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City of Palo Alto (ID # 7250)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Study Session Meeting Date: 1/23/2017
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Summary Title: VTA Next Network Initiative Study Session
Title: Presentation by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Regarding the Next Network Initiative and Its Impacts on Bus Service in Palo
Alto
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Planning and Community Environment
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council receive a presentation by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority (VTA) regarding its Next Network Initiative and discuss potential impacts to bus
service in the City of Palo Alto.
Background:
The VTA is currently analyzing the performance of its existing bus service and planning for
significant changes to its bus network after the opening of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART
extension to Berryessa in San José. The Next Network Initiative is one component of the Transit
Ridership Improvement Program, which will also include modifications to the VTA light rail
service. The Transit Ridership Improvement Program is an agency-wide effort to make public
transit faster, more frequent and more useful for Santa Clara County travelers. The Next
Network initiative goals, as stated by VTA include:
Better connect VTA transit with the new Milpitas and Berryessa BART stations
Improve overall system ridership
Improve VTA's farebox recovery rate
More information on the Next Network Initiative can be found here:
http://www.vta.org/projects-and-programs/transit/next-network
Discussion and Summary of Key Issues:
As part of the Next Network Initiative and at the request of City Staff, VTA hosted a community
meeting in Palo Alto on Wednesday, May 18 at the Rinconada Library. Before the meeting,
VTA’s consultant reviewed existing routes and current land use patterns and developed three
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network design concepts for public review and comment. Two of the concepts proposed would
significantly reduce VTA bus service in Palo Alto, including one concept that would eliminate all
routes except for the 22 and 522, which run along El Camino Real. This meeting provided an
important opportunity for the community to review these concepts and provide necessary local
feedback.
On June 6, 2016, City Manager James Keene sent a letter to the VTA General Manager Nuria
Fernandez expressing the City’s concerns regarding changes to routes 35, 88 and 89, which are
relied on by students, commuters and seniors to travel to and from school, work and services.
This letter also requested that the VTA work with the City to expand, not reduce, transit service
in northern Santa Clara County. The letter is included as Attachment A.
On June 14, 2016, General Manager Fernandez responded in a letter to the City Manager. The
letter is included as Attachment B.
On September 14, 2016, the Palo Alto Council of PTAs sent a letter to General Manager
Fernandez. The letter is included as Attachment C.
On September 16, 2016, the Henry M. Gunn High School Parents, Teachers & Students
Association (PTSA) sent a letter to General Manager Fernandez. The letter is included as
Attachment D.
On October 20, 2016, the Stevenson House sent a letter to General Manager Fernandez. The
letter is included as Attachment E.
On November 7, 2016, Palo Alto Housing sent a letter to General Manager Fernandez. The
letter is included as Attachment F.
On December 30, 2016, VTA staff released the draft Next Network Transit Service Plan to the
public. Within Palo Alto, the draft plan recommends eliminating routes 88 and 89, bolstering
service along El Camino Real by increasing the frequency of service on routes 22 and 522, and
maintaining service along the current route 35 with the introduction of a longer route 21 the
would run between Palo Alto and Santa Clara. Route 88 would be replaced by a new route 288,
which would only run during Gunn High School arrival and dismissal periods. The materials
provided by VTA staff are included as Attachment G, and consist of the following:
VTA Board memo to present and explain the plan, including a discussion of major
themes in the plan
Map of the proposed weekday transit network
Map of the proposed light rail system
Route-by-route matrix of changes proposed
Diagram of the transit connections at the two new BART stations
Diagram showing the plan’s proposed classes of bus and rail service
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It is Staff’s understanding that a second round of outreach will be used to refine the draft plan
prior to consideration by the VTA Board in April 2017. Changes to the transit network as part of
Next Network Initiative would go into effect with the next two-year transit service plan in July
2017. It is unclear how the additional Measure B funding for transit operations will affect
implementation of this initiative.
Below is a list of the VTA-hosted community meetings planned throughout the months of
January and February 2017.
• January 11, 6 pm: Downtown San Jose (Chamber of Commerce)
• January 12, 6 pm: Milpitas Public Library
• January 18, 6 pm: Cupertino (Quinlin Center)
• January 19, 6 pm: Palo Alto City Hall
• January 23, 6 pm: Campbell (Campbell Library)
• February 6, 6 pm: Mountain View
• February 13, 6 pm: East San Jose (Mexican Heritage Plaza)
• February 15, 6 pm: Gilroy Library
• February 16, 6 pm: South San Jose (Southside Community Center)
Policy Implications:
The following Goals, Policies and Programs from the Comprehensive Plan are directly related to
this discussion:
• Goal T-1: Less Reliance on Single-Occupant Vehicles
• Policy T-2: Consider economic, environmental, and social cost issues in local
transportation decisions.
• Policy T-3: Support the development and expansion of comprehensive, effective
programs to reduce auto use at both local and regional levels.
• Goal T-2: A Convenient, Efficient, Public Transit System that Provides a Viable
Alternative to Driving
• Policy T-4: Provide local transit in Palo Alto.
• Policy T-5: Support continued development and improvement of the University Avenue
and California Avenue Multi-modal Transit Stations, and the San Antonio Road
Station as important transportation nodes for the City.
• Policy T-6: Improve public transit access to regional destinations, including those within
Palo Alto.
• Policy T-7: Support plans for a quiet, fast rail system that encircles the Bay, and for intra-
county and transbay transit systems that link Palo Alto to the rest of Santa Clara
County and adjoining counties.
• Policy T-9: Work towards integrating public school commuting into the local transit
system.
• Policy T-11: Support efforts to integrate train, bus, and shuttle schedules at multi-modal
transit stations to make public transit use more time-efficient.
• Policy T-43: Provide and/or promote demand-responsive paratransit service.
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Resource Impact:
If the VTA elects to move forward with a service plan that subtantially reduces fixed route and
paratransit service in Palo Alto, the City may need to add additional City-funded shuttle routes
to replace the former VTA routes. This would result in increased expenditures by the City, which
are not currently budgeted.
Environmental Review:
This is a study session and no action will be taken, therefore no environmental review is
required.
