San Jose, California Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Transportation == Like other American cities built mostly after World War II, San Jose is highly automobile-dependent, with 76 percent of residents driving alone to work and 12 percent carpooling in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=Table S0801. Commuting Characteristics By Sex, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (San Jose, California), U.S. Census Bureau |date=2017 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807192146/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The city set an ambitious goal to shift motorized trips to walking, bicycling, and public transit in 2009 with the adoption of its Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan. In 2018, the city extended these goals to 2050 with its San Jose Climate Smart plan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/15/san-jose-unveils-new-climate-plan/ |title=San Jose Unveils New Climate Plan |last=Deruy |first=Emily |date=February 15, 2018 |work=The Mercury News |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031929/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/15/san-jose-unveils-new-climate-plan/ |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> === Public transit === {{main|Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority}}{{see also|Transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area|Silicon Valley BART extension|San Jose Diridon station}} {{multiple image | direction = vertical | align = right | footer = The [[VTA light rail]] system serves 11 million people annually in Santa Clara Valley. | image1 = VTA train at Baypointe station, March 2005.jpg }} [[File:Diridon Station San Jose.JPG|thumb|left|[[San Jose Diridon station|Diridon Station]] will be the largest multi-modal transportation hub in the [[Western United States]] with the arrival of [[California High-Speed Rail]] and [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]].]] Rail service to and from San Jose is provided by [[Amtrak]] (the Sacramento–San-Jose [[Capitol Corridor]] and the [[Seattle]]–Los-Angeles [[Coast Starlight]]), [[Caltrain]] (commuter rail service between San Francisco and [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]]), [[Altamont Corridor Express|ACE]] (commuter rail service to [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]] and [[Stockton, California|Stockton]]), and the local [[VTA light rail]] system connecting downtown to [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[Milpitas, California|Milpitas]], [[Campbell, California|Campbell]], and [[Almaden Valley, San Jose, California|Almaden Valley]], operated by the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA). Historic [[streetcar]]s from [[History Park at Kelley Park|History Park]] operate on the light rail lines in downtown during holidays. Long-term plans call for [[BART]] to be expanded to Santa Clara from the [[Berryessa/North San José station]]. Originally, the extension was to be built all at once, but due to the recession, sales tax revenue has dramatically decreased. Because of this, the extension will be built in two phases. Phase 1 extended service to San Jose with the completion of the Milpitas and Berryessa BART stations on June 13, 2020. In addition, San Jose will be a major stop on the future [[California High-Speed Rail]] route between Los Angeles and San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Goll |title=BART-San Jose planners in it for the long haul |url=http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/03/16/story4.html |newspaper=San Jose Business Journal |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=March 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114080843/http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/03/16/story4.html |archive-date=November 14, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[San Jose Diridon station|Diridon Station]] (formerly Cahill Depot, 65 Cahill Street) is the meeting point of all regional commuter rail service in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc7news.com/5254419/ |title=Central Valley high-speed rail may help solve Bay Area housing, job crisis |last1=Miguel |first1=Ken |last2=Lim |first2=Dion |date=April 23, 2019 |website=ABC7 San Francisco|language=en |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423120942/https://abc7news.com/5254419/ |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was built in 1935 by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], and was refurbished in 1994. [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority|VTA]] also operates many bus routes in San Jose and the surrounding communities, as well as offering [[paratransit]] services to local residents. Additionally, the [[Highway 17 Express]] bus line connects central San Jose with [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]. Intercity bus providers include [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], [[BoltBus]], [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], [[California Shuttle Bus]], [[TUFESA]], [[List of California cities with Aeroméxico bus service from Tijuana airport|Intercalifornias]], [[Chinatown bus lines|Hoang]], and [[Chinatown bus lines|USAsia]].<ref>{{cite web |title = AIBRA – Find a Station |access-date = May 2, 2015|url = http://www.kfhgroup.com/aibra/Tables/tables.