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Went down to San Juan Bautista recently to check out a section of the de Anza National Historic Trail. I wasn't prepared for how adorable the town was! Or, honestly, how useful the San Benito County Express bus ...almost was.
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Went down to San Juan Bautista recently to check out a section of the de Anza National Historic Trail. I wasn't prepared for how adorable the town was! Or, honestly, how useful the San Benito County Express bus ...almost was.
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
As far as I know the best source for seeing all of California's transit on a single map is... my hiking website (north of SoCal).
Even the Cal-ITP ArcGIS statewide transit stops pages are missing some routes.
Even the Cal-ITP ArcGIS statewide transit stops pages are missing some routes.
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
As far as I know the best source for seeing all of California's transit on a single map is... my hiking website (north of SoCal).
Even the Cal-ITP ArcGIS statewide transit stops pages are missing some routes.
Even the Cal-ITP ArcGIS statewide transit stops pages are missing some routes.
Separately, I'd like to see a push to standardize customer facing operational practices.
For contactless fare payment, have a state standard symbol on the door. Tap on tap off? State standard symbol on the door.
A statewide transit website with a yes/no on bicycle racks, city to city timetables...
For contactless fare payment, have a state standard symbol on the door. Tap on tap off? State standard symbol on the door.
A statewide transit website with a yes/no on bicycle racks, city to city timetables...
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Separately, I'd like to see a push to standardize customer facing operational practices.
For contactless fare payment, have a state standard symbol on the door. Tap on tap off? State standard symbol on the door.
A statewide transit website with a yes/no on bicycle racks, city to city timetables...
For contactless fare payment, have a state standard symbol on the door. Tap on tap off? State standard symbol on the door.
A statewide transit website with a yes/no on bicycle racks, city to city timetables...
Ooh, haven't seen that yet, will give it a read through. I want that job, at Caltrans!
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Ooh, haven't seen that yet, will give it a read through. I want that job, at Caltrans!
It's a stark problem where MTC-coordinated transit meets transit from other counties, where small agencies like San Benito don't even *have* full time transit planning staff.
They can't keep up with the changes happening around them, because no one even lets them know things have changed!
They can't keep up with the changes happening around them, because no one even lets them know things have changed!
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM
It's a stark problem where MTC-coordinated transit meets transit from other counties, where small agencies like San Benito don't even *have* full time transit planning staff.
They can't keep up with the changes happening around them, because no one even lets them know things have changed!
They can't keep up with the changes happening around them, because no one even lets them know things have changed!
I'd love to see the State Transit Plan make Caltrans take a role in rural agency service coordination. I've had some bad experiences recently where small agencies just simply lack the planning staff to be able to schedule interagency transfers that are useable:
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Went down to San Juan Bautista recently to check out a section of the de Anza National Historic Trail. I wasn't prepared for how adorable the town was! Or, honestly, how useful the San Benito County Express bus ...almost was.
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I'd love to see the State Transit Plan make Caltrans take a role in rural agency service coordination. I've had some bad experiences recently where small agencies just simply lack the planning staff to be able to schedule interagency transfers that are useable:
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bsky.app/profile/tsch...
pps: the San Benito County Express data feed is broken. Check published online schedules, not Google Maps / other apps. Gilroy-bound buses at San Juan Bautista / Abbe Park stop at a shelter on Polk St, not Muckelemi St.
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
pps: the San Benito County Express data feed is broken. Check published online schedules, not Google Maps / other apps. Gilroy-bound buses at San Juan Bautista / Abbe Park stop at a shelter on Polk St, not Muckelemi St.
ps: if you're looking to visit the trail yourself, it's part of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. The NPS has a lot of general information about it, this AllTrails listing has more:
www.alltrails.com/trail/us/cal...
www.alltrails.com/trail/us/cal...
www.alltrails.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
ps: if you're looking to visit the trail yourself, it's part of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. The NPS has a lot of general information about it, this AllTrails listing has more:
www.alltrails.com/trail/us/cal...
www.alltrails.com/trail/us/cal...
We already run the buses. We already pay for the service! We need *coordination*, and it's incumbent on our larger agencies with permanent planning and scheduling staff to help small connecting agencies work with their schedule changes.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
We already run the buses. We already pay for the service! We need *coordination*, and it's incumbent on our larger agencies with permanent planning and scheduling staff to help small connecting agencies work with their schedule changes.
Unfortunately, the poor weekend transfers, early last trip back, and lack of 568 service mean I don't feel the de Anza Trail is worth writing up as a "South Bay" accessible hike.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Unfortunately, the poor weekend transfers, early last trip back, and lack of 568 service mean I don't feel the de Anza Trail is worth writing up as a "South Bay" accessible hike.
Unfortunately the job of scheduling rural buses like the San Benito County Express involves keeping track of a lot of other agencies. Caltrain, Gold Runner, and Monterey-Salinas all serve the transit center, and all with different schedule change frequencies.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Unfortunately the job of scheduling rural buses like the San Benito County Express involves keeping track of a lot of other agencies. Caltrain, Gold Runner, and Monterey-Salinas all serve the transit center, and all with different schedule change frequencies.
A weekday day trip from San Jose to San Juan means 70ish minutes on the 568 (every half hour) and a 20-minute wait for the San Juan bus: nearly the entirety of the savings of the rapid taken up by the poor transfer!
