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Is Santa Clara—the Heart of Silicon Valley—Soulless and Banal by Intent?
Silicon Valley should look dazzling. It’s not, though. The real Silicon Valley is so dull it makes you want to climb atop the nearest standing desk and hurl yourself off headfirst.
June 28, 2023
Interview: VTA Chair Cindy Chavez on the Agency’s Response to COVID-19
"All these decisions we have to make…they’re tradeoffs," Chavez laments. "There’s no better way to say it."
April 1, 2020
New Vision for the Bay Area: Using Freeways for a High-Quality Regional Transit System
TransForm proposes a new system of "rail-like rubber-tire transit" using managed lanes on area freeways
October 18, 2019
VTA Board Chair Teresa O’Neill Talks Planning
BART extensions, station-area development... lots of change is coming to Silicon Valley
October 4, 2019
Eyes on the Street: San Jose Tests Out a Two-Way Protected Bikeway
San Jose had a very bikey time last week: The SVBC held its summit, NACTO came to town, and a pop-up protected bikeway showed up in downtown San Jose.
August 15, 2017
Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8
The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
July 27, 2017
Advocates Envision a Transit-Rich Caltrain/Highway 101 Corridor in Bay Area
The main corridor connecting San Francisco with Silicon Valley is plagued by crowded trains, a congested Highway 101, and ineffective public bus services. "Let's imagine a railroad that has so much capacity and utility that people are using it for all kinds of trips," says SPUR's Transportation Policy Director.
July 3, 2017
City of San Mateo to Host Public Meetings on Controversial 101 Interchange Project
The City of San Mateo will host a pair of community meetings next week in San Mateo and Burlingame over the proposed 101/Peninsula Avenue Interchange project which would relocate on-ramps and off-ramps to eliminate the partial interchange and create a single, full-access interchange at Peninsula and Airport Boulevard.
May 15, 2017
