As noted in the San Jose Mercury News column "Roadshow" this morning there will be major changes to Santa Clara County's VTA system starting Monday. The good news is there will be no fare increases. The bad news is some bus lines will be cut. Some lines will have more scheduled buses which mean greater frequency, but some lines will be cut altogether or their routes changed.
Although Gary Richards in writing for "Roadshow"; an extremely car centric column, made an attempt to write about alternative transportation; the attempt was fairly weak. He made no attempt to describe about the VTA's monthly passes or eco-passes or that many Silicon Valley companies help pay the cost of employees passes. The column only refferred readers to the VTA website which is a no brainer at VTA.org. Although the columnist is extremely fascinated with the current selection of hybrid cars they still do not make major changes to the way we use oil and gas, have to deal with gridlock, or improve ones health like walking or riding a bike.
An easy way to find out new schedules (if you know the route number) on Monday is to call VTA at (408) 321-2300 and use your keypad to get time information.
photo:www.pedbikeimages.org / Dan Burden
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