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OF SAN"TA CLARA
COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, EAST WING

DOMINIC L. CORTESE

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SUPERVISOR SECOND DISTRICT

CORTESE

CHAI RFIAN

SAIITA CLARA COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT
JAt'.!UARY

/, 19BO

HAPPY NT'd YEAR AND }{ELCOI/IE TO THE FIRST TRANSIT I'{EETI['IG OF TI{E
IECADE.

I

AIVI PLEASED

TO BE APPOINTED CHAIRflIAN OF THE SANTA CLARA

COU|,ITY

TRAl''lSIT DISTRICT,

I ll{AS LAST CHAIRI\IAN OF THI DISTRICT IN 1976.
OF EVENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE

THE PAST, TO EI'IVISION WHAT i.lE CAN ACHIEVE

BUT FOR THOSE

0F

IS

A

PIULTITUDE

IN THE TRANSIT AREA,

IT IS APPROPRIATE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY

TO I.'IANY PEOPLE, THIS

SINCE THEN,

TO START ANEh', TO ASSESS

IN THE

FUTURE,

ONE OF THE lvlOST DIFFICULT TII-1TS FOR TRANSII,

US i'lH0 WERE HERE DLjRING Ti{E EARLY

7A's,

THE

lvlERE

CREATION OF THE DISTRICT l,lAS OUR NUI'IBER ONE GOAL AND OUR ONLY TOOLS
}^IERE TIJE ELECTIOI'| PROCESS, THE STATE LEGISLATURT AND THE ACOUISITIOI,I

i:':,

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OF Tl-lREE EXISTING OBSOLETE TRANSIT
BEGINNIiIG THE

NE'r^l

IS

DECADE

LINES, 'i{ITH THAT PERSPECTIVE,

TNCOURAGII'IG AND PROMISES

T0 BE l'ltjcl-l

ivl0RE

REWARDING. THE 80's SH0ULll BE THE S0LDEN Y-IARS IN TRANSIT, FINANCING
PROSPECTS ARE STRONG, I''IORALE AI1ONG EMPLOY]EES

INTEREST

IS

!-llTl{ 45

R0UIES,

0VER

LIFTS FOR THE HANDICAPPED.
REDUCED

GROI){'Ii''IG

AI'ID PUBLIC

INCREASING,

IN 1976, l/lE HAD 216 BUSES.
BUSES

IS

FARES.

}^IE I'IOI/ HAVE

100

BUSES ARE E(-UIPPED I,{ITH I,'IHEELCHAIR

SENTORS AIID Y-OUNG PEOPLE CAI{ RIDE FOR

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

TRANSIT DISTRICTS

AN OPERATING FLEET OF 568

lf'l THE COUNTRY

IS

[)NE OF

I,{ITH OVER /O,COO DAILY RIDERS,

INASI1UCH AS THE TRANSIT DISTRICT IIAS HAD
Ery]ER.GEI.ICT, l,,^IE CAN

BE

PROUD

25 AF THE LARGEST

OF ITS

A DIFFICULT IF

NOT TURBULENI

SUCCESS,

DURING THE PAST SEVERAL I,IEEKS, I\{YSELF Al'lD I{Y STAFF HAVE HAD THE
OPPI)RTUNITY OF CI)NFERRIIiG

IT APPEARS

THAT }'IITI"IIII THE NEXT

ALL OF US, l/lE

.
o
O

1'{E KN0ltl
!^lE

CAru EXPECT

AND

CO|VIIViITI'IENT FROI1

A LOT TO IIAPPEN.

TljE GUADALUPE

''.IE HAVE AN

CORRID0R STUDY
PR0GRAtvl

ABILITY TO BLANKET TtlE

IS 0N SCHEDULE,
IN FULL 0PERATION,

COUNTY l^lITH EXPRESS ROUTES ON

IVIAJOR EXPRESSIiIAYS

IdE HAVE AN ASSURANCE TIJAT

IN

90 DAYS, I^IITII A TOIAL

HAVI A SIGI{AL PREEIVIPTI0I{

FIVE

O

l,llTH IVIR, GRAEBNER ANl| IIIS STAFF,

JANUARY,

A

IIARKETII{G DIRECTOR t^lILL BE APPOI|.ITED

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l'lE lt|ILL HAVE IIIPR0VE|IENTS lN

