Even though some board members juristiction's wont even come close to the expanded line, the sheer joy on many board members faces was appartent as the room broke into a loud and sustained applaus. Xavier Campos representing the city of San Jose stated that "This is the largest public works project since the airport and will put many people to work". Michael Burns, VTA General Manger touted the fact that the extension will "bring 13,000 jobs in addition to substantial trasnportation and economic effects".
Carl Guardino, Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group spoke publicly to thank the board for the hard work that they had accomplished, seeing that "this was only 60 years in coming to San Jose". The board also praised Mr. Guardino on his leadership in putting the measure on the ballot to be passed by county residents by a slim 2,122 voter margin with 66.78% of the total votes.
This segment will expand the BART system to 120 track miles with 47 stations throughout the Bay Area. In addition to building the right of way and tracks the joint venture will also build two stations and the accompanying parking structures. The Milpitas station will be located at Montague Express and Capital Avenue connection to VTA's light rail system. The station will have a street level concourse with below ground boarding platforms.
The Berryessa station will be located between Berryessa and Marbury Roads with an elevated platform 35 feet above street level. Both stations will have bicycle parking rooms similar to the bike station in Palo Alto. On the Caltrain Bicycle Advisory Committee on which I serve we have been asking for an entry/rental system based off of the clipper card for the existing bicycle storage lockers. (Feel free to comment on your ideas). According to the VTA's Berressa Extension Fact Sheet the stations will be within a 12 minute bike ride for 260,000 residets.
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