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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-12-02 City Council (8)C ty Manager’s e ort TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT DATE:DECEMBER 2, 2002 CMR:465:02 SUBJECT:PROPOSED VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (VTA) TRANSIT SERVICE REDUCTION PLAN This is an informational report and no Council action is required. BACKGROUND The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has issued notice of a new round of proposed transit service reductions, due to the continuing decline in economic conditions in Santa Clara County. The VTA will hold public hearings on the proposed plan during the first two weeks of December. If approved by the VTA Board, the transit service reductions would go into effect in April 2003. The VTA has scheduled a public meeting in Palo Alto on Thursday, December 5 at 2 p.m., at the Lucie Stem Community Center, to discuss these plans and receive public comment. DISCUSSION In response to the worsening economic conditions in Santa Clara County, the Valley Transportation Authority implemented a first round of service cuts (coupled with fare increase) in July of this year. The five percent service reduction resulted in relatively modest service changes in Palo Alto bus routes. The most severe cut is elimination of Sunday service on Lines 86 and 88. The new proposed service plan would result in a further 10 percent reduction in bus and light rail service countywide, with service modifications on 65 of 72 VTA routes. The plan will impact 8 routes serving Palo Alto, but most of the changes represent targeted changes in individual trips or service frequency, and do not appear to affect the essential transit services to and from Palo Alto.The only exception is the proposed elimination of Saturday service on Line 88. CMR:465:02 Page 1 of 3 Following is a summary of the main changes on each of the routes serving Palo Alto: Line 22 (Eastridge Transit Center to Palo Alto/Menlo Park Caltrain Station): Line 22 would no longer operate from approximately 2:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. Selected early morning and evening trips on weekdays and Saturdays would be eliminated. Service to Menlo Park would be reduced. Staff believes that the proposed changes will not significantly change Line 22 service during the day, which now operates at 10415 minute headways. However, the plan eliminates overnight bus service between Palo Alto and San Jose. It would impact VTA riders as well as Samtrans riders who now transfer from Samtrans Line 397 "Night Owl" route which operates between San Francisco and the Palo Alto Caltrain station. Line 35 (Stanford Shopping Center to Downtown Mountain View Transit Center): On Saturdays, service would be extended to the Stanford Medical Center; event 60 minutes, between approximately 10:00 a.m. and 6:00p.m. Line 86 (Stanford Medical Center to San Antonio Shopping Center): Saturday service would be discontinued. As an alternative, Line 35 would be extended to serve Stanford Medical Center eve~?, 60 mh~utes f!’om approximately l 0. O0 a.m. to 6:O0 p.m., on Saturdays. In recent years, VTA has eliminated or significantly reduced service on Line 86, which only runs every 60 minutes during the week and on Saturday, with no Sunday service. The proposed elimination of Saturday bus service would further erode the viability of this route and leave residential areas east of Middlefield without weekend bus service. With the elimination of Saturday service, the segment of the route between the Caltrain station and Stanford Medical Center would be replaced by the extension of Line 35. Staff believes that this is a reasonable alternative, as Line 35 is a sub-regional route that has a higher ridership. Line 88 (Veterans Hospital to Louis & Meadow): On weekdays, midday sen,ice would operate only between Middlefield, the Veterans Hospital and the California Caltrain Station in both directions (similar to the current Saturday route)," midday seta, ice extension to Hilh, iew & Arastradero would be eliminated. Saturday seta, ice would be discontinued. This proposal would eliminate midday bus service on Line 88 east of Middlefield along Louis, Greer and Colorado. Most of the area would continue to be served by Line 86. VTA staff has confirmed this change would not impact heavily used morning and mid-afternoon service between Gunn High and Midtown neighborhoods. This plan would eliminate Saturday service entirely, which would leave the VA Hospital on