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VTA Hosts Community Meetings to Receive Input to Personalize Bus Rapid Stations along Santa Clara-Alum Rock in San José
ATTENTION ASSIGNMENT EDITORS, CITY EDITORS:
| Release Number: | NR 11 04 01 |
| Release Date: | Apr 04, 2011 |
| WHO: |
Santa Clara County residents who reside, or are interested in the Santa Clara-Alum Rock Corridor in San José and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). |
| WHAT: |
VTA invites all interested persons to contribute their ideas for how certain elements of the rapid transit stations (paving, windscreens) can reflect the identity of the surrounding neighborhoods. There will be information on each station and a chance to speak with staff about the Santa Clara-Alum Rock Rapid Transit Project. |
| WHY: |
VTA is asking community members to provide input in making each proposed station unique and reflective of the identity to its neighborhood. |
| WHEN & WHERE: |
(Topics of Discussion - Station at HP Pavilion, Santa Clara Street and 7th Street Station)
Tuesday, April 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: San José City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara Street
Room 119
San José, CA 95113
This location is served by VTA Light Rail and Bus Lines 22, 23, and 522.
(Topics of Discussion - 17th Street and 24th Street Stations)
Thursday, April 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Roosevelt Community Center
Community Room
901 E. Santa Clara Street
San José, CA 95116
This location is served by VTA Bus Lines 22, 23, and 522.
(Topics of Discussion - King Road, Jackson Avenue and Alum Rock Transit Center Stations)
Wednesday, April 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Mayfair Community Center
Banquet Hall
2039 Kammerer Avenue
San José, CA 95116
This location is served by VTA Bus Lines 22 and 77.
(Topics of Discussion - Story and Ocala Stations)
Thursday, April 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Latino College Prep Academy (next to the National Hispanic University) Auditorium
14271 Story Road
San José, CA 95127
This location is served by VTA Bus Lines 25 and 71 (stops at Story Road and White Road).
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For more information regarding the Santa Clara-Alum Rock Bus Rapid Transit please contact the VTA’s Community Outreach Office at (408) 321-7575 or for the hearing impaired, TTY only calls (408) 321-2330. If language assistance is needed or if documents need to be made in accessible formats for persons with disabilities, please contact VTA seven days in advance by calling (408)-321-7575. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable VTA to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.
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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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