Highlights of a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) open house in Santa Clara on Monday will be available this evening.
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Group Meeting This Thursday
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On Thursday, April 24, our next group meeting takes place at the San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. 7th Street in San Jose.
There will be follow-up on issues such as
- The need for pedestrian, motorist and cyclist safety tips for everyone
- VTA transit service plans for the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara
- Ways YOU can help keep VTA buses and light rail running on time
There will also be a brief discussion of two political races (the San Jose Mayoral race and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office) and how both races affect every bus and train rider in Santa Clara County.
See you on Thursday!
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
Fire At Former KNTV Studios Affects Three VTA Bus Lines
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An explosion and fire at the former KNTV television studios at Park and Montgomery occurred about an hour ago. As of 4:30pm, the San Jose Fire Department declared it a “five-alarm” fire.
Three (3) bus lines – VTA’s 64 and 65 bus lines, and the Highway 17 Express bus line – all run past and stop at the former studios. The explosion and resulting fire has also caused rerouting and delays on these bus lines as firefighters put out the blaze.
Two other notes: the fire is yards away from VTA light rail and railroad tracks used by Caltrain, Amtrak and Union Pacific freight. No word yet on whether or not rail services have been affected. The blaze is also across Park Avenue from the San Jose Fire Department’s training headquarters on Montgomery.
Group member David Lytton of Campbell took this photo after witnessing the explosion and resulting smoke before the blaze.
Follow @svtransitupdts for additional news on how transit info is affected by the fire, and when normal service will be restored.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users
VTA Bus Service Changes On Monday
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On Monday, April 14, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will make several changes to bus and light rail service throughout Santa Clara County.
Details on the changes are after the jump.
Notes From Our March 27 Meeting
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(Apologies for the delay in posting this. There have been some personal issues I have had to deal with.)
At our group meeting last Thursday, we discussed the need to get the word out on being safe as a pedestrian. This issue is in light of recent and tragic incidents such as:
- A pedestrian vs. cyclist collision on the campus of San Jose State, where an 89-year old female pedestrian involved died
- A freight train vs. automobile collision in Morgan Hill where a 20-year old woman who allegedly drove her SUV onto the railroad tracks was killed by an oncoming freight train
- This near-miss of a Caltrain vs. pedestrian collision in Redwood City:
More on this particular incident in a later post. Meanwhile, read and understand these safety tips from Caltrain on how to cross railroad tracks – especially if you drive a car.
We also discussed VTA’s plans for transit service to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, and a meeting in Mountain View April 9 to determine transit needs in the Palo Alto and Mountain View area. Of the latter, member Michael Ludvig recommended increased service frequency on the 51 bus line (Moffett Field-De Anza College).
Lots of catching up to do…
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users