Miranda without any weekend bus service, as the Sunday service was eliminated during the CMR:465:02 Page 2 of 3 first round of VTA service reductions earlier this year. In the past, Palo Alto has consistently opposed eliminating weekend bus service to this major regional medical center. Limited Stop Line 300 (East San Jose to Palo Alto Caltrain Station): Midday seta, ice would be discontinued, and peak hour service would operate eve~3~ 30 minutes. The 6.’52 p.m. eastbound trip would be deleted. This route is a limited stop version of Line 22. These changes would not have major impact on transit service along E1 Camino Real in Palo Alto. Express Line 101 (Camden & Hwy 85 to Palo Alto): The 5:10 p.m. and 5.’45 p.m. southbound trips would be combined into one trip. Express Line 102 (South San Jose to Palo Alto): The 5:12 a.m. northbound and 2.’39 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted. Express Line 104 (Piedmont Hills to Palo Alto): The routing would be modified to bypass the Shoreline b~dustrial Park. Both the mo~wing and afternoon se~n,ice would be reduced to three trips in each direction. Staff will attend the December 5 public meeting at Lucie Stem Community Center and will provide further details to Council as the service reduction plan is refined and finalized for approval by the VTA Board. ATTACHMENTS A. VTA Transit Service Reduction Plan B. Schedule of Public Meetings PREPARED BY: C LIKENS iportation Projects Manager DEPARTMENT HEAD: STEVE EMSLIE Director of Planning and Community Environment CITY MANAGER APPROVA EMILY HARRISON Assistant City Manager CMR:465:02 Page 3 of 3 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation AuthorityPage 1 of 12 Home > News & Events > April 2003 Proposed Service Changes Announcements I Public Meetings I Board & Committee Meetings I Board & Committee Meetings Schedule ATTACHMENT A Proposed Transit Service Reduction Plan VTA Public Meetings December 2=11, 2002 Due to the continuing declines in economic conditions, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will hold 13 public meetings to discuss proposed transit service reductions. If approved, the transit service reductions would go into effect in April 2003. The general public is invited to attend any of these meetings on December 2-11, 2002. English, Spanish and Vietnamese speakers will be available to discuss the proposal and answer questions. Click here for the list of meeting dates and times Click here for the complete list of proposed service reductions VTA Public Meetings Campbell Monday, December 2, 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. Campbell Library, Community Room 77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell Gilroy Tuesday, December 3, 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. Gilroy City Hall, Council Chambers I0 9 9http :l/wv~,~.vta.org/newsl2OO3_proposed.html 11, ,01,00, April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 2 of 12 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy Downtown San Jose Wednesday, December 4, 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church 24 North Fifth Street, San Jose Palo Alto Thursday, December 5, 2002 2:00 p.m. Lucie Stern Community Center 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto l~lountain View Thursday, December 5, 2002 7:00 p.m. Mountain View City Hall, Council Chambers 500 Castro Street, Mountain View East San Jose Monday, December 9, 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. Eastridge Mall 1 Eastridge Center, Second Floor, near Security Office, San Jose Morgan Hill Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:00 p.m. Morgan Hill City Hall, Council Chambers 17555 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill South San Jose Tuesday, December 10, 2002 7:00 p.m. Gunderson High School 622 Gaundabert Lane, San Jose Sunnyvale Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:00 p.m. Columbia Neighborhood Center 785 Morse Avenue, Sunnyvale ~ G9 to _-l-_o_p http:/!v~-ww.vta.org/news/2OO3_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 3 of 12 Proposed Transit Service Reduction Plan The following is a summary of the proposed service reductions to be effective April 2003. Line 10 (Santa Clara Caltrain Station to Metro/Airport LRT Station) On weekdays and weekends, Line 10 would be coordinated with light rail service and operate from approximately 5:00 a.m. to midnight. Line 13 (Almaden Valley to Ohlone/Chynoweth LRT Station) This line would be discontinued. In conjunction with this change, Line 