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Let VTA Do the Driving! Ride Stress-Free to San Jose Jazz Festival

Release Number:	NR 10 08 01
Release Date:	Aug 12, 2010

San Jose, Calif. – Every year, the San Jose Jazz Festival attracts thousands of jazz enthusiasts to downtown San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is reminding people to take the green alternative and ride public transportation to avoid traffic and parking hassles.

The 21^st AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival begins this Friday, August 13 through Sunday, August 15 and is well served by VTA Bus and Light Rail. Leaving the car at home or parking free at one of VTA’s 20 Park and Ride lots throughout the county and taking transit is economical and stress-free. 

Purchase an 8-Hour Light Rail Excursion Pass and ride light rail to any downtown station (Santa Clara, Paseo de San Antonio, or Convention Center stations).  Extra cars will be added to VTA trains to accommodate the large crowds.  VTA Bus Lines 22, 23, 64, 66, 68, 72, 73, 82, Express 180, or Rapid 522 (which does not operate on Sunday) also conveniently serve downtown San Jose.

VTA, an event sponsor providing advertising space for the festival, is hosting the Friday night concert on the main stage located in Plaza de Cesar Chavez. VTA Board Chair and San Jose City Council member Sam Liccardo will be introducing the innovators of P-Funk, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic.

For a customized trip plan to the festival, please contact VTA Customer Service at (408) 321-2300, for the hearing impaired only (408) 321-2330.  You can also log onto www.vta.org and sign-up to receive VTA email updates.  Find us on Facebook under “SCVTA”, Twitter under “SantaclaraVTA”, and YouTube at www.youtube.com/scvta.

For more information about the San Jose Jazz Festival, visit www.sanjosejazz.org.

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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible, community-focused transportation options that are innovative, environmentally responsible, and promote the vitality of our region. VTA is responsible for bus, light rail and paratransit operations and also serves as the county’s congestion management agency. As such, VTA is responsible for countywide transportation planning, including congestion management issues, specific highway improvement projects, pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects, and provides these services throughout the county, including the municipalities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County.

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