BART to Silicon Valley: Project Overview - Benefits - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
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Project Overview - 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

  • 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 new construction jobs (10,000 jobs per year, of which 75% will be local to Santa Clara County)

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 air pollution by taking cars off the road