Attachments:
Attachment A - Letter from City Manager Keene to VTA General Manager Fernandez
Attachment B - Letter from VTA General Manager Fernandez to City Manager Keene
Attachment C - Letter from PTA Council to VTA General Manager Fernandez
Attachment D - Letter from Gunn PTA to VTA General Manager Fernandez
Attachment E - Letter from Stevenson House to General Manager Fernandez
Attachment F - Letter from Palo Alto Housing to General Manager Fernandez
Attachment G - VTA Draft Next Network Transit Service Plan
Date: December 22, 2016
Current Meeting: January 5, 2017
Board Meeting: January 5, 2017
BOARD MEMORANDUM
TO: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Board of Directors
THROUGH: General Manager, Nuria I. Fernandez
FROM: Interim Director - Planning & Program Development, Carolyn M. Gonot
SUBJECT: Next Network Draft Plan
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Policy-Related Action: No Government Code Section 84308 Applies: No
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Draft Transit Service Plan for release to the public for review and comment.
BACKGROUND:
Under VTA’s Transit Ridership Improvement Program (TRIP) initiated in 2015, VTA began a
two-year planning and outreach effort to develop a redesigned transit network. This project was
known as Next Network, with implementation of a new transit service plan to occur concurrent
with the opening of BART Phase 1 service at the Milpitas and Berryessa stations. The project
aims to engage the community in developing a new bus and light rail transit network that reflects
our transit needs and values, while increasing ridership, improving farebox recovery, and
integrating BART service into the transit network. VTA engaged Jarrett Walker + Associates, an
internationally-recognized leader in transit planning, to assist with the effort. The project's major
milestones include:
- Late 2015: Independent assessment of VTA’s service and market
- April 2016: Transit Choices and Alternatives reports to VTA Board
- Summer 2016: Community outreach phase 1
- November 2016: VTA Board decision on ridership-coverage allocation (85/15)
- January 2017: Draft transit service plan released
- January-February 2017: Community outreach phase 2
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- April 2017: Final transit service plan for VTA Board approval
- Fall 2017: Service begins (concurrent with the opening of BART Phase 1)
The Next Network project started with an independent assessment of VTA's transit service and
market. This assessment, called the Transit Choices Report and accompanying Transit
Alternatives Report (both available at http://nextnetwork.vta.org/library), illustrated the
significant tradeoff decisions for consideration in developing a redesigned transit network. The
reports identified the allocation of services between ridership-oriented service and coverage-
oriented service as the most critical policy choice facing VTA. To this end, the project team
sought to engage the community in a broad discussion of VTA's allocation of resources on the
spectrum and whether the new transit service plan should represent a shift in resource allocation
towards ridership and away from coverage.
Over the summer of 2016, the project team utilized a series of three transit network concept
maps to engage the community and solicit their input on tradeoff questions. This first of two
project outreach phases included VTA-hosted community meetings, discussions at non-VTA
community meetings, intensive community leader workshops, an online meeting, an interactive
dedicated project website, numerous blog posts with accompanying discussion area, social media
engagement, and tabling events. The project team received over 5,000 points of valuable
feedback, including votes on the ridership-coverage balance. The volume of feedback was used
to develop a draft transit service plan.
Following the first phase of community outreach, the VTA Board of Directors held a November
2016 workshop to discuss the community’s input and give staff direction on the ridership-
coverage balance for the draft transit service plan. At the conclusion of the meeting, the VTA
Board voted to direct staff to develop a draft transit service plan that reflects an “85/15” split -
that is, a network that allocates 85% of resources to ridership-oriented service and 15% of
resources to coverage-oriented service. This direction to pursue a network designed to achieve
higher ridership represents a shift from today’s network of 70% ridership-oriented service and
30% coverage-oriented service. This change would have the effect of increasing frequency in
high ridership transit-supportive corridors and areas, decreasing service in areas with low transit
demand, and a design philosophy that embraces a grid of frequent routes with more rapid routes
and more midday and weekend service.
DISCUSSION:
VTA staff have developed a draft transit service plan that reflects the substantial community
input received over the summer as well as the VTA Board’s guidance on the ridership-coverage
balance given at the November 18 Board Workshop. Staff is requesting Board approval to take
the draft transit service plan out to the community in a second phase of outreach. The draft
plan’s network map is presented as Attachment A; a route-by-route matrix of proposed
service changes is presented as Attachment B.
The draft transit service plan includes the following major features:
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REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FROM COVERAGE TO RIDERSHIP
What we heard: The community understood the difficult ridership and coverage tradeoff and
overall voted strongly in favor of VTA allocating more resources to ridership service and fewer
resources to coverage service.
VTA currently spends approximately 70% of its operating dollars on productive ridership-
oriented service and the remaining 30% to unproductive coverage-oriented service, a “70/30”
balance. The draft plan would achieve an 85/15 balance by reallocating resources from
unproductive services and investing those resources in more productive services. This
reallocation of coverage-oriented service to ridership-oriented service is how the plan can
offer significant benefits while not increasing the total cost of service.
The areas that would lose service under the draft plan are generally areas that lack the transit-
supportive characteristics such as dense, walkable, pedestrian-oriented spaces that are necessary
for transit to be productive. VTA is exploring alternative mobility strategies for these difficult-to-
serve areas in a concurrent Core Connectivity project to potentially serve these “gaps” in the
transit network.
INCREASED LIGHT RAIL SERVICE
What we heard: The community expressed a strong desire to invest in VTA’s light rail system.
The VTA Light Rail to BART connection will be at the Montague Light Rail station, and VTA
will modify the light rail service plan to better serve this connection as well as the ongoing needs
of Santa Clara Valley residents and workers.
In May 2016, staff brought, for review, three different operating plans with three different
optional enhancements to the VTA Board of Directors. Staff returned in October 2016 with a
staff recommendation that includes the following changes (see Attachment C for a map of the
recommended light rail operating plan):
‒ A new line from Alum Rock to Mountain View operating every 15-minutes. This new
line would double the Light Rail service frequency at the Milpitas BART Station and
provide a direct trip from BART to major employment centers in North San Jose, Santa
Clara, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View. This line would also serve Levi’s Stadium,
reducing the need for special event trains. Staff is also continuing to study the potential
for an express service on part of this line.