IllE

PE,IS0NALLZED TRANSIT SYgTElil,

}{E CAN RT/\FFIRI'I OUR INTERISTS IN PURC|JASII\IG USID
COIVIPLEI4ENT

THE SY:STIPI AI-ID ASK STAFF TO RTPORT Ti1E AVAILABILITY

OF HIGH OUALTTY USED TRANSIT BUSES
IlARKET

I

COACHES IO

IF

AND !'ITIEI.I THTY COI1E Oi.I IHE

I

I'{E CAN REAFFIRl'l OUR CO|TIIT|YENT

IO

CONTINUE TO STRTI{GTI-IEN

IIJE

ROLE

OF Tl.lE TRANSPORTATION COlVlI{ISSION,

THE JOBS-HOUSING IIdIBALAI.ICT HAS COI,IT CLOSE TO BEING THE
PROBLETI,AND BECAUSE

OF ITS DIRECT RELAIIONSITIP TO TRANSIT,

THIS DISTRICT'S IIUIISIN ONT .CHATENEE', TI{IS IS A
LEVEL OF

GOVERNIVIENT

CC}UNTY'S

GOOD

IT

TII'iT

NIII,IRFR NIJF

BECO|ViES

FOR EVERY

AND INDUSTRY. TO COI1E TO CRIPS }^IITI{ THAT CHALLTNGE.

INDUSIRY. IVIUSI BE DIRECTLY

INVOLVED; (FOR EXAI4PLE)

AS A PART OF TIIE COI{SIDERATIOII OF ANY INCREASE IN FARES, I,{E SHOULD
'.'^JC|RK

TOGEIHER TO ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY,

l

TO SUBSIDIZE FARES THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS AND

2

TO CREATE FREE RIDE ZONES,

3

TO PRCVIDE FOR UNLI.I{ITED RIDTS ON I'IEEKENDS FOR A FLAT FARE.

4

AND,

ENCOURAGE FLAT-RATE

|1IERCI{AI\TS,

PLAN

IN

0F

FARIS TO BE SUBSIDIZED BY CITIES,

fR PRIVATE I'illUSTP,Y AND T0 l^lCllK T0l^IARD ,4 COl{PREHt:llSIVt

STAGGERED f,l0RK l|0URS

ORDER TO IIAINTAI'N

IN

G0VERNIVIEI\,IT, INDUSTRY AND SCH00LS,

A TII4ETABLE OF CURRENI

EVENTS AND DISTRICT

ACTIVITIES, ALSO I,IITHIN THE NEXT 90 DAYS, THE STAFF

T0 REP0RI 0N A

COUPONS,

IIfviELY- BASIS THE STATUS

0F

THEr

SHOULD

BE

REAUIRED

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1. CONSTRUCTION ClF THE NEl,i SOUTH
BIJS TERI,IINAL.
2. THE PIIASE I C0NSTRUCTI0N 0FIHE 250-BUS CENTRAL
3. TI.IE STATUS (:|F PENDING PROPOSALS FOR PURCIIASE OF NEl'l VEHICLES.
4, THE PROGRESS REG/\RDING TIIE CONSTRUCTIOI] OF A t.lEi{ PARK & RIDE
COUNTYNEt,l

LOT 0N PAGE

5.

TIIT

r\illl

GARAGE,

ROAD,

EFFOP,T TO COI\STRUCT NTl4 BUS SHTLTER LC}CATIONS THROU(]HOUT THE

COUliTY.

THE IRAIISIT DISTRICT HAS ONE OF TI{E BEST SAFETY RECORI)S

II'I THE

COUNTRY,

AND, h|E HAVE NOT AS YET BEEN PLAOUED I.IIIH THE VANDALISIi AND ASSAULT
PRC)BLEII

AS HAVE OTHER

SYSTEIV] SAFE A[!D

CITIES,

I^IE SHOULD

BE DETERIVIIIIED TO IGEP

TO PROVIDT ADEOUATE SECURITY FOR PASSENGERS

DRIVERS, TO THAT END,

OUR

AND

I SHOULD HOPE THE BOARD I,{OULD APPROVE TI{E STAFF

WILL ALLO't-l US T() FULLY IIVIPLE|VIENT
COI'IPREI{ENSIVE SECURI'TY PROGRAI! !,,{IIHIN THE NIXT T!il0 IVIONTHS.