64 would be extended to Almaden Road & McKean. Service would no longer be provided on Via Valiente, Camden, or to the New Almaden area. Line 15 (Jackson Oaks to Peak & Main) On weekdays, midday service would be discontinued, and the 6:11 p.m. eastbound trip would end at Hill & Dunne. Saturday service would be discontinued. Line 16 (Burnett Ave. to Peak & Main) On Saturdays, service would operate every 60 minutes between Peak & Main and Burnett. Line 17 (Gilroy Transit Center to St. Louise Hospital) The routing would be modified to operate on Lewis between Forest and Monterey, and on Monterey between Lewis and Eighth. On weekends, service would operate every 60 minutes. Line 18 (Gilroy Transit Center to Monterey & Farrell) This line would be discontinued. In conjunction with this change, Line 19 would be rerouted to pick up the portion of Line 18 operating on Wren (between Sixth and First) and Montebello. Line 19 (Gilroy Transit Center to Sunrise & Santa Teresa) The routing would be modified to pick up the portion of Line 18 operating on Wren (between Sixth and First) and Montebello. All service on Miller would be eliminated. Service on Montebello would be limited to approximately 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. In coordination with school hours at Gilroy High School, one morning and one afternoon trip would operate to Sunrise, Rancho Hills, and Longmeadow. Line 22 (Eastridge Transit Center to Palo Alto/Menlo Park Caltrain Station) Line 22 would no longer operate from approximately 2:00 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. On weekdays, the 6:50 a.m. eastbound trip leaving Palo Alto Caltrain Station would be shortened and start from El Camino & Showers. On weekdays and Saturdays, service would be slightly reduced in the eastbound direction between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. On weekdays and http://v,~v.vta.org/news/2003_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 4 of 12 Saturdays, service to Menlo Park would start at approximately 6:00 a.m. and end at approximately 11:30 p.m. On Sundays, service to Menlo Park would start at approximately 6:30 a.m. and end at approximately 7:30 p.m. Line 23 (Downtown San Jose to San Antonio Shopping Center) On weekdays, service between 5:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. would be slightly reduced. On Saturdays, the 9:58 p.m. westbound trip would be deleted; the 6:56 a.m. and 7:48 p.m. eastbound trips currently leaving San Antonio Shopping Center would start from Stevens Creek & Stelling; and the 7:24 p.m. westbound trip would end at Stevens Creek & Stelling. On Sundays, the 9:59 p.m. westbound trip would be deleted; the 8:00 a.m., 6:59 p.m. and 7:49 p.m. eastbound trips currently leaving San Antonio Shopping Center would start from Stevens Creek & Stelling; and the 6:46 a.m., 6:24 p.m. and 7:24 p.m. westbound trips would end at Stevens Creek & Stelling. On weekdays and weekends, selected trips in the morning would start from Second & Santa Clara instead of Bassett. Line 25 (East San Jose to De Anza College) On weekdays, the 5:00 a.m. eastbound trip leaving Tamien Station would be deleted, and the 5:16 a.m. eastbound trip currently leaving Williams & Saratoga would start from Clove & Thornton. Service between Valley Medical Center and De Anza College would operate every 60 minutes after 7:00 p.m. On Saturdays, the 6:24 a.m. eastbound trip currently leaving Williams & Saratoga would start from Clove & Thornton, and the 7:11 p.m. westbound trip would end at Williams & Saratoga. On Sundays, service between East San Jose and Valley Medical Center would operate every 20 minutes until approximately 7:00 p.m., and every 60 minutes between Valley Medical Center and De Anza College. The 6:24 a.m. eastbound trip currently leaving Williams & Saratoga would start from Clove & Thornton, and the 7:11 p.m. westbound trip would end at Williams & Saratoga. Line 26 (Eastridge Transit Center to Sunnyvale/Lockheed Nlartin) On weekdays, the 5:35 a.m. eastbound trip leaving Curtner & Monterey would be deleted. The 4:40 a.m. westbound trip would also be deleted. Line 27 (Santa Teresa Hospital to West Valley College) On weekdays, service would begin at approximately 6:00 a.m., and evening service after 7:30 p.m. would operate every 60 minutes between Santa Teresa Hospital and Blossom Hill & Meridian. On weekdays, service to West Valley College would stop at approximately 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, service would operate every 45 minutes between Santa Teresa Hospital and Main & Santa Cruz. Line 30 (Eastridge Transit Center via Tully and Ruby) Service http:!