‒ The existing Winchester to Mountain View line would be modified to a Winchester to
Old Ironsides line. The frequency of this service would improve from the current 15-
minute peak hour/30-minute midday frequencies to 15-minute frequencies all day.
‒ The Commuter Express, which currently operates three trips each peak period between
Santa Teresa and Baypointe, would operate from Santa Teresa to St. James Station and be
expanded to six trains each peak period, instead of the current three, using the same
resources.
‒ No changes are proposed for the existing Santa Teresa to Alum Rock line and the
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existing Almaden Service.
‒ Signage and wayfinding improvements, including renaming the light rail lines to coincide
with their colors (Orange, Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow) and renaming of two stations.
Montague light rail station will become Milpitas light rail station, and I-880/Milpitas
light rail station will become Alder light rail station.
FREQUENT BART CONNECTIONS
What we heard: The community reiterated the importance of BART service in the county and
expressed a desire for convenient transit connections to BART service.
The draft plan includes frequent connecting service at the Milpitas and Berryessa transit centers,
ensuring that riders would have a range of transit options to connect with BART trains (see
Attachment D for an illustration of transit connections at the two transit centers). The Milpitas
and Berryessa transit centers would feature an array of connecting services:
‒ A new light rail line between Alum Rock and Mountain View, discussed above, that
would provide a direct BART connection for Alum Rock, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and
Mountain View destinations (every 15-minutes all day).
‒ A redesigned and improved DASH service, renamed Route 500, would provide a direct
service with more frequency, longer spans of service, and a larger service area that would
include the Berryessa BART station. As an expanded route with new regional
connections, Route 500 would be a standard fare route. Route 500 trips would be timed to
meet BART trains at the Berryessa BART station and provide fast and direct service into
downtown San Jose and Diridon Station (trips timed to meet every BART train).
‒ Today’s Airport Flyer Route 10 would be upgraded to become a new frequent Route 60
that would provide a direct connection between the Milpitas transit center’s BART trains
and Mineta San Jose International Airport, Santa Clara Caltrain Station, Valley
Fair/Santana Row, and the Winchester corridor (every 15-minutes all day). As a new
countywide frequent route, Route 60 would be a standard fare route, with the exception
of boardings at the airport, which would be fare-free.
‒ Rapid 523, a new Rapid service between Berryessa BART, downtown San Jose (via
King Road and Alum Rock Avenue), San Carlos Street, Stevens Creek Boulevard,
Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, downtown Sunnyvale, and Lockheed Martin via Mathilda
Avenue (every 15-minutes all day).
‒ A new Route 20 that would serve north San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Mountain
View (every 15-minutes peak and 30-minutes midday).
‒ Additional bus routes from the Milpitas and/or Berryessa BART stations:
o Route 47 would serve Milpitas (every 30-minutes all day).
o Route 66 would serve Milpitas, Oakland Road, downtown San Jose, and
Monterey Highway (every 15-minutes all day).
o Route 77 would serve both Milpitas and Berryessa BART stations, plus Lundy
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Avenue, King Road, and the Eastridge Transit Center (every 15-minutes all day).
o Route 70 would serve both Milpitas and Berryessa BART stations, plus southern
Milpitas, Jackson Avenue, and the Eastridge Transit Center (operating every 15 or
30 minutes all day, depending on route segment).
o Route 71 would serve Piedmont Road, White Road, and the Eastridge Transit
Center (every 30-minutes all day).
o Route 61 would serve Berryessa Road and West San Jose via Taylor Street,
Naglee Avenue, and Bascom Avenue (every 15-minutes all day).
o AC Transit’s Route 217 would serve Milpitas and Fremont BART via Mission
Boulevard (every 30-minutes all day).
SIMPLIFIED FAMILY OF SERVICES
What we heard: The community expressed frustration in understanding and using VTA’s
complex transit network.
The draft plan features a simplified family of transit services that would make service easier to
understand and use (see Attachment E). The new family of services would establish a strong
hierarchy of transit service and a clear structure to complement VTA’s new brand:
‒ Light rail, featuring 7-day a week service every 15-minutes
‒ Rapid bus, featuring 7-day a week service every 15-minutes, with limited stops
‒ Frequent bus, featuring 7-day a week service every 15-minutes, with local stops
‒ Local bus, featuring weekday service every 30-minutes, with local stops
‒ Express bus, featuring peak-only commuter service on weekdays
The draft plan also proposes discontinuing Community Bus as a distinct service class and fare.
The Community Bus fare was established in 2007 because the Community Bus routes were
serviced by light duty gasoline-fueled cutaway vehicles (which were significantly cheaper to
acquire) and because the bus operators assigned to Community routes were paid less than
operators assigned to regular routes. Neither of these cost differentials apply today; VTA
operates our regular transit buses on all Community routes and all operators are paid the same
wage regardless of the route they operate. Therefore, the draft plan incorporates routes
previously classified as Community routes into the Local Bus class.
REGIONAL CONNECTIONS
What we heard: The community expressed a desire for better connections with other regional
transit services to expand mobility beyond Santa Clara County.
The draft plan would enhance regional mobility by improving connections with the Bay Area’s
regional transit network. Better regional connections would be achieved by 1) improving the
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frequency of VTA routes that connect to the regional transit network, thereby reducing transfer
wait times, and 2) introducing new VTA routes that connect to the regional transit network.
Some of the improved regional connections include:
‒ Numerous Frequent routes that would serve the Milpitas and Berryessa BART stations.
‒ A new light rail Orange Line that would offer direct service between Alum Rock and
Mountain View, serving Milpitas BART, Mountain View Caltrain, and ACE/Capitol
Corridor at Great America Station.
‒ A new cross-county Frequent route that would offer a direct connection between Milpitas
BART, San Jose International Airport, Santa Clara Caltrain, light rail, and Valley
Fair/Santana Row (Route 60).
‒ Improved service frequencies at Diridon Station for routes connecting to Monterey-
Salinas Transit Route 55 to Monterey and the Highway 17 Express to Santa Cruz.
