Silicon Valley transit tips and guides where appropriate.
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.
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
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On behalf of the Silicon Valley Transit Users, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
As usual, many Silicon Valley Transit agencies will run extended bus and rail service on New Year’s Eve and early New Year’s day. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will have free fares for its buses and light rail from 8pm-5am New Year’s Day. This also includes a special schedule for the 181 express bus between San Jose and Fremont BART station.
Also, SamTrans in San Mateo County will have free fares for its buses from 8pm-5am New Year’s Day. Caltrain will have free fare service between San Jose and San Francisco from 8pm until about 2am New Year’s Day. They will also have four trains leaving San Francisco after midnight, making all local stops to San Jose. In San Francisco, MUNI will have free fares on its buses and light rail from 8pm-5am New Year’s Day. BART will run trains until 3am system-wide, with extra service to accommodate for the New Year’s Eve fireworks show along the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
All transit agencies will run a Sunday/Holiday schedule on New Year’s Day (Sunday) and Monday, January 2 when New Year’s Day is officially observed.
Take advantage of these free and extended services tonight. They will help avoid traffic gridlock and the possibility of getting arrested for driving under the influence. They also help you beat the “surge pricing” expected for ride-booking companies like Uber and Lyft.
Follow @svtransitupdts on Twitter for transit updates to and from these and other events. Transit reports from BART, VTA, and other transit agencies from transit riders like YOU are reported daily. Here’s how YOU can help report public transit delays.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
This weekend in Silicon Valley features several interesting events – despite expected rain this weekend. For starters, there’s bull riding and a Bacon Festival in San Jose. Also, there’s college football in San Jose and Raiders football in Oakland. This transit guide has Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus, light rail, and other rail service to and from these events to help you beat traffic gridlock.
More information follows…