RECOI4|VIINDATION BEFORE US TODAY },lHICH

A

LONG-TERIVI

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT PROGRA|VI WILL BE IN PLACE BY IIIARCH I,

1980,

PUBLIC DEIqAND FOR II'IPROVED TRANSIT HAS I{ADE THE SANIA CLARA

COUNTY

TRAI{SIT DISIRICT T|]E FASTEST GROIi{It,lG l/lAJOR BIJS SYST[I'1
YET TO PROPERLY At\lD EFFECTIVELY I-IEET THIS DEMAND

I,.IE

IN THE CC)UI{TRY.

IIUST CONTINUE

I1AINTAIN THE 997" RELIABILITY OF SERVICE t,ii|ICtl h|AS ACIJIEVED

IN

IVIAIl'lIAIl\lING RELTABILITY I,,{ILL BE OUR NUI'IBER ONE PRIORIIY AND
COI{FIDENT THAT Tl1E I'IEN AND l^lOI.{EN OF THE DISTRICT

I'{ILL DO Si).

I

TO

DECEIVIBER.

AI1

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THE THREAT OF ANOTHER

SUI4IVIER C)F

GAS LINES AIID Tl1E VI RTUAL ASSURANCT

OF INCREASING GAS PRICES I'IEANS THAT

IN

$\'E

I'IUSI PROVIDE IIORI BUS SERVICE,

PARTICULAR, TO SERVE COITI1UTIRS, THIS BOARD, TOGETIJER l,lITH THE

TRANSP0RTATI0N

C0fil{lSSI0N, l^llLL C0NTINUE T0

CAP,EFULLY REVIE'$l THt

SERVICE EXPANSIOI,| PROPOSALS DTVELOPTD BY TIIE STAFF, AND I,IILL

F]OVE

TO IIIPLEIVIENI SUICKLY THOSE hJHICH ARE NIEDED.

EXPANDING BUS SERVICE WILL REAUIRE BOTH PEOPLE AI\ID

FACILITIES,

THE

DISTRICT BUDGET PROVIDES ADESUATE FUNDING TO HIRE AND TRAIN DRIVERS,
I{ECHANICS AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL THAT
SHOULD BE ASKED TO PROCETD I,IITH

hlILL BE I\IEEDED. THE STqFF

THIS l,lORK AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE,

AND i,JE l^llLL EXPECT R.EGULAR REPORTS ON THEIR PROGRESS.

DURI}IG

I:879, S/iIITA

CLARA COUNTY,

Il.l

CCI|iCERT

t'lITH TIJE EFFORTS OF

SAN I1ATEO COLINTY., SAN FRAIICISCO, CALTRANS, AND LITERALLY HUNI]REDS
INTERESTED AND INVOLVED

OF THE

S.P,

COi'lIiUTE

CITIZENS,

FORESTALLED THE THREATENED ABAI.IDOT'II4ENI

STRVICE. IT IS APPAREi'IT

THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF

SIAFF, THIS

PROGRAI"!

THAT

IN TIIE SAITE 90

BOARD SHOULD [{AVE BEFORE

CONIRACT AGRIEI{INT l^lHICH, TIiROUGH CALTRAI\S,

CONIINUATION ()F

i{ILL

IT

DAYS,

A

i\iOT ONLY ASSURE

TI]IS VITAL STRVICE, BUT I.IHICH !.lILL

PR(]VIDE AN ACTION

TO BEGII\l AN IIIiq[DIATE UPGRADING ANI] EXPAI\iSIt)N.

IO IHAT AGP,EEI'1ENT,

OF

PURSUANT

STAFF SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE

IN

CONJUNCTION

}^IITH SAN ITiITEO AND SAN FRANCISCO FOR Tl.|E POSSIBLE PURCI-IASE AND

REHABILITATION OF ADDITIONAL RAILCARS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PEAK-HOUR
CAPACITY (]N

TI{IS LINE.

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FUNDS FOR

THIS PR0JECT'i,llll BE

SOUGHT FR0ivl CALTRANS

SB 620 FUNDS, THR0UGH

IVITC. IHEY SHOULD ALSO REPORT TO US THE SIATUS OF CC)NSTRUCTION ()F il,
i{Ehl S.P. STATION AT LAI,IRENCE EXPRESSI^IAY. THIS WILL SERVI AS A
COIIVET"IIENT AUTO AND BUS INTERCEPT POINT

ACCESS FOR SOI.4T 4,OOO EF1PLOYEES

IN THAT

AS I,IELL AS PROVIDE DIRICT
II/II'IEDIATE AREA,

II IS OBVIOUS THAT IHE BOARD WILL BE |VIONITORING IHE ALTERNATIVES
ANALYSIS/ENVIRONI1ENTAL II'IPACT STAIEMENT FOR THE GUADALUPE CORIIIDOR,