‒ New Rapid 523 service that would connect Sunnyvale Caltrain to Lockheed Martin
transit center, De Anza College, and the Stevens Creek/San Carlos/Santa Clara/Alum
Rock corridors.
‒ A revised and more frequent downtown San Jose DASH shuttle that would offer frequent
connections at Diridon Station and the Berryessa BART station (Route 500).
‒ New routes at Milpitas BART that would offer connections with AC Transit’s Route 217
(previously connecting at the Great Mall Transit Center).
FOCUS SERVICE NEAR TRANSIT-SUPPORTIVE DEVELOPMENT
What we heard: Community members understood the land use and transportation connection
and expressed a desire for transit to support dense, walkable, and sustainable development.
Transit, land use, and the street grid form an interrelated trio of features that work together to
produce sustainable communities where residents can adopt transit-oriented lifestyles. The draft
plan focuses transit resources in areas with a street grid and land use pattern that support transit
and where it would achieve the greatest ridership per dollar spent. These transit-supportive areas,
often in dense cores, along corridors, and around station areas, would benefit from additional
transit service as part of a robust frequent transit network. By establishing a frequent transit
network where cities could focus dense, transit-oriented development, cities could accommodate
future growth while minimizing new auto trips. In turn, additional growth along the frequent
network would generate additional ridership on the transit network, continuing the mutually
beneficial cycle of transit-supportive land use and transit productivity.
MORE RESIDENTS AND JOBS ON THE FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK
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What we heard: Today’s transit network tries to go too many places and transit is spread too
thin, service doesn’t come very often, and therefore transit trips take too long. The community
expressed a desire for transit to focus on transit-supportive areas.
As outlined in the project’s Transit Choices Report released in early 2016, a transit network
maximizes ridership by maximizing the total number of residents and jobs on a frequent network
of transit services (i.e. getting more people to more places in less time). The draft plan aims to
maximize the number of residents and jobs on a network of frequent transit routes in the most
transit-supportive areas of the county by taking more residents to more places in the same
amount of time, which is a central theme of high ridership transit networks.
PARATRANSIT SERVICE AVAILABILITY
What we heard: High-quality paratransit service options are critical to valley residents.
The draft plan features a redesigned fixed-route transit network which would impact VTA’s
federal requirements regarding complementary paratransit service. Some network changes would
increase VTA’s paratransit service obligations, such as new service in previously-unserved
geographic areas or an expansion of the hours of service availability in evenings and on
weekends. Conversely, some network changes would reduce VTA’s paratransit obligations, such
as geographic areas that would lose fixed route service entirely. The net impact of the draft
plan’s fixed route network on paratransit service has not been fully analyzed yet, and VTA staff
will engage the VTA Committee for Transportation Mobility and Accessibility (CTMA) in
developing a recommended paratransit policy strategy for adoption with the final transit service
plan. In advance of Board adoption of a paratransit policy, the draft plan includes a
recommendation to minimize service impacts for all existing paratransit customers in the
county so that paratransit users are not negatively impacted by the new transit service
plan.
IMPROVED SERVICE TO LOW INCOME AND MINORITY RESIDENTS
What we heard: VTA should pay particular attention to the transit needs of low income and
minority residents.
The draft plan includes elements to increase transit service available to low income and minority
residents. As outline in VTA’s Title VI program, staff paid particular attention to the location
and travel needs of low income and minority residents during the planning process to develop the
draft plan. In Santa Clara County, low income and minority residents tend to reside in areas that
are already transit supportive (featuring dense, mixed land uses and a strong street grid). The
draft plan’s emphasis on expanding service in transit-supportive areas work hand-in-hand with
the goal of improving service for low income and minority residents. Staff also enlisted the
expertise of an independent consultant to conduct a preliminary Title VI equity analysis. The
preliminary Title VI analysis concluded that the draft plan does not impose a disparate impact on
minority populations or a disproportionate burden on low income populations.
Staff will continue to include Title VI equity considerations as part of the planning process to
revise the draft plan into the final transit service plan. A full Title VI service equity analysis will
be conducted on the final transit service plan and the results will be presented with the final plan.
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EXPANDED WEEKEND SERVICE
What we heard: The community expressed frustration with VTA’s limited transit options on
weekends, particularly those residents who work in the service and retail sectors.
The draft plan aims to increase the amount of transit service provided on weekends, particularly
on the core network of frequent routes. Compared to VTA’s current transit network, the draft
plan provides 9% more service on Saturdays and 7% more service on Sundays.
For example, VTA’s transit network today provides no service to Alviso on Saturdays or
Sundays. Under the draft plan, Alviso would have 15 hours of service on Saturdays and 11 hours
of service on Sundays. By providing a more useful 7-day transit network, more residents could
adopt a transit-oriented lifestyle.
BETTER NORTH-SOUTH CONNECTIONS IN WEST VALLEY
What we heard: West Valley residents and workers expressed a desire for more frequent transit
service, particularly north-south service.
Effective transit networks utilize a grid of intersecting frequent routes to create the possibility of
travel anywhere within the grid, as demonstrated by the success of East San Jose’s strong grid
network of frequent routes. The draft plan introduces new north-south frequent service in West
Valley’s strongest corridors. These new frequent corridors include:
‒ A Frequent 57 route on the Saratoga/Kiely/Bowers/Great America corridor, every 15-
minutes on weekdays and 20-minutes on weekends.
‒ Improved service on Frequent route 60 along the Winchester corridor, every 15-
minutes on weekdays and every 20-minutes on weekends.
‒ A new Rapid 523 route along the Mathilda/Sunnyvale-Saratoga/Hollenbeck corridor
between De Anza College and the Lockheed Martin transit center, every 15-minutes
every day (including weekends).
SCHOOL SERVICE
What we heard: Many communities rely on VTA service for youth school trips.
Many schools are located near fixed-route service, and VTA plays a role in getting these students
to and from school. VTA’s school service takes the form of additional vehicles added to routes
near schools, timed to the school bell times, to ensure students are well-served. The draft plan
continues VTA’s program to provide supplementary school trips at the same level as today,
about 46,000 annual service hours (3% of VTA’s total annual bus service hours).
