Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

The VTA Santa Clara-Alum Rock Transit Improvement Project (which proposes "rapid bus" (Phase I)/light rail (Phase II) on the Santa Clara Street/Alum Rock Avenue corridor) will present the Draft Environmental Impact Report at a hearing on Thursday, July 17.

The open house for viewing project exhibits and talking with project staff at 6 pm and presentation at 6:30 will be followed by a public comment period.

No instruction for document access is available at the time of this event publication. Please see http://www.vta.org/projects/dtev/environanalysis.html for more information.

Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:00 PM

The Draft Station Area Plan has been completed, and represents almost two years of community involvement and careful planning. Strategies for the Plan are based upon extensive community visioning and input gathered throughout the planning process, and include an emphasis on walkability, mixed, vibrant land uses, and enhanced transit access for Santa Clara. Reports summarizing technical work, three previous community workshops (on visioning, alternatives, and the Preferred Plan), and stakeholder meetings are available on the project website at http://www.santaclarasap.com.

Monday, July 21, 2008 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SVBC members will meet to provide input concerning the Caltrain Bicycle Master Plan draft position taken by the Board of Directors.

The meeting will be held at Kapp's Pizza Bar & Grill (please check their website for dietary and happy hour information).

Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:00 PM

Nearly 2,400 customers bring their bikes onboard Caltrain each weekday. However, sometimes Caltrain runs out of space to accommodate all of the bicycle demand.

In an effort to address this issue, Caltrain is developing a Bicycle Master Plan that focuses on ways to improve bike parking at its 10 most-popular stations. Caltrain will hold three meetings to hear comments about its key findings and recommendations (see the calendar for the other meetings).

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:00 PM

Nearly 2,400 customers bring their bikes onboard Caltrain each weekday. However, sometimes Caltrain runs out of space to accommodate all of the bicycle demand.

In an effort to address this issue, Caltrain is developing a Bicycle Master Plan that focuses on ways to improve bike parking at its 10 most-popular stations. Caltrain will hold three meetings to hear comments about its key findings and recommendations (see the calendar for the other meetings).

Monday, June 16, 2008 6:00 PM

Nearly 2,400 customers bring their bikes onboard Caltrain each weekday. However, sometimes Caltrain runs out of space to accommodate all of the bicycle demand.

In an effort to address this issue, Caltrain is developing a Bicycle Master Plan that focuses on ways to improve bike parking at its 10 most-popular stations. Caltrain will hold three meetings to hear comments about its key findings and recommendations (see the calendar for the other meetings).

Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:00 PM

Nearly 2,400 customers bring their bikes onboard Caltrain each weekday. However, sometimes Caltrain runs out of space to accommodate all of the bicycle demand.

In an effort to address this issue, Caltrain is developing a Bicycle Master Plan that focuses on ways to improve bike parking at its 10 most-popular stations. Caltrain will hold three meetings to hear comments about its key findings and recommendations. The meetings will be held:

Thursday, June 12 at 6 p.m.
San Carlos Public Library, 2nd floor, meeting room A
610 Elm St., San Carlos

Monday, June 16 at 6 p.m.
Mountain View City Hall, Plaza Conference Room
500 Castro St., Mountain View

Tuesday, June 17 at 6 p.m.
Genentech Hall, Room S201
University of California, San Francisco (Mission Bay)
600 16th St., San Francisco

Key findings and recommendations will be posted by June 8 at http://caltrain.com. Comments will be accepted through July 3 (changed from the June 28th date listed in the Take One Car Cards.) To comment, attend one of the public meetings, send an email to bikeplan [at] caltrain [dot] com or write to Caltrain Bicycle Master Plan, P.O. Box 3006,San Carlos CA 94070

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.