Benefits

Improves Mobility

• Connects to VTA light rail and buses, Caltrain, ACE, Capitol Corridor, Amtrak and Greyhound
• Potential future connection to an Automated People Mover (APM) to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and High Speed Rail
• Provides a new transit option for no-car or limited income households and citizens with disabilities
• Serves three international airports (Mineta San Jose International, Oakland International and San Francisco International)

Supports the Economy

• For every dollar spent on construction, operations and maintenance, approximetately $4 to $10 will be reinvested into the region (includes Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties.
• Increases transit options to support local and regional growth
• Moves the most people to major job centers when compared to other transit alternatives (over 90,000 daily riders on BART are expected by 2030)
• Supports new jobs and housing around stations
• Creates over 2,400 construction jobs and up to 7,000 permanent jobs once the project is completed.

Enhances the Community

• Serves San Jose State, HP Pavilion, downtown San Jose, Santa Clara University and the San Jose International Airport
• Increases mobility to retail centers like the Great Mall in Milpitas and to major employment hubs like Google, Yahoo, and Cisco Systems
• Improves links to cultural, entertainment and sports venues

Responsible to the Environment

• Reduces travel time along congested corridors
• Reduces green house gases by taking cars off the road