/x~vw.x~ta.org/news/2OO3_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 5 of 12 would be modified to operate every 40 minutes in the peak commute hours, and every 45 minutes on weekends. Line 31 (Eastridge Transit Center to Evergreen College/The Villages) The route would be modified to operate on Quimby, Rigoletto and S. King instead of Capitol Expressway. Service would operate every 20 minutes during peak commute hours, with every other bus serving The Villages area. On Sundays, service to Evergreen College would be discontinued. Line 32 (Santa Clara Caltrain Station to San Antonio Shopping Center) On weekdays, the 5:30 a.m. eastbound trip would be deleted, and midday service would operate every 60 minutes between the Santa Clara and Sunnyvale Caltrain Stations. On weekdays, midday service between the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station and the San Antonio Shopping Center would continue to operate approximately every 30 minutes. Line 33 (Baypointe LRT Station to Weller & Main) On weekdays, service would operate from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. On Saturdays, the 7:24 a.m. and 8:31 a.m. eastbound trips would be deleted, and service would end at approximately 9:00 p.m. On Sundays, service would operate every 45 minutes from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Line 34 (Santa Clara Caltrain Station to San Antonio Shopping Center) On weekdays, the 7:00 p.m. eastbound, and 6:31 p.m. westbound trips would be deleted. On Saturdays, the 9:00 a.m. eastbound trip would also be deleted. All Sunday service would be discontinued. Line 35 (Stanford Shopping Center to Downtown Mountain View Transit Center) On Saturdays, service would be extended to the Stanford Medical Center, every 60 minutes, between approximately 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Line 36 (Vallco Fashion Park to East San Jose) On weekdays, service between Vallco Fashion Park and Valley Fair would operate every 60 minutes during peak hours only. On weekdays, midday service would operate every 45 minutes between East San Jose and Valley Fair. On weekends, service between Vallco and Valley Fair would be discontinued. Line 37 (Monterey & Senter to Camden & Union) The route would be shortened to operate only between Camden & Union and the Capitol Light Rail Station. Service to Monterey & Senter would be discontinued. On weekdays, service would operate every 40 minutes during peak commute hours. On Sundays, the 5:37 p.m. westbound trip would be deleted. http:!/ww~,.vta.org/news/2OO3_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 6 of 12 Line 38 (Monterey & Senter to Winchester & Knowles) The routing would be modified to provide two-way service on East Branham and Roeder. Service on Knowles, Pollard, Burrows and Hacienda would be discontinued. Peak commute hour service would operate every 45 minutes. Line 39 (Eastridge Transit Center via Flint, Norwood & Quimby) On weekdays, the 9:31 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. trips would be deleted; midday service would operate every 40 minutes; and the 7:58 a.m. reverse trip (39A) would be deleted. On Saturdays, the 6:07 a.m. trip would be deleted. On Sundays, the 8:39 a.m. trip would be deleted and service would end at approximately 7:30 p.m. Line 40 (L’Avenida to San Antonio Shopping Center) On weekdays, the route would be extended to provide service on Charleston and Shoreline Boulevard during peak commute hours; and the 5:14 a.m. southbound trip would be deleted. On Saturdays, the 6:06 p.m. southbound trip would be deleted. Line 47 (Mountain View Station to San Antonio Shopping Center via Shoreline Industrial Park) This service would be discontinued. Line 40 would be extended to serve Charleston and Shoreline Boulevard during peak commute hours. Line 51 (Vallco Fashion Park to Moffett Field/Ames Center) On weekdays, the 7:04 p.m. southbound trip would be deleted, and the 5:45 a.m. northbound trip would start from Castro & El Camino. On Saturdays, the 8:06 a.m. southbound trip would be deleted. Sunday service would be discontinued. Line 52 (Foothill College to Downtown Mountain View Transit Center) Weekday service would end at approximately 6:00 p.m. Line 53 (Westgate to Sunnyvale Caltrain Station) On weekdays, the 7:11 a.m. northbound trip would be deleted, and midday service would only be provided between the Sunnyvale Caltrain Station and De Anza