The draft plan includes four cases where VTA would scale back an existing all-day fixed route to
a schedule focused on school bell times. These four routes have low ridership today and would
otherwise have been discontinued under the draft plan’s shift to a more ridership-oriented
network. Instead, these four routes have been scaled back to operate at school bell times only:
‒ Route 88 in Palo Alto would be converted to special service (Route 288), for Gunn
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High School, Kehillah Jewish High School, Palo Verde Elementary School, Hoover
Elementary School, and Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School.
‒ Route 82 in Willow Glen would be converted to special service (Route 282), for
Willow Glen High School and Willow Glen Elementary School.
‒ Route 46 in Milpitas would be converted to special service (Route 246), for Milpitas
High School.
‒ Route 16 in Morgan Hill would be converted to special service (Route 216), for Sobrato
High School, Live Oak High School, and Lewis Britton Middle School.
VTA EXPRESS SERVICE
VTA’s twelve Express routes were not studied as part of this project. However, a dedicated
Express service redesign project will be conducted following adoption of the final transit service
plan in 2017. Therefore, the draft plan does not make recommendations for VTA’s Express
routes, except for the routes that currently serve Fremont BART (Express routes 120, 140, 180,
and 181). As the only VTA routes that provide service outside of Santa Clara County, the four
Express routes that currently serve Fremont BART would all be replaced by the BART Phase 1
extension:
‒ Express 120 to Lockheed Martin/Moffett Park (6 AM and 6 PM trips) would be replaced
by the new Orange light rail line (every 15-minutes all day) and the BART extension to
Milpitas.
‒ Express 140 to Mission College and Montague Expressway (3 AM and 3 PM trips)
would be replaced by a new Frequent route 20 (every 15-minutes peak and 30-minutes
midday) and the BART extension to Milpitas.
‒ Express 180 to Milpitas (and Eastridge on select peak trips) (every 30-minutes) would be
replaced by the BART extension to Milpitas (and Frequent route 77 every 15-minutes).
‒ Express 181 to downtown San Jose (every 15-minutes) would be replaced by Rapid
route 500 (timed to meet every BART train at Berryessa Station), and the BART
extension to Berryessa Station.
‒ Express 101, 102, 103, 104, 121, 122, 168, 182: no change; service remains as it is
today.
RELATIONSHIP TO FARE STUDY
The draft plan utilizes a grid network of frequent routes to expand the range of trips possible on
the transit network, however VTA’s current fare structure discourages the transfers that would
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unlock the ridership benefits of the grid. Concurrent with the project, VTA staff will separately
engage the Board in discussions and development of revised fare policies that would
complement the new transit service network.
BUDGET
Following VTA Board guidance, the draft plan represents an unchanged total amount of bus
service, utilizing the same annual service hours as the most recent Board-approved service plan
(the FY16-17 Transit Service Plan). The draft bus service plan is anticipated to be cost neutral,
i.e., no increase in annual operating expenses directly related to the number of service hours.
The light rail portion of the draft plan represents an increase in the total amount of service
provided. The proposed light rail service plan is projected to increase operating costs by
approximately $11 Million annually. Net costs after projected fares, would be approximately $8
Million annually.
ALTERNATIVES:
Alternatively, the Board could direct staff to defer release of the draft transit service plan or
make modifications to the proposals contained within the draft service plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct fiscal impact related to approval of the draft transit service plan. However,
subsequent adoption of the final transit service plan, currently scheduled for April 2017, could
result in increased annual operating expenses of up to $11 Million ($8 Million net of projected
fare revenues) depending on the level of light rail service ultimately approved. In addition,
changes made to the draft bus service plan that result in a higher amount of overall service hours
could result in increased annual operating expenses.
Prepared by: Jason Tyree
Memo No. 5840
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: System Map (PDF)
Attachment B: Route by Route List of Major Changes (PDF)
Attachment C: Light Rail System Map (PDF)
Attachment D: BART Connections (PDF)
Attachment E: Family of Services (PDF)
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10 Metro/Airport LRT StaƟ on - Santa Clara Transit Center Combine with new Route 60, which would connect Mineta San Jose Airport to Milpitas BART StaƟ on, Santa Clara
Caltrain StaƟ on, Valley Fair, Santana Row and Downtown Campbell.
12 Eastridge Transit Center - San Jose Civic Center DisconƟ nue; current riders may use revised Route 61 or Route 77.
13 Ohlone/Chynoweth LRT StaƟ on - Almaden/McKean DisconƟ nue due to low ridership.
14 Gilroy Transit Center - St. Louise Hospital DisconƟ nue and replace with new Route 96, which serves Route 14 desƟ naƟ ons and other areas of Gilroy.
16 Morgan Hill Civic Center - BurneƩ Avenue Scale back to school-oriented service (to be called Route 216) for Sobrato High School, Live Oak High School and
Lewis BriƩ on Middle School ●7-8am, 2-4pm 30 min — — — — —
17 Gilroy Transit Center - St. Louise Hospital DisconƟ nue and replace with new Route 96, which serves Route 17 desƟ naƟ ons and other areas of Gilroy.
18 Gilroy Transit Center - Gavilan College Renumber to Route 97; decrease frequency on weekdays, add service on weekends.
19 Gilroy Transit Center - Wren and Marshall DisconƟ nue; replace with new Route 96, which serves Route 19 desƟ naƟ ons and other areas of Gilroy.
20 Downtown Mountain View - Milpitas BART StaƟ on Create new Route 20 that would connect Milpitas BART StaƟ on, Mission College, Santa Clara Square, Downtown
Sunnyvale and Downtown Mountain View. New Route 20 would provide service to areas currently served during
commute periods by parts of Routes 58, 321 and 304.
