Comments on: A Series on BART to San Jose http://transbayblog.com/2008/10/01/a-series-on-bart-to-san-jose/ Transportation and urban planning in the San Francisco Bay Area Wed, 23 May 2012 15:25:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: November 2008 Election: Results and Reflections « Transbay Blog http://transbayblog.com/2008/10/01/a-series-on-bart-to-san-jose/#comment-6232 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:50:16 +0000 http://transbay.wordpress.com/?p=1671#comment-6232 [...] Clara County’s Measure B, which would institute a 1/8-percent sales tax to pay for BART to San Jose operating costs, seems poised for defeat — it had 66.27% of the vote early Wednesday morning [...]

]]> By: November 2008 Election: No, No, No on Measures B, C, and D (Santa Clara County) « Transbay Blog http://transbayblog.com/2008/10/01/a-series-on-bart-to-san-jose/#comment-6181 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:19:38 +0000 http://transbay.wordpress.com/?p=1671#comment-6181 [...] and it has not done it so far. For more on why BART to San Jose is an ill-conceived project, read this series of [...]

]]> By: BART to Silicon Valley | San Jose Metblogs http://transbayblog.com/2008/10/01/a-series-on-bart-to-san-jose/#comment-6150 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:48:11 +0000 http://transbay.wordpress.com/?p=1671#comment-6150 [...] to read: Transbay Blog, BayRail Alliance, and VTA. Related posts:To BART or not to BARTDowntown Light Rail Closure This [...]

]]> By: Hugh Jardonn http://transbayblog.com/2008/10/01/a-series-on-bart-to-san-jose/#comment-6060 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:33:44 +0000 http://transbay.wordpress.com/?p=1671#comment-6060 the Santa Clara VTA Riders Union (not affiliated with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority) just came out against the BART to SJ tax. Visit their website:

http://www.vtaridersunion.org/

The local Sierra Club chapter also opposes the tax:
http://lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/Election_Insight_2008.pdf

When even transit advocates and environmentalists oppose a transit tax, you know it’s a bad idea.

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