This weekend in the Bay Area features two major festivals in its two biggest cities. Particularly, Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, and the Crunchyroll Anime Expo in San Jose.
Here’s a public transit guide to help you beat traffic and parking woes at both of these events.
As Santa Clara County – and our nation – still slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, more public events are returning. As you can see from the poster above, public July 4 fireworks shows are one such event. Many transit agencies serving Silicon Valley, such as the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Caltrain, and BART, will be running a Sunday/Holiday Schedule on Monday, July 4.
Major streets in, west of, and north of downtown San Jose will only be open to pedestrians and bicyclists today. From 10am-3pm today, Viva Calle San Jose takes place.
Information on public transit to and from this event – and how your service will be affected – is below.
On behalf of the Silicon Valley Transit Users, I want to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day this weekend.
On Monday, all transit agencies serving Santa Clara County will run on a Sunday/Holiday schedule. This includes Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) buses/light rail, Caltrain, SamTrans, and BART. Normal weekday service for all transit agencies will resume on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, this long weekend, VTA buses and light rail will help you beat traffic and parking woes to the following events:
On this long weekend, let’s ensure we honor and salute those who have fallen while serving our country in our Armed Forces.
Lastly, make sure to follow @svtransitupdts on Twitter for the latest public transit service updates and information.
Stay safe out there, in these wild times.
Eugene Bradley
Founder & CEO, Silicon Valley Transit Users
“The time is always right to do the right thing.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remember efforts last year on Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) governance reform via AB 1091? VTA reform is back in play again in the State Legislature, thanks to California State Assembly Member Marc Berman.
Assembly Member Berman will have a town hall to discuss this new effort at VTA Governance Reform. That town hall takes place on Wednesday from 6pm-7pm. Speakers at the Town Hall will include:
RSVP to make yourself part of that town hall Wednesday evening at 6pm.
Afterward, read more on why we continue to support governance reform at VTA.