New 6am - 10pm 15 min 30 min — — — —
21 Palo Alto Transit Center - Santa Clara Caltrain StaƟ on Create new Route 21 that would connect Downtown Palo Alto with San Antonio Transit Center, Downtown Mountain
View, Downtown Sunnyvale and Santa Clara Caltrain StaƟ on. New Route 21 would replace current Routes 32 and 35.New 6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 8am - 8pm 45 min 9am-8pm 60 min
22 Palo Alto Transit Center - Eastridge Transit Center Decrease weekday frequency; increase frequency on Route 522 (to be implemented in April 2017).●24 hours 15 min 15 min 24 hours 15 min 24 hours 15 min
23 De Anza College - Alum Rock Transit Center Change rouƟ ng on east end to serve White Road in East San Jose. Decrease frequency from 12 to 15 minutes on
Route 23 and ;increase frequency on Route 523.●●5am - 12am 15 min 15 min 6am - 12am 15 min 6am - 12pm 15 min
25 De Anza College - Alum Rock Transit Center Change rouƟ ng on east end to no longer serve White Road in East San Jose. Decrease weekday frequency and
increase Sunday frequency. ●●6am - 12pm 12 min 12 min 6am - 12pm 15 min 6am - 12pm 15 min
26 Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center - Eastridge Transit Center Split into two separate routes. Revised Route 26 would connect West Valley College and Eastridge Transit Center;
frequency would increase on weekdays and weekends. New Route 56 would connect Lockheed MarƟ n and
Winchester Transit Centers.
●●6am - 12pm 15 min 15 min 7am - 12pm 20 min 8am - 11pm 20 min
27 Good Samaritan Hospital - Kaiser San Jose Extend to Winchester Transit Center via Los Gatos Boulevard, Highway 9 and Winchester Boulevard; increase
frequency on weekdays and Saturdays. ●●6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 7am - 10pm 30 min 8am - 8pm 60 min
31 Evergreen Valley College - Eastridge Transit Center DisconƟ nue; replace with part of new Route 76 (formerly Route 42).
32 San Antonio Shopping Center - Santa Clara Transit Center DisconƟ nue; replace with new Route 21.
34 San Antonio Shopping Center - Downtown Mountain View DisconƟ nue due to low ridership.
35 Stanford Shopping Center - Downtown Mountain View DisconƟ nue; replace with new Route 21.
37 West Valley College - Capitol Light Rail StaƟ on DisconƟ nue due to low ridership; current riders may use new Route 26.
39 Eastridge Transit Center - The Villages Renumber to Route 93; decrease peak period frequency.
40 Foothill College - Downtown Mountain View Extend Route 40 along Shoreline Boulevard to connect with Mountain View Transit Center; increase Sunday
frequency.●●7am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 7am - 7am 45 min 9am - 6pm 45 min
42 Kaiser San Jose - Evergreen Valley College Renumber to Route 76; change rouƟ ng between Capitol Expressway and Evergreen College to serve Eastridge Transit
Center and current Route 31. Increase weekday frequency. DisconƟ nue segments with low ridership.
45 Penetencia Creek Transit Center - Alum Rock Transit Center DisconƟ nue due to low ridership.
46 Great Mall Transit Center - Milpitas High School Scale back to school-oriented service (to be called Route 246) between Milpitas High School and Landess/
Yellowstone. Current riders may use Route 47.
47 Milpitas BART StaƟ on - McCarthy Ranch Reroute Main Street segment to McCarthy Boulevard; route becomes a two-way loop. Increase Sunday frequency. ●●6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 7am - 9pm 30 min 8am - 8pm 30 min
48 Downtown Los Gatos - Winchester LRT StaƟ on DisconƟ nue and replace with revised Route 27; increase frequency on Route 27.
49 Downtown Los Gatos - Winchester LRT StaƟ on DisconƟ nue and replace with revised Route 27; increase frequency on Route 27.
51 Moff eƩ Field - De Anza College New number for Moff eƩ Field to De Anza College porƟ on of current Route 81; decrease frequency in this secƟ on and
disconƟ nue Saturday service. ●●7am - 6pm 30 min 60 min — — — —
52 Foothill College - Downtown Mountain View No Changes No changes 7am - 10pm 30 min 30 min — — — —
53 Downtown Sunnyvale - Santa Clara Caltrain StaƟ on Change rouƟ ng to serve Vallco Mall and Santa Clara Caltrain StaƟ on instead of West Valley College; this change
replaces part of current Route 81. Increase frequency on weekdays. ●6am - 8pm 30 min 30 min 9am - 6pm 60 min — —
54 Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center - De Anza College DisconƟ nue Route 54; add more frequent new Rapid 523 service on Mathilda Avenue/De Anza Boulevard corridor.
55 De Anza College - Old Ironsides LRT StaƟ on Change rouƟ ng between Downtown Sunnyvale and Remington Avenue from Fair Oaks Avenue to Sunnyvale Avenue;
decrease weekday peak period frequency and increase Sunday frequency.●●6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 8am - 9pm 30 min 8am - 8pm 30 min
56 Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center - Winchester LRT StaƟ on Create new Route 56, which would connect Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center to Downtown Sunnyvale, Vallco Mall,
Downtown Campbell and Winchester Transit Center.New 6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 7am - 10pm 30 min 8am - 9pm 30 min
57 West Valley College - Old Ironsides LRT StaƟ on Increase weekday and Saturday frequency.●6am - 11pm 15 min 15 min 7am - 11pm 20 min 8am - 10pm 20 min
Route-By-Route List of Major Changes in DraŌ Plan AƩ achment B
AƩ achment B
VTA Bus Lines (ConƟ nued) Proposed Change
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58 West Valley College - Alviso DisconƟ nue; current riders may use Routes 57, 59, 20 and 26.
59 Baypointe Light Rail StaƟ on - Santa Clara Caltrain StaƟ on Create new Route 59, which would connect Santa Clara Caltrain StaƟ on, Mission College, Alviso and Baypointe Light
Rail StaƟ on. New Route 59 would cover segments of disconƟ nued Route 58 and revised Route 60.New 6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 7am - 10pm 30 min 8am - 6pm 60 min
60 Downtown Campbell - SJC Airport - Milpitas BART StaƟ on Combine with Route 10 to create new Route 60, which would connect Mineta San Jose Airport to Milpitas BART
StaƟ on, Santa Clara Caltrain StaƟ on, Valley Fair, Santana Row and Downtown Campbell. Increase weekend
frequency.
