users

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