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150426091154/http://www.kfhgroup.com/aibra/Tables/tables.htm |archive-date = April 26, 2015 |url-status = live}}</ref> [[FlixBus]] also services the city with a stop at 129 W San Carlos. === Air === [[File:Airbus A-300 UPS takes off (5863558111) (2).jpg|thumb|left|[[San Jose International Airport]] is ranked as the best-run airport in the United States, by the [[American City Business Journals|ACBJ]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/03/16/san-jose-sjc-airport-ranking-flights-sfo.html |title=San Jose's SJC flies past SFO to the top of rankings as America's best-run airport |website=Silicon Valley Business Journal |access-date=November 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517230218/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/03/16/san-jose-sjc-airport-ranking-flights-sfo.html |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>]] San Jose is served by [[San Jose International Airport|Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport]] {{cvt|2|mi|km|spell=in}} northwest of downtown, and by [[Reid-Hillview Airport|Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County]], [[general aviation]] airport located in the eastern part of San Jose. San Jose residents also use [[San Francisco International Airport]], a major international hub located {{cvt|35|mi|km}} to the northwest, and [[Oakland International Airport]], another major international airport located {{cvt|35|mi|km}} to the north. The airport is also near the intersections of three major freeways, [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]], [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]], and [[California State Route 87|State Route 87]]. === Highways === The San Jose area is served by a freeway system that includes three [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate freeways]] and one [[United States Numbered Highways|U.S. Route]]. It is, however, the largest city in the country not served by a [[List of Interstate Highways|primary (one- or two-digit route number) Interstate]]; most of the Interstate Highway Network [[Interstate Highway System#Planning|was planned]] by the early 1950s well before San Jose's rapid growth decades later. [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. 101]] runs south to the [[California Central Coast]] and Los Angeles, and then runs north up near the eastern shore of the [[San Francisco Peninsula]] to San Francisco. [[Interstate 280 (California)|I-280]] also heads to San Francisco, but goes along just to the west of the cities of the San Francisco Peninsula. [[Interstate 880 (California)|I-880]] heads north to [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], running parallel to the southeastern shore of [[San Francisco Bay]]. [[Interstate 680 (California)|I-680]] parallels I-880 to [[Fremont, California|Fremont]], but then cuts northeast to the eastern cities of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. [[File:HTC Columbia (5584076774).jpg|thumb|right|The 2010 [[Amgen Tour of California|Amgen ''Tour of California'']] outside the [[Fairmont San Jose]].]] Several state highways also serve San Jose: [[California State Route 17|SR 17]], [[California State Route 85|SR 85]], [[California State Route 87|SR 87]] and [[California State Route 237|SR 237]]. Additionally, San Jose is served by a system of county-wide expressways, which includes the [[Almaden Expressway]], [[Capitol Expressway]], [[San Tomas Expressway]], and [[Lawrence Expressway]]. Several regional transportation projects have been undertaken in recent years to manage congestion on San Jose freeways. This includes expanding [[California State Route 87|State Route 87]] to add more lanes near the downtown San Jose area. The interchange for I-280 connecting with I-680 and U.S. 101 was named the [[Joe Colla Interchange]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100ACR102 |title=Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102 – Joe Colla Interchange |publisher=California State Legislature |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110181018/http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200920100ACR102 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> '''Major highways:''' {{Div col|colwidth=14em}} * [[File:I-280 (CA).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]] * [[File:I-680 (CA).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 680 (California)|Interstate 680]] * [[File:I-880 (CA).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]] * [[File:US 101 (1961 cutout).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] * [[File:California 17.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 17|State Route 17]] * [[File:California 82.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 82|State Route 82]] * [[File:California 85.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 85|State Route 85]] * [[File:California 87.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 87|State Route 87]] * [[File:California 130.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 130|State Route 130]] * [[File:California 237.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 237|State Route 237]] {{Div col end}} === Bicycling === {{main|Cycling in San Jose, California}} Central San Jose has seen a gradual expansion of bike lanes over the past decade, which now comprise a network of car-traffic-separated and buffered bike lanes. [[San Jose Bike Party]] is a volunteer-run monthly social cycling event that attracts up to 1,000 participants during summer months to "build community through bicycling". Fewer than one percent of city residents ride bicycles to work<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |title=Table S0801, Commuting Characteristics By Sex, 2012–2017 American Community Survey for San Jose, California. |date=December 31, 2018 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=May 22, 2015 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807192146/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as their primary mode of transportation, a statistic unchanged in the past ten years. Typically, between 3 and 5 residents are struck and killed by car drivers while bicycling on San Jose streets each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/08/bay-areas-dangerous-roads-fatal-crashes-up-43-percent-from-2010-to-2016/ |title=Bay Area's dangerous roads: Fatal crashes up 43 percent from 2010 to 2016 |date=December 8, 2017 |website=The Mercury News|language=en-US |access-date=January 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101145240/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/08/bay-areas-dangerous-roads-fatal-crashes-up-43-percent-from-2010-to-2016/ |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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