●5am - 11pm 15 min 15min 5am - 11pm 20 min 5am - 11pm 20 min
61 Good Samaritan Hospital - Berryessa BART - Sierra/Piedmont Change rouƟ ng from Mabury Road to Berryessa Road between Berryessa BART StaƟ on and Piedmont Road. Increase
frequency on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. ●6am - 11pm 15-30 min 15-30 min 7am - 11pm 20-40 min 8am - 10pm 20-40 min
62 Good Samaritan Hospital - Sierra/Piedmont DisconƟ nue; current riders may use Route 61.
63 Almaden Expressway/Camden - San Jose State University Change southern end from Almaden Expressway/Camden Avenue to Meridian Avenue/Blossom Hill Road.●6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 8am - 7pm 60 min 9am - 6pm 60 min
64 Almaden LRT StaƟ on - McKee/White Change downtown rouƟ ng.●6am - 11pm 15-30 min 15-30 min 7am - 11pm 30 min 7am - 11pm 30 min
65 Kooser/Blossom Hill - 13th/Hedding DisconƟ nue due to low ridesrhip; current riders may use Route 61, 63 or 66.
66 Milpitas/Dixon - Kaiser San Jose Change rouƟ ng to serve Milpitas BART StaƟ on; increase weekday frequency.●●5am - 11pm 15 min 15-30 min 6am - 11pm 20 min 6am - 11pm 20 min
68 San Jose Diridon StaƟ on - Gilroy Transit Center Decrease midday frequency on Santa Teresa Light Rail StaƟ on to Gilroy Caltrain StaƟ on segment. ●5am - 11pm 15 min 15-30 min 5am-11pm 20 min 5am - 11pm 20 min
70 Capitol LRT StaƟ on - Berryessa BART - Milpitas BART Change northern end from Great Mall Transit Center to Milpitas BART StaƟ on, change rouƟ ng to connect to
Berryessa BART StaƟ on. DisconƟ nue service between Eastridge Transit Center and Capitol Light Rail StaƟ on, some
riders in that segment may use Routes 76, 72 or 26.
●6am - 11pm 15-30 min 15-30 min 7am - 11pm 20-40 min 7am - 10pm 20-40 min
71 Milpitas BART StaƟ on - Eastridge Transit Center Change northern end from Great Mall Transit Center to Milpitas BART StaƟ on; decrease weekday peak period service
and increase Sunday service. ●●6am - 10pm 30 min 30 min 7am - 10pm 30 min 8am - 9pm 30 min
72 Downtown San Jose - Senter/Monterey Extend to Capitol Light Rail StaƟ on; increase frequency on Saturday and Sunday. ●●6am - 11pm 15 min 15 min 7am - 11pm 20 min 8am - 11pm 20 min
73 Downtown San Jose - Berryessa BART - Snell/Capitol Change southern end from Capitol Expressway/Snell to Monterey Road/Branham Road; increase weekend frequency. ●●6am - 11pm 15 min 15 min 7am - 11pm 20 min 8am - 11pm 20 min
76 Monterey/Branham - Evergreen College Create new Route 76 to replace Routes 42 and 31.●●6am - 10 pm 30 min 30 min 8am - 7pm 60 min 9am - 6pm 60 min
77 Milpitas BART StaƟ on - Eastridge Transit Center Change northern end from Great Mall Transit Center to Milpitas BART StaƟ on; change southern end of route to
access Eastridge Transit Center via Tully Road rather than RigoleƩ o Drive. Change rouƟ ng to connect to Berryessa
BART StaƟ on. Increase weekday, Saturday and Sunday frequencies.
●●6am - 11pm 15 min 15 min 7am - 11pm 20 min 7am - 10pm 20 min
81 Moff eƩ Field - Downtown San Jose DisconƟ nue; replace Moff eƩ Field to De Anza College segment with new Route 51. Replace De Anza College to Santa
Clara Caltrain StaƟ on segment with revised Route 53.
82 Westgate - Downtown San Jose Scale back to school trips (to be called Route 282) serving Willow Glen High School. AlternaƟ ves include Routes 66,
68, 56.
88 Palo Alto VA Hospital - Middlefi eld/Colorado Scale back to school trips (to be called Route 288) serving Gunn High School, Kehillah Jewish High School, Palo Verde
Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School, Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School.●7-8am, 2-4pm 30 min — — — — —
89 California Avenue Caltrain StaƟ on - Palo Alto VA Hospital DisconƟ nue due to low ridership.
93 Eastridge Transit Center - The Villages New number for Route 39; decrease weekday peak period frequency. New 7am - 6pm 60 min 60 min 9am - 6pm 60 min 9am - 6pm 60 min
96 Gilroy Caltrain StaƟ on - St. Louise Hospital - Gilroy Plaza New two-way loop route in Gilroy; replaces Routes 14, 17 and 19. New 7am - 6pm 60 min 60 min 9am - 6pm 60 min 9am - 6pm 60 min
97 Gilroy Caltrain StaƟ on - Gavilan College Renumbered from Route 18 ●7am - 10pm 30 min 30 min — — — —
101 Camden/Highway 85 - Palo Alto No changes proposed. No changes 2 trips each peak period — — — —
102 South San Jose - Palo Alto No changes proposed.No changes 7 trips each peak period — — — —
103 Eastridge Transit Center - Palo Alto No changes proposed.No changes 4 trips each peak period — — — —
104 Penetencia Creek Transit Center - Palo Alto Change eastern end to serve Milpitas BART StaƟ on rather than Great Mall Transit Center. No changes 2 trips each peak period — — — —
120 Fremont BART - Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center/Shoreline DisconƟ nue due to extension of BART to Santa Clara County.