IT IS ALSO OBVIOUS THAT THE BOARD ldILL BE ITOIIITORING
DOl,'lNTOl^lN

TRANSIT ITALL STUDY AS

IT

THE SAN JOSE

ENTERS THE PRELII4INARY ENGINEERING

PHASE, THIS VITAL PROJECT IS OF DEEP PERSONAL INTEREST TO I{E AND TO
OTHER FiEIiIBERS OF IHE BOARD, l/{E WILL lIlORK CLOSELY l,lITI{ THE CITY OF
SAt! -IOSE, THT DO}IIITOI,.IN REDEVELOPI{ENT CORPORATIOl\I, UFITA, AND ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES TO I1AKE

IN

TIIIS

C()rI|ViITTING THE DISTRICT TO

NEED FOR ADDITIONAL

PROJECT AN TARLY REALITY.

FULFILL

IIS

CIIARGE, I,'lE RECOGNIZT THE

STAFFING. THE BOARD APPROVED SUCH STAFFING

THE CURP,ENT BUDGET, HOI.IEVER, THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT

IN

SPACE AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF OTHER COUNTY FUNCTIONS t/{ILL

IN

TERI4S OF

IV1EAN THAT

THE PRESENT ADI4INISTRATIVE OFFICE OF IHE TRANSPORTAIIO|',l AGENCY hIILL
SHORTLY BECOT'IE

INA.DEOUATE,

IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE THAT l^lE

CONSIDER RELOCATING THE ADIVIINISTR.ATIVE STAFF TO I\IOP.E SUITABLE OUARTERS.

IT

SEEI{S TO

IVIE

THAI A TRANSIT DISTRICT ADIVIINISTRATION SHOULD BE

IN AN AREA l^lHERE. IT'IS-h'EI-LJSERVED"BY"TRANSIT

SO THAT EI'IPLOYEES

LOCATED
AND

VISITORS CAN I'IAXIMI-IE THEIR OI,{N USE OF BUS SERVtrCE, FURTHER, GIVEN

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THT CL0SE RELATIOI\ISI. P OF TRANSIT AND LAND USE, AND THE
IIVIPACT

FIRSI

0F

CON$TDERATION

TO THIS
A|\lD

DI:STP\I'CT ACTIVITIES 0N DOIiINT{I!,/N SAN

AI},84.

YI.IAL

II\

I BELIEVE IHAT

ANY RTLOCATION OF THE AGENCY SHOULD BE GIVEN

IN

TI]EREFORE,

DOI1I\ITOI}JI.I,

J0SE,

FTJIURE

KEEPING l^lIIH OUR COI,II{ITI\1ENT TO

A

STRONG

AND TN RTCOGNITION OF THE IIVIPACT OF BOTH IHE

TRANSI:T I1ALL AND THE GUADALUPE CORRIDOR STUDY ON DOh{NTOl^lN, THE STAFF
SIJOULD EYALUATE POTENTIAL DOhINTOhIN LOCATIOI'IS AIiD BRIIIG BACK TO THIS
BOARD

A

RECOffiENDAII:ON FOR RELOCAIION TO

THE NEXT

g0 DAYSO' TFIE SIAFF

SITE, AGAIN,

COI,]ING YEAR

THIS BOARD,
GR0WTH

AIID TIIYE-CONSUIIING COI{STRUCII(:lN

IN THE PAST

rJF

FEhl YEARS,

WILL BE ONE OF CHANGE AND GRO!^ITH,

I']ANAGEI{ENT Al\lD

AllD IqAINTAIii

Titt

I^IORKII\IG TOGETHER,

TIIE UNION, CAN I'{EET THE CHALLEI{GES

F|IGII STANDARD

0F RELTABILTTy

OF

l^lE HAVI SET,

t]UR GOAL SIIOULD BE NOTHTNG LESS.

TRANSITT

IS A

C0lvliEullITY'-},IIDE

BENEFIT,

SHO|IT OF TOTAL COFII{UNIIY PARTICIFATJOI{,

END

l{lITHIN

BUI'LDING,

TRAI.ISI'T tjAS I1ADE GREAT STRIDES

It|.E

DOl,lNTOl^lN

$HOULD CONSIDER ' |\lLY SIJCH BUILDINGS

II\ RTLATIONSIIIP TO TIIE EXPENSIVE
A lltlll

A

t^lE SH0ULD ST0P

AT N0TtilNG