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VTA Hosts Vasona Light Rail Extension Project Open House
| Release Number: | nr 10 01 03 |
| Release Date: | Jan 06, 2010 |
WHO: Santa Clara County residents and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
WHAT: VTA invites all interested persons and agencies to a public scoping meeting/open house to share the newest information about the project and provide an opportunity for the public to give comments on the environmental issues that will be discussed in the Federal Environmental Document. Project staff will provide a project overview, scheduling and funding information, and a list of potential significant impacts and proposed mitigation.
This location is served by VTA Bus Lines 26 and VTA Light Rail (exit at the Campbell Station, about a ¼ mile away).
WHY: VTA is in the process of pursuing federal funding for the Vasona Light Rail Extension Project.
Draft Environmental Assessment/Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
VTA and the Federal Transit Administration are planning to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA)/Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for a proposed 1.7 mile extension of the Mountain View to Winchester light rail line.
The Vasona Junction Project would extend light rail from the existing Winchester Station, continuing to a new Hacienda station, and terminating at a new Vasona Junction Station in the Town of Los Gatos. The extension would be within VTA’s right of way adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad.
Written comments on the scope of the EA/SEIR should be submitted via mail, email, fax or the project website, with attention to Ann Calnan, by Friday, January 29, 2010 before 5 p.m.
Ann Calnan
Senior Environmental Planner
VTA Environmental Programs and Resources Management
3331 North First Street, Building B
San Jose, CA 95134-1927
Fax: 408.321.5787
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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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