#rod-diridon

#rod-diridon

"To address housing affordability in our community, we need all types of affordable housing options, including affordable ownership opportunities that allow individuals and families an opportunity to build equity alongside housing stability," said Santa Clara County Supervisor Betty Duong.

"Caltrain and BART would very likely be looking at shutting down passenger service," Deputy Director of Policy Development Melissa Jones said. "In that case, the agencies would be focused on maintenance, trying to secure our assets, keep everything safe while we regroup for the future."

"While it's a small adjustment, 5 miles in either direction, we're hoping this is one of the ways to improve safety on this corridor."

"All of these different ingredients need to be baked into the Clipper cake," said spokesman John Goodwin with the MTC, speaking to KGO. "It's a really, really complicated recipe."

The Central Avenue project is expected to improve safety for all street users and to reduce vehicle delays. The project includes a road diet with two motor vehicle travel lanes, a two-way left-turn lane as a center lane, bikeways, three roundabouts, resurfacing, improved bus stops, enhanced pedestrian crossings and street trees/raingardens.

Described as a "Live Synthetic Audiovisual Experience."

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System faces a roughly $500 million funding gap over the next four years, but it's not due to diminishing services. Regional riders are enthusiastic about the transit system - it has one of the fastest growing riderships in the country and ranks third for the number of passenger trips and passenger miles in California. However, like other major transit agencies such as BART, the MTS kept things moving after the pandemic through one-time emergency funds from federal and state subsidies.

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company, expanded its robotaxi service to the South Bay in November 2025 - but still isn't operating in a majority of San Jose neighborhoods, including its downtown districts. Downtown San Jose is largely outside of Waymo's service boundaries, with the exception of Diridon Station, where it can take you to San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), Santana Row, Westfield Valley Fair and the neighborhoods of Newhall, College Park, Cory, Alameda, Rose Garden and West San Carlos - which are included in the service areas.