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A temporary commuter express bus service started after landslides from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake closed Highway 17. [1] [2] At this time the route spanned from Scotts Valley to Santa Clara. In response to the needs of a loyal group of riders, as well as UC Santa Cruz students, Santa Cruz Metro continued the service after Highway 17 reopened.
San Jose San Jose State University (weekdays) Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Metro Center Daily San Jose, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Santa Cruz Highway 17 Express: Known internally as Line 970. Operated by Santa Cruz Metro. Jointly funded by VTA, Caltrans, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, and Santa Cruz Metro.
Santa Cruz METRO extended service to Watsonville, Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley in 1974. In 1979, voters approved a measure to change the financing of Santa Cruz METRO from a property tax to a 1/2 cent sales tax. The Amtrak Thruway Highway 17 Express service between Santa Cruz and San Jose started as an emergency bus service after ...
San Jose Must Have An Airport – 1929. In 1939, Ernie Renzel, a wholesale grocer and future mayor of San Jose, led a group that negotiated an option to buy 483 acres (195 ha) of the Stockton Ranch from the Crocker family, to be the site of San Jose's airport. Renzel led the effort to pass a bond measure to pay for the land in 1940.
SamTrans has two maintenance bases. North Base opened in 1988. It is in South San Francisco, just north of San Francisco International Airport and adjacent to U.S. 101 and I-380. South Base opened in 1984 near the San Carlos Airport, east of U.S. 101 off Redwood Shores Parkway. Primary maintenance is carried out at North Base, which can store ...
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In 1995, San Joaquin County and seven cities along the route formed the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) to oversee the creation of the service. [3] In May 1997, the Altamont Commuter Express Joint Powers Authority (ACE JPA) was formed by the SJRRC, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and Alameda Congestion Management ...
Metro/Airport station is a light rail station at First Street and Metro Drive in San Jose, California, United States. This station is served by the Blue and Green lines of the VTA light rail system. VTA Bus Route 60 connects to the San Jose International Airport from this station. [3]