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SJC expansion to come before BART and airport peoplemover;
We're not runnig a circus here - SJ Mayor Gonzales [SJ Mercury]
BART to SFO delayed another three months [San Mateo Journal], [may open in Sprint 2003 [Oakland Tribune]
Station area plans for Warms Springs and Irvington.
Flea market TOD will help sell SJ BART [SJ Mercury]
Update!
VTA may run out of funds in 2004
There looks to be no way for the
Valley Transportation Authority to pursue its ambitious BART and
light rail plans without raising taxes. Santa Clara Supervisor Don Gage
proposes diverting funds from the BART tax to keep existing buses and
trolleys running.
VTA's $6 billion deficit, may run out of cash by 2005. [Gary Richards, SJ Mercury]
Comment: VTA's unrealistic financial forecasts were expected [SJ Mercury]
VTA expects drastic cuts [SJ Mercury]
BART Seismic Bond BB defeated [SJ Mercury],
BART Ponders more fair alternatives [Contra Costa Times],
Director Pete Snyder proposes nickel-a-year plan [Oakland Tribune]
Blaylock is smart choice [SJ Mercury]
BART director Tom Blalock seeks 3rd term to complete Fremont BART [Fremont Argus]
Contested Fremont BART election [SF Chronicle]
BART publishes conceptual designs of Warm Springs, Irvington stations
The 34-acre Warm Springs station site -- planed for the southwest
corner of Warm Springs Boulevard and South Grimmer Boulevard -- could
have as many as 2,040 parking spaces with two signalized entrances off
Warm Springs Boulevard and entrance-ways off Warm Springs Court.
The smaller Irvington station with numerous entrances off Osgood
Road with a secondary entrance off Roberts Avenue may only 950 parking
spaces. [Fremont Argus]
A day in the life of BART. [Oakland Tribune]
San Jose's Gonzales forming PAC to push SJ BART [SF Chronicle]
Reflections the space-age program that was BART, by Joe Keller [SF Chronicle].
BART drops Richmond-Fremont line timed-transfers [SF Chronicle]
BART expansion passes critical hurdle in D.C. and is now eligible for
federal funding in FY 2003 budget
SAN JOSE, Calif. U.S. Representative Mike Honda and San Jose Mayor
Ron Gonzales today announced that the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) has given the Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor BART
expansion project a rating of "Recommended" and approved the project
to enter into preliminary engineering (PE), opening the way for more
detailed engineering design work. [SCCo. VTA Press Release]
Trains rolling by year 2012. See also [San Mateo Co. Times,
SJ Mercury].
Most congested freeways are between Fremont and Santa Clara [SJ Mercury]
VTA jeopardizes bus, light rail funds for SJ BART [SJ Business Journal].
MTC must make more cost effective choices [Oakland Tribune]
SCCo. VTA says SJ BART on track [Tri-Valley Herald]
BART fares range from $0.13/mile to $0.24/mile; Parking $7/, $100 /night. [SF Chronicle]
BART parking policy mishmash certain to befuddle [Oakland Tribune]
BART approves plan for long-term parking: SF Business Times and E. Bay Business Times
Preparing for BART,
Samtrans cuts 6 bus routes, hikes fares
[San Mateo Journal] and
cuts vanpools
[San Mateo Independent]
BART station at San Jose flea market (Berryessa Road)
could bring housing, retail,
parks and school.
This is a good thing.
Flea market re-zoned.
[SJ Mercury]
BART to SJ targets 2 of 3 modt congested freeways (I-680 and I-880 in Fremont) [SJ Chronicle]
Fremont aims to fund Irvington BART station [Oakland Tribune]
San Jose station debate: vagrants, plazas, and parking [SJ Businesss Journal]
BART needs $1.5 Billion seismic upgrade [SF Business Times]
Layoffs under way already at BART [Oakland Tribune]
BART S.J. extension faces its "final" funding hurdle [SJ Mercury]
BART, VTA officials unanimously approve extension into S.J.
Construction could start in 2005. [SJ Mercury]
BART route to San Jose is approved [KCBS]
VTA budget derails Caltrain plans [San Jose Business Times]
In setting its top funding priorities earlier this year, VTA picked the expansion
of its light-rail lines and the extension of BART to San Jose and Santa Clara,
Mayor Gonzales says.
VTA defunding Caltrain electrification [SF Guardian]
BART-SJ should go directly to SJC [Palo alto Daily News]
North County might avert a likely BART-VTA bungle.
VTA stalls Caltrain budget, saving funds for BART
[Palo Alto Daily News]
VTA stalls Caltrain electrification [San Mateo County Times]
South Bay balks at Caltrain electrification
[San Marteo Daily Journal]
Running out of money, BART plans layoffs [Oakland Tribune]
VTA priorites neglect Caltrain [Redwood City Daily News]
Caltrain funds may go to SJ BART [San Mateo Co. Times]
"BART is the 800-pound magnet sucking all the money toward it".
S.J. residents in fight over BART corridor [SJ Mercury]
Odor lingers over bid to kill BART link to airport [SJ Mercury]
Votes keep BART-to-S.J. on track [SJ Mercury]
andid conversations about constructions details are essential.
Mineta dreams of BART around the bay.
BART to San Jose could begin operations in 2006. [SF Chronicle]
BART, VTA, agree to avoid SJC [SJ Mercury]
San Jose business worried about disruptions by BART construction [SJ Mercury]
Public wants BART to SJC [SJ Mercury News]
SJ Council approves Santa Clara Ave. Tunnel Route [SJ Mercury]
BART tunnel through SJ: Santa Clara Street or San Fernando Street ? [SJ Mercury]
San Jose Council endorses BART to SJ route [SJ Business Journal]
BART SJ extension on track despite cutbacks [KCBS]
SJ officials lobby feds for BART extension money [KCBS]
VTA's financial woes may affect SJ BART extension [SJ Business Journal].
Picture of the month
All metings at 6 PM.
2002 Feb 07: Fremont/Milpitas
Pomeroy Marshall Elementary School,
1505 Escuela Pkwy, Multi-Purpose Room,
Milpitas, CA
2002 Feb 11:
San Jose
San Jose Fire Training Ctr,
255 S. Montgomery St, San Jose, CA
2002 Feb 13:
Santa Clara
Bowers Park,
2582 Cabrillo Ave, Santa Clara, CA
Picture of the month
While BART is popular, its promise has fallen short [San Jose Mercury] because most East Bay communities have failed to plan high density housing around stations.
BART-SJ construction may start "around 2010": BART spokesman Mike Healy told KCBS it will be " probably somewhere around 2010 before we really get started on it"[KCBS Radio].
In Southern Alameda County, expanded ACE train service with connections to the BART station in Dublin could provide service to commuters in Livermore and eastward to Tracy [Contra Costa Times].