College. Line 54 (West Valley College to Sunnyvale/Lockheed Martin) On weekdays, the 5:30 a.m. northbound trip leaving Stelling & Stevens Creek would be deleted and midday service would operate every 45 minutes. On Sundays, the 6:58 p.m. northbound and the 6:55 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted. Line 55 (Great America to De Anza College) On weekdays, the schedule would be modified to remove one northbound trip between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and two southbound trips between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. On weekdays, the 5:13 a.m., and 5:39 a.m. northbound trips would start from Fair Oaks & El Camino. On Saturdays, service would end at approximately 8:30 p.m. On http:/Awv,~.vta.org/news/2OO3_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clam Valley Transportation Authority Page 7 of 12 Sundays, service would operate every 45 minutes and end at approximately 7:30 p.m. Line 56 (Fair Oaks & El Camino to Milpitas) This service would be discontinued. Line 57 (West Valley College to Great America) On weekdays, midday service would operate every 40 minutes; the 5:39 a.m. northbound trip would be shortened to start from Westgate; and the 10:03 p.m. southbound trip would be shortened to end at Westgate. On Saturdays, the 7:56 a.m. northbound trip would start from Westgate; the 6:52 p.m. and 8:02 p.m. southbound trips would end at Westgate; and a northbound trip leaving West Valley College at approximately 7:55 p.m. would be added. On Sundays, the 7:56 a.m. northbound trip would be shortened to start from Westgate; the 7:53 a.m. southbound trip would start from Scott & Bowers; and the 6:52 p.m. southbound trip would be shortened to end at Westgate. Line 58 (West Valley College to Alviso) On weekdays, midday service would operate every 40 minutes; the 5:27 a.m. and 9:45 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted; the 6:25 a.m. northbound trip would be shortened to start from Westgate; and the 7:16 p.m. southbound trip would end at Westgate. On Saturdays, the 8:06 p.m. northbound and the 7:05 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted. On Sundays, the 7:35 a.m. northbound trip would be deleted, and the 8:28 a.m. northbound trip would be shortened to start from Westgate. Line 59 (Great America to East San Jose) On weekdays, the 6:15 p.m. westbound trip would be deleted; the 5:50 a.m. eastbound trip would be shortened to start from Second & Karina; and all midday service would be discontinued. Line 60 (Los Gatos to Great America) On weekdays, peak hour service would operate every 20 minutes between Great America and Winchester & Knowles, and every 40 minutes to Los Gatos. On weekdays, northbound service out of Los Gatos would start at approximately 6:00 a.m., and the 7:45 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted. On weekdays and weekends, service to downtown Los Gatos would end at approximately 7:30 p.m., and all later trips would be shortened to end at Winchester & Knowles. On weekdays and weekends, southbound routing in Los Gatos would be modified to operate on Santa Cruz to Main, instead of on Los Gatos Boulevard. Line 62 (Los Gatos to Piedmont Hills) On weekdays, peak hour and midday service would be modified to operate every 20 minutes between Sierra & Piedmont and Good Samaritan Hospital, and every 40 minutes to downtown Los Gatos. On weekdays, http://x~vw.v-ta.org/news/2OO3_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 8 of 12 northbound service out of Los Gatos would start at approximately 6:00 a.m. and the 9:59 p.m. southbound trip would be shortened to end at Good Samaritan Hospital. On weekends, the 8:59 p.m. southbound trip would end at Good Samaritan Hospital. Line 63 (San Jose State University to Almaden Valley) On weekdays, the 8:46 p.m. northbound and 9:38 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted, and midday service would operate every 45 minutes. On Saturdays, the 7:28 p.m. southbound trip would be deleted. On Sundays, the 6:19 p.m. northbound and 7:28 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted. Line 64 (Almaden LRT Station to Alum Rock & Miguelito) This line would be extended to Almaden Road & McKean via Almaden Expressway. Peak hour service would operate every 30 minutes between Almaden Valley and the San Jose Caltrain Station, and evening service would end at the Almaden Light Rail Station after approximately 7:30 p.m. The 9:54 p.m. northbound trip leaving Almaden Light Rail Station would end at the San Jose