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
A weekday day trip from San Jose to San Juan means 70ish minutes on the 568 (every half hour) and a 20-minute wait for the San Juan bus: nearly the entirety of the savings of the rapid taken up by the poor transfer!
The only intercity bus service in Gilroy these days is the brand-new Gold Runner 40 bus (San Jose-Merced) launched last month, but the schedule doesn't connect to any of those.
The most common service is actually VTA's 568 (weekday daytime) and local 68 (7 days from 4am to 10pm).
The most common service is actually VTA's 568 (weekday daytime) and local 68 (7 days from 4am to 10pm).
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The only intercity bus service in Gilroy these days is the brand-new Gold Runner 40 bus (San Jose-Merced) launched last month, but the schedule doesn't connect to any of those.
The most common service is actually VTA's 568 (weekday daytime) and local 68 (7 days from 4am to 10pm).
The most common service is actually VTA's 568 (weekday daytime) and local 68 (7 days from 4am to 10pm).
The weekend schedule, on the other hand, has only 4 daily trips, designed to connect to a Greyhound service that no longer runs:
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The weekend schedule, on the other hand, has only 4 daily trips, designed to connect to a Greyhound service that no longer runs:
The schedule, though not a "commuter shuttle" service, is still designed around weekday work demand, with weekend service somewhat structured around connecting to South County Caltrain:
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The schedule, though not a "commuter shuttle" service, is still designed around weekday work demand, with weekend service somewhat structured around connecting to South County Caltrain:
San Juan Bautista is one of the sites of the Spanish missions, one of the oldest cities in the state founded in 1797, and a mission tourist destination.
on weekdays, it sees around 16 daily trips to/from Gilroy, spanning an impressive 5:00am to 10:00pm service window. In a county of <70k!
on weekdays, it sees around 16 daily trips to/from Gilroy, spanning an impressive 5:00am to 10:00pm service window. In a county of <70k!
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
San Juan Bautista is one of the sites of the Spanish missions, one of the oldest cities in the state founded in 1797, and a mission tourist destination.
on weekdays, it sees around 16 daily trips to/from Gilroy, spanning an impressive 5:00am to 10:00pm service window. In a county of <70k!
on weekdays, it sees around 16 daily trips to/from Gilroy, spanning an impressive 5:00am to 10:00pm service window. In a county of <70k!
the San Benito County Express is a surprisingly great service. The county is located just south of Santa Clara County and is slightly larger by land area but has a population under 70k, nearly all of which is in Hollister (45k), with 2k in the only other incorporated city San Juan Bautista.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
the San Benito County Express is a surprisingly great service. The county is located just south of Santa Clara County and is slightly larger by land area but has a population under 70k, nearly all of which is in Hollister (45k), with 2k in the only other incorporated city San Juan Bautista.
Went down to San Juan Bautista recently to check out a section of the de Anza National Historic Trail. I wasn't prepared for how adorable the town was! Or, honestly, how useful the San Benito County Express bus ...almost was.
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Went down to San Juan Bautista recently to check out a section of the de Anza National Historic Trail. I wasn't prepared for how adorable the town was! Or, honestly, how useful the San Benito County Express bus ...almost was.
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
Let's discuss rural agency transfers! π§΅
I'm sure I'm just missing a trick.
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I'm sure I'm just missing a trick.
I have an entire project to do automated transit-to-trailhead detection using it! I've had trouble (I think) getting the latlng points from stops to snap to a part of the OSM network subset I've downloaded, so it's often coming up as unrouteable.
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I have an entire project to do automated transit-to-trailhead detection using it! I've had trouble (I think) getting the latlng points from stops to snap to a part of the OSM network subset I've downloaded, so it's often coming up as unrouteable.
ok, so the latest I could find was that of the $90mil: SFCTA paid $12.5mil, San Mateo County paid $10.3mil, the airport paid for their own gates, and other counties definitely paid some but didn't put out press releases. As of '23 BART had only had to set aside $23mil of its own money for it.
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
ok, so the latest I could find was that of the $90mil: SFCTA paid $12.5mil, San Mateo County paid $10.3mil, the airport paid for their own gates, and other counties definitely paid some but didn't put out press releases. As of '23 BART had only had to set aside $23mil of its own money for it.
in the context of BART, it was an even better deal for the District - they got their constituent counties to pay for large portions of it, and the requirement to secure stations with new faregates came with a large amount of state transit aid.
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
in the context of BART, it was an even better deal for the District - they got their constituent counties to pay for large portions of it, and the requirement to secure stations with new faregates came with a large amount of state transit aid.
I should bring my historical activities / destinations flyer to the next car free happy hour! The Oakland library also has some of the old maps, which were delightful and enlightening.
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 AM
I should bring my historical activities / destinations flyer to the next car free happy hour! The Oakland library also has some of the old maps, which were delightful and enlightening.
Sad I missed it! Their Scribd was a great source of hours of browsing for my research projects (I think largely the same content as the website): www.scribd.com/user/2318953...
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February 8, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Sad I missed it! Their Scribd was a great source of hours of browsing for my research projects (I think largely the same content as the website): www.scribd.com/user/2318953...
I'm absolutely concerned for the potential for them to hollow out demand for traditional urban bus transit, but they're very compelling for the profile of a low-ridership park shuttle.
February 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I'm absolutely concerned for the potential for them to hollow out demand for traditional urban bus transit, but they're very compelling for the profile of a low-ridership park shuttle.