Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

The following is taking from the website at http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/SuccessfulAging/:

The main purposes of the Livable Communities for Successful Aging forum is to:

• Create awareness among seniors about the benefits of living in areas with easy access to needed services such as shopping, transportation, and recreation;
• Hear from seniors as to how San Mateo County’s transit-oriented development (TOD) areas can be designed to better meet the needs of our aging population
• Generating greater acceptance and support for housing that meets senior’s transportation and other needs.

Friday, May 30, 2008 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Caltrain is seeking applicants on its Citizens Advisory Committee for San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The CAC is comprised of nine volunteer members, who serve in an advisory capacity to the board of directors, providing input on the needs of current and potential rail customers.

Applicants must be residents of San Mateo or Santa Clara counties, and applications are due by 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 14. The CAC meets the third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in San Carlos, just one block from the San Carlos Caltrain Station. All meetings are open to the public.

Caltrain operates 98 commuter trains each weekday between San Francisco and San Jose, with commute-hour service to Gilroy, and hourly weekend service between San Jose and San Francisco. Last year, Caltrain carried more than 10 million riders, and currently it carries an average weekday ridership of more than 36,000.

Interested persons can download an application (PDF, 32 KB) from the Caltrain Website at http://caltrain.com or call 650.508.6223.