Caltrain Station. On weekends, service would operate every 60 minutes between the San Jose Caltrain Station and Almaden Light Rail Station after approximately 8:30 p.m. On Sundays, the 11:49 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted. Fewer weekday and weekend evening trips would operate on Alum Rock between White and Miguelito. Line 65 (Almaden LRT Station to San Jose State University) The routing would be modified to operate via Coleman to the Almaden Light Rail Station. It would no longer serve Redmond and Almaden Expressway. On weekdays, service would start at approximately 6:00 a.m., and midday service would be modified to operate every 45 minutes. On weekends, the 8:07 a.m. northbound trip would be shortened to start from Camden & Blossom Hill. On Sundays, the 6:05 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted. Line 66 (Santa Teresa Hospital to Nlilpitas) The routing would be modified to operate on Main and no longer serve Abel between Main and Great Mall Parkway. On weekdays, the 4:39 a.m., 5:19 a.m. and 5:48 a.m. northbound trips leaving Santa Teresa Hospital would be shortened to start from Monterey & Senter, and the 5:13 a.m. southbound trip would start from Oakland Road & Brokaw. On Saturdays, the 6:15 a.m. northbound trip would be shortened to start from Monterey & Senter, and the 5:31 a.m. southbound trip would start from Weller & Main. On Sundays, the 5:45 a.m., 6:15 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. northbound trips would be shortened to start from Monterey & Senter, and the 5:31 a.m. southbound trip would start from Weller & Main. Line 67 (Santa Teresa LRT Station to Capitol LRT Station) The routing would be shortened to operate only between the Santa http ://v,-,~v.vta.org/news/2OO3_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 9 of 12 Teresa and Ohlone-Chynoweth Light Rail Stations. Service along Pearl to Capitol Light Rail Station would be discontinued. On weekdays, service would operate about every 60 minutes throughout the day. Saturday service would be discontinued. Line 68 (San Jose Caltrain Station to Gilroy/Gavilan College) The routing through Gilroy would be modified to operate through downtown Gilroy via Monterey instead of Eigleberry. On weekdays, the 1:05 a.m. southbound trip would be deleted; the 10:00 p.m. northbound trip leaving Gavilan College would be shortened to start from Gilroy Caltrain Station; and the 8:05 p.m. southbound trip would end at Gilroy Caltrain Station. Line 70 (Milpitas to Capitol LRT Station) On weekdays, the 9:50 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted. On Saturdays, service would operate every 20 minutes. On weekend evenings, the schedule times would be modified. Line 71 (Eastridge Transit Center to Milpitas) On weekdays, the 10:37 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted, and midday service would operate every 30 minutes. On Sundays, service would operate every 45 minutes, and the 8:35 p.m. southbound trip would be deleted. Line 72 (Downtown San Jose to Santa Teresa LRT Station) The routing would be shortened to end at Monterey & Ford, and no longer operate to Bernal and the Santa Teresa Light Rail Station. Line 72 service to East Branham and Roeder would be replaced by Line 38. On weekdays, midday service would operate every 20 minutes, and selected morning southbound trips would start from Second & Santa Clara instead of Bassett. On Sundays, the 5:53 a.m. northbound and the 6:27 a.m. southbound trips would be deleted. Line 73 (Downtown San Jose to Snell & Capitol Expressway) On weekdays, the 5:20 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 6:57 p.m. southbound trips would end at Monterey & Senter, and selected morning southbound trips would start at Second & Santa Clara instead of Bassett. On Saturdays, the northbound trips currently leaving Snell & Capitol Expressway at 7:06 a.m., 8:04 a.m. and 9:19 a.m. would start from Senter & Monterey, and the 4:58 p.m. southbound trip would end at Monterey & Senter. On Sundays, service would operate every 45 minutes; the northbound trips currently leaving Snell & Capitol Expressway at 7:06 a.m., 8:04 a.m. and 9:19 a.m. would start from Senter & Monterey; and the 8:00 p.m. southbound trip would be deleted. Line 74 (Eastridge Transit Center to Baypointe LRT Station) On weekdays, the 7:33 p.m. and 10:07 p.m. northbound and the 8:35 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted. On Saturdays, the 10:04 http://vv~x,~w.~-ta.org/news/2OO3__proposed.html 1 !