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VTA Watch: "Shocked?" "astonished?" ...more like "we told you so!"
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A blog unequivocally dedicated to everyday transit riders. Saturday, February 28, 2009. More like "we told you so! At yesterday's VTA board workshop, the boardmembers who naively believed in Michael Burns' words last fall now found themselves "shocked" and "astonished" over the bleak financial projections presented by staff and consultants. For us, there's nothing shocking. And that Guardino and Burns cheated the county taxpayers. That has an operating reserve of $50 million, which would continue to grow...
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VTA Watch: Clear cut fraudulent ridership projection
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A blog unequivocally dedicated to everyday transit riders. Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Clear cut fraudulent ridership projection. VTA yesterday released new ridership project for the BART project. From the previous estimate of 87,200 to 111,000. VTA claimed the increase in the projection is due to the use of a newer regional projection from ABAG. On the other hand, it begs the question whether it is actually the case of GIGO (Garbage in, garbage out)? Several reasons why this projection is fishy:. Proba...
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VTA Watch: SamTrans's version of the COA: The SSP
http://vtawatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/samtranss-version-of-coa-ssp.html
A blog unequivocally dedicated to everyday transit riders. Saturday, July 16, 2011. SamTrans's version of the COA: The SSP. To address a mounting structural deficit, SamTrans is conducting a comprehensive operational analysis hoping to boost productivity and reduce costs. SamTrans calls the process the " SamTrans Service Plan. The agency is planning public meetings throughout the county in the next few months and plans to wrap up the process next year. The SSP focuses on SamTrans fixed-route bus service,...
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VTA Watch: Fall transit updates
http://vtawatch.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-transit-updates.html
A blog unequivocally dedicated to everyday transit riders. Monday, October 31, 2011. Besides San Jose State, De Anza College. Also recently joined the Eco Pass program for its students. Today, students with a valid campus ID card can request a sticker which they can ride all VTA services free. The Eco Pass program is funded by a mandatory student fee approved by the student body. The fee for part time student is $4 per quarter and for full time is $5 per quarter. Monday, Nov. 7 – 6:30 to 8:30 pm. As a pa...
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VTA Watch: VTA July 2011 service changes
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A blog unequivocally dedicated to everyday transit riders. Tuesday, July 05, 2011. VTA July 2011 service changes. Next Monday VTA will implement its regular quarterly service changes. Most bus routes and all the light rail lines will have new schedules. The two main lines (Santa Teresa-Alum Rock and Mountain View-Winchester) will have minutes added to each trip time. The express trains will also have a new time in the southbound direction. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). VTA Watch tip line. Light rai...
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VTA Watch: What have we got after 8 years?
http://vtawatch.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-have-we-got-after-8-years.html
A blog unequivocally dedicated to everyday transit riders. Wednesday, October 01, 2008. What have we got after 8 years? After 8 years, driving alone is still the dominant transportation mode in the Valley. In the Bay Area, Santa Clara County ranks the highest on percentage of commuters who drive alone, and among the lowest on the percentage of commuters using transit. A look back in history shows that Guardino and VTA have actively make transit less viable in the county:. However, some were appeased.
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VTA Watch: Understanding Downtown Delusionals
http://vtawatch.blogspot.com/2008/03/understanding-downtown-delusionals.html
A blog unequivocally dedicated to everyday transit riders. Wednesday, March 05, 2008. The City of San Jose finally acknowledges that it can't afford to turn the historic BofA Building at 1st and Santa Clara Street into a new bum magnet, a sad news for the downtown delusionals. For them, the downtown delusionals don't support BART to San Jose simply as a way to connect the East Bay with the South Bay. Their delusion is that having a BART-branded "grand" subway station. As much as these people want to beli...