121 Gilroy Transit Center - San Jose Diridon StaƟ on No changes proposed.No changes 9 trips each peak period — — — —
122 South San Jose - Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center No changes proposed.No changes 1 trip each peak period — — — —
140 Fremont BART StaƟ on - Mission College/Montague DisconƟ nue due to extension of BART to Santa Clara County.
168 Gilroy Transit Center - San Jose Diridon StaƟ on No changes proposed.No changes 6 trips each peak period — — — —
180 Fremont BART StaƟ on - Great Mall - Eastridge DisconƟ nue due to extension of BART to Santa Clara County.
181 Fremont BART - San Jose Diridon StaƟ on DisconƟ nue due to extension of BART to Santa Clara County.
182 Palo Alto - Baily Road/IBM No changes proposed.No changes 1 trip each peak period — — — —
185 Gilroy Caltrain StaƟ on - Shoreline - San Antonio Create new express route between Gilroy Transit Center and North Bayshore in Mountain View (to be implemented
in January 2017).No changes 3 trips each peak period — — — —
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216 Sobrato High School - Main/Hale School-oriented service ●7-8am, 2-4pm 30 min — — — — —
246 Milpitas High School - Yellowstone/Landess School-oriented service ●7-8am, 2-4pm 30 min — — — — —
282 Willow Glen High School - Tamien StaƟ on - Monterey/Alma School-oriented service ●7-8am, 2-4pm 30 min — — — — —
288 Gunn High School - North Palo Alto School-oriented service ●7-8am, 2-4pm 30 min — — — — —
304 South San Jose - Sunnyvale Transit Center DisconƟ nue due to low ridership; some current riders may use Routes 66, 68 or 20.
321 Great Mall - Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center - Moff eƩ Park DisconƟ nue due to low ridership; current riders may use new Route 20.
323 De Anza College - Downtown San Jose Upgrade to Rapid 523 and extend western end to Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center and eastern end to Berryessa BART
StaƟ on; increase frequency on Rapid 523.
328 Almaden/Via Valiente - Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center DisconƟ nue due to low ridership.
330 Almaden/Via Valiente - Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center DisconƟ nue due to low ridership.
500 Diridon StaƟ on - Berryessa BART StaƟ on Replaces DASH shuƩ le; connects Diridon StaƟ on to San Jose State University and Berryessa BART StaƟ on; increase
frequency on Rapid 500. New 4am - 12am 8 min 15 min 6am - 12am 15 min 8am - 12am 20 min
522 Palo Alto Transit Center - Eastridge Transit Center Increase weekday frequency (to be implemented in April 2017).●5am - 11pm 12 min 12 min 6am - 11pm 15 min 6am - 9pm 15 min
523 Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center - Berryessa BART StaƟ on Create new Route 523 which would connect Lockheed MarƟ n Transit Center, Downtown Sunnyvale, De Anza College,
Vallco, Valley Fair, Santana Row, Downtown San Jose, Mexican Heritage Plaza and Berryessa BART StaƟ on; increase
frequency.
New 5am - 10pm 15 min 15 min 6am - 10pm 15 min 7am - 9pm 15 min
DASH Diridon StaƟ on - Downtown San Jose - San Jose State University DisconƟ nue; replace with Rapid 500.
VTA Light Rail Lines
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Green Old Ironsides LRT StaƟ on - Winchester LRT StaƟ on Change name to Green Line. Change northern end to Old Ironsides Light Rail StaƟ on; increase frequency to 15
minutes all day. ●●5am - 12am 15 min 15 min 6am - 12pm 15 min 6am - 12pm 15 min
Blue Alum Rock Transit Center - Santa Teresa LRT StaƟ on Change name to Blue Line.No changes 5am - 1am 15 min 15 min 5am - 1am 15 min 5am - 1am 15 min
Purple Almaden LRT StaƟ on - Ohlone/Chynoweth LRT StaƟ on Change name to Purple Line.No changes 6am - 10pm 15 min 15 min 8am - 10pm 15 min 8am - 10pm 15 min
Orange Mountain View Transit Center - Alum Rock Transit Center Create new Orange Line to connect Downtown Mountain View with Alum Rock Transit Center; operate at 15-minute
frequency all day. PotenƟ al express service under review.New 15 min 15 min 15 min 15 min
Yellow Downtown San Jose - Santa Teresa LRT StaƟ on Change name to Yellow Line. Change northern end from Baypointe Light Rail StaƟ on to St. James Light Rail StaƟ on;
increase peak period frequency. ●●6 trips each peak period — — — —
VTA Bus and Light Rail Routes
Campbell 26, 27, 37, 48, 49, 56, 60, 61, 62, 82, 101, 328, 330, Green
CuperƟ no 23, 25, 26, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 81, 101, 182, 323, 523
Gilroy 14, 17, 18, 19, 68, 96, 97, 121, 168, 185
Los Altos 22, 40, 51, 52, 81, 522
Los Altos Hills
Los Gatos 27, 48, 49
Milpitas 20, 46, 47, 60, 66, 70, 71, 77, 104, 140, 180, 181, 246, 321, 330, Blue
Monte Sereno
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Mountain View 20, 21, 22, 32, 34, 35, 40, 51, 52, 81, 120, 185, 522, Green, Orange
Palo Alto 21, 22, 35, 88, 89, 102, 103, 104, 182, 288, 522
San Jose 10, 12, 13, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 37, 39, 42, 45, 49, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 81, 82, 93, 101, 102, 103, 104, 122, 140, 168, 180, 181, 182, 185, 282, 304, 321, 323, 328, 330, 500, 522, 523, Blue, DASH, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow
Santa Clara 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 32, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 81, 121, 140, 304, 321, 328, 330, 522, Green, Orange
Saratoga 37, 53, 57, 58
Sunnyvale 20, 21, 22, 26, 32, 53, 54, 55, 56, 120, 121, 122, 304, 321, 328, 522, 523, Green, Orange
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Berryessa
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MILPITAS
TRANSIT CENTER
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departing buses per hour28
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Next Network Draft Plan BART Station Service
(Attachment D)
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Fast, Frequent, Reliable
Neighborhood Connections
Frequent Trains All Day
• Every 15 minutes • 7 days a week
• Wide stop spacing
• Every 15 minutes • 7 days a week
• Wide stop spacing
• Every 15 minutes • 7 days a week
• Local stop spacing
• Every 30-60 minutes • 5-7 days a week
• Local stop spacing
• Weekday mornings & evenings
• Freeway & expressway based routes
Show Up and Go Service
Peak Period Commuter Service
Light Rail
Rapid
Frequent
Local
Express
VTA’s Service Hierarchy
(Attachment E)