/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 10 of 12 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted. On Sundays, service would operate every 45 minutes and end at approximately 9:30 p.m. On Sundays, the 7:39 a.m. northbound and 7:55 a.m. southbound trips would be deleted. Line 77 (Milpitas to Evergreen College) The route would be shortened to end at Eastridge. Line 31 would be modified to operate on Quimby, Rigoletto, and S. King. Peak commute hour service would operate every 30 minutes in the morning southbound direction and in the afternoon northbound direction. Service would operate every 60 minutes after approximately 7:30 p.m., and end at approximately 9:30 p.m. Service between the Great Mall and Weller & Main would be discontinued after approximately 6:30 p.m. The 6:16 a.m. and 6:35 a.m. southbound trips would be combined into one trip. Line 81 (Vallco Fashion Park to East San Jose) On weekdays, midday service would operate every 20 minutes between east San Jose and downtown San Jose, and every 40 minutes to Vallco Fashion Park. On weekdays, the 8:02 p.m., 9:03 p.m. and 10:04 p.m. westbound trips would be replaced by trips leaving at approximately 8:32 p.m. and 9:33 p.m. On weekends, the 8:00 p.m. eastbound trip would be deleted. Line 82 (Westgate to Hedding & 17th) On weekdays, midday service would operate every 40 minutes, and the 7:15 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted. Line 85 (Lawrence Expressway & Moorpark to 10th & Hedding) The route would be shortened to operate only between 10th & Hedding and Valley Medical Center. Line 85 service would no longer be provided on Moorpark to Lawrence Expressway. Service would operate from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Weekend service would be discontinued. Line 86 (Stanford Medical Center to San Antonio Shopping Center) Saturday service would be discontinued. As an alternative, Line 35 would be extended to serve Stanford Medical Center every 60 minutes from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Saturdays. Line 88 (Veterans Hospital to Louis & Meadow) On weekdays, midday service would operate only between Charleston & Middlefield, the Veterans Hospital and the California Caltrain Station in both directions; no midday service would be provided to Hillview & Arastradero; the 6:13 a.m. clockwise trip would be deleted; the 6:18 a.m. reverse loop trip would start from Charleston & El Camino; and the 5:40 p.m. clockwise trip would end at Louis & Meadow. Saturday service would be discontinued. http://v~vw.xca.org/news/.OO_~_proposed.html ! 1/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 11 of 12 Express Line 101 (Camden & Hwy 85 to Palo Alto) The 5:10 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. southbound trips would be combined into one trip. Express Line 102 (South San Jose to Paio Alto) The 5:12 a.m. northbound and 2:39 p.m. southbound trips would be deleted: Express Line 104 (Piedmont Hills to Palo Alto) The routing would be modified to bypass the Shoreline Industrial Park. Both the morning and afternoon service would be reduced to three trips in each direction. Express Line 122 (South San Jose to Lockheed Nlartin/Nloffett Park) One morning trip and afternoon trip would be maintained. Express Line 140 (Fremont BART Station to Sunnyvale Caltrain Station) The 5:28 a.m. southbound trip would be deleted, and the 3:18 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. northbound trips would be combined into one trip. Express Line 141 (Fremont BART Station to Great America) On Saturdays and Sundays, the morning frequency would be modified to remove one southbound trip; and the 9:52 a.m. northbound trip would be deleted. Express Line 180 (San Jose Caltrain Station to Fremont BART Station) On weekdays, the 4:27 a.m. northbound trip would be deleted; the 5:54 a.m. and 6:09 a.m. northbound trips would be combined into one trip; and the southbound schedule would be modified to operate one less trip between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. On Sundays, the 7:54 a.m. northbound trip would be deleted.. Limited Stop Line 300 (East San Jose to Palo Alto Caltrain Station) Midday service would be discontinued, and peak hour service would operate every 30 minutes. The 6:52 p.m. eastbound trip would be deleted. Limited Stop Line 304 (South San Jose to Downtown Mountain View Transit Center) Service would operate every 30 minutes. Southbound buses beginning service before 4:00 p.m. would start from the Middlefield Light Rail Station. Limited Stop Line 305 (South