tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11021719.post4488383871586160945..comments2024-03-01T02:02:02.520-08:00Comments on VTA Watch: SamTrans's version of the COA: The SSPaccountablevtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14035365902584938185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11021719.post-26281338011918688902011-08-05T16:23:39.427-07:002011-08-05T16:23:39.427-07:00Ridership could be increased by running kx line di...Ridership could be increased by running kx line differently from 9 am to 6pm, that would involve speeding up and shortening the distance, by running it on the freeway from to sf to sequoia station. It would of course go through the airport but stay on the freeway until whipple in RC.,only stopping at third avenue,SM,and off Hillsdale blvd., and then on to whipple and El Camino with 2 or 3 stops on the way to Sequoia Station. This would free up resources to create a new 292L line that would run as a limited during that time. This new more prompt,convenient line should create more ridership,as it would cut destination time by 20 minutes or more. It should ride on the El Camino from Caltrain Millbrae to Caltrain Palo Alto,after covering the Airport and using the same route until sfo as the 292 local.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11021719.post-88647222082650087062011-07-27T12:53:14.421-07:002011-07-27T12:53:14.421-07:00Maybe the CEO of SamTrans could ask the CEO of Cal...Maybe the CEO of SamTrans could ask the CEO of Caltrain to arrange some kind of collaboration in terms of fares and schedules. Can't be that hard for him to just talk to himself. After all, isn't that part of why he's paid to do both?crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11021719.post-71000715572585859492011-07-26T15:00:24.200-07:002011-07-26T15:00:24.200-07:00How much does the SamTrans CEO take home?? Appare...How much does the SamTrans CEO take home?? Apparently more than anyone thought ($500K including committee and multi-agency work). Boards declined his offer of cuts after the "scandals" in So. CA. Maybe some of that "waste" could be put to good use??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11021719.post-70131247821922998682011-07-25T12:27:28.187-07:002011-07-25T12:27:28.187-07:00"The SSP focuses on SamTrans fixed-route bus ..."The SSP focuses on SamTrans fixed-route bus service, and does not include analysis of Caltrain"<br /><br />That is unfortunate, because better integration with Caltrain (in terms of schedule and fares) can make Caltrain the backbone of the SamTrans system. I imagine that it might well be cheaper for SamTrans to subsidize riders taking trains that are already there, rather than running a separate bus service. And schedule integration makes it easy for riders to take Caltrain across the county and transfer for a bus for the last mile, thus solving the problems of both agencies (last mile access for Caltrain, low speed for SamTrans).crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.com