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Letter to the San Jose Mercury News
Submitted by Carlos on September 1, 2010 - 1:30pmConcerns over plans for area near station
At a recent community meeting hosted by Greenbelt Alliance and the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, residents came together to voice concerns about plans being proposed for the Diridon Station area. They shared the same misgivings as Scott Herhold noted in his column (Page B1, Aug. 29): —'Downtown' claim just a wet noodle."
Building Our Future, One Step at a Time
Submitted by Carlos on August 29, 2010 - 1:10pm
These are exciting times for residents of San Jose, but especially for the people who work, visit, and play in downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. As we all know, transportation improvements are coming to the Diridon Station area in the form of BART, High Speed Rail, the electrification of Caltrain, and expanded services for Amtrak, the ACE train, and the Capital Corridor.
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Community speaks up about the Diridon Station Area Plan
Submitted by Carlos on August 28, 2010 - 4:42pm
Residents, cyclists, families, students and neighborhood leaders gathered on Monday, August 23 to speak about the plan for Diridon Station. With an upcoming September San José City Council vote, the group voiced their concerns on the existing three conceptual alternatives that were presented at a city sponsored meeting on August 7.
MTC announces $44 Million in grant funding to support livable communities
Submitted by Carlos on August 13, 2010 - 3:40pm
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) approved 22 new capital grants totaling $44 million through its Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) program to finance pedestrian, bicycle and streetscape improvements near public transit in cities around the nine county San Francisco Bay Area.
Residents come out to help select a preferred plan for the Diridon Station Area
Submitted by Carlos on August 10, 2010 - 5:24pm
About 90 residents came to San Jose City Hall on August 7 to help decide how a future Diridon Station Area will look like. One of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition's main areas of advocacy is helping to shape the future of this rail hub and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Could the Diridon Station Area be the new Copenhagen?
Submitted by Carlos on August 9, 2010 - 10:00am
Recently Copenhagen hosted Velo-City 2010, an annual cycling conference which brings together cycling advocates from around the world. Planners, bike advocates, and transportation officials from North America had an opportunity to see what makes Copenhagen unique amongst cities in designing their city for people.
UCLA Professor Donald Shoup to speak in San Jose - this Wednesday, February 24th at San Jose City Hall
Submitted by Carlos on February 4, 2010 - 1:26pm
For those of us fortunate to live in the Silicon Valley we have ample access to hills, trails, and beaches. One thing that we also seem to have in abundance is free parking.
Viaduct? Why not a tunnel?
Submitted by Carlos on January 9, 2010 - 5:46pmMy apologies to the Marx Brothers.....As a cyclist heading into downtown San Jose from the west on the Alameda how do you deal with the highway 87 underpass? Do you find it dangerous, inconvenient, or a cold reminder of the priority of autos?
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