San Jose to Downtown Mountain View Transit Center) The 2:44 p.m. southbound trip would start from the Middlefield Light Rail Station. Limited Stop Line 330 (Almaden Expressway & Camden to North San Jose) The 5:59 a.m. and 6:49 a.m. northbound trips would be combined into one trip, as would the 4:16 p.m. and 4:44 p.m. southbound trips. http ://wa,~,.vta.org/news/2003_proposed.html 11/20/2002 April 2003 Proposed Service Reductions - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Page 12 of 12 Express Line 520 (Fremont BART Station to Shoreline Industrial Park) Service to Shoreline Industrial Park would be discontinued. The 5:45 p.m. northbound trip would be deleted, and the 6:57 a.m. and 7:27 a.m. southbound trips would be combined into one trip. Express Line 521 (Gilroy Transit Center to Lockheed Martin/Moffett Park) The 5:21 a.m. and 5:44 a.m. northbound trips would be combined into one trip. Light Rail (Santa Teresa to Baypointe) 24-hour service would be discontinued. Light rail service would operate from approximately 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. On weekdays, the 8:42 p.m. northbound and the 12:35 a.m. southbound trips would be deleted. On weekends, the 8:12 p.m. and 8:42 p.m. northbound and the 12:35 a.m. southbound trips would be deleted. Light Rail (I-880/Milpitas to Downtown Mountain View) Evening service would operate every 60 minutes after approximately 10:00 p.m. On weekdays and weekends, the last eastbound trip would leave Downtown Mountain View Station at approximately 12:40 a.m., and the last westbound trip would leave 1-880/Milpitas Station at 11:49 p.m. On weekends, service would operate every 30 minutes. ,~ Go to Top Home I Schedules Maps & Fares I Services & Programs I Studies & Projects News & Events I Jobs at VTA Inside VTA Routes I Procurement I Board&Committees I Site Map I FAQ I Tell Us,.. http://w-ww.vta.org/news/2OO3_~proposed.html 11/20/2002 ATTACHMENT B Due to the continuing declines in economic Conditions, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 0V]?A) will hold 13 public meetings to discuss proposed transit service reductions. If approved, the ~msit service reductions would go into effect in April 2003. The general public is invited to at-rand any of these meetings on December 2-11, 2002. English, Spanish and Vietnamese speakers will be available to discuss the proposal and answer questions: The Proposed Transit Service Reduction Plan can be viewed at wunv.vta.org. A written copy can-be obtained by contacting VT_A Customer Service (see below.) December 2- 11, 2002 Campbell Monday, December 2, 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. Campbell Library, Community Room 77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell Gilroy Tuesday, December_ 3, 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. Gilroy City Hall, Council Chambers 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy Downtown San Jose Wedriesday; ti~ec-em be5 ~i,_ 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church 24 North Fifth Street, San Jose Palo Alto Thursday, December 5, 2002 2:00 p.m. Lucie Stern Community Center 1305 Middbfield Rood, Palo Alto Mountain View Thursday, December 5, 2002 7:00 p.m. Mouhtain View City Hall, Council Chambers 500 Castro Street, Mountain View East San Jose Monday, December 9, 2002 3:00 p.m. AND 7:00 p.m. Eastridge Mall 1 Eastridge Center, Second Floor, near Security Office, San Jose Morgan Hill Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:00 p.m. Morgan Hill City Hall, Council Chambers 17555 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hil! South San Jose Tuesday, December 10, 2002 7:00 p.m. Gunderson High School 622 Gaundabert Lane, San Jose Sunnyvale Wednesday, December 11,2002 7:00 p.m. Columbia Neighborhood Center 785 Morse Avenue, Sunnyvale If you require a sign language interpreter or other accommodations at these public meetings, or you wish to receive an accessible format version of this announcement, please contact VTA Customer Service five days before the meeting. If you wish to provide written comments, please send them to: VTA Customer Service 3331 North First Street, Building B San Jose, CA 95134-1927 Comments are also welcome by phone: (408) 321-2300; Hearing Impaired (TDD only): (408) 321-2330; fax:- (408) 321-7535; email: customer.service@v~a.org; website: wwd,.~)~:org. In order for your comments to be included in the official report presented to the VTA Board of Directors, your comments must be received by Friday, December 13, 2002. 02/11 -~$4