Caltrain Board Welcomes New Member
Caltrain Board Welcomes New Member
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which owns and operates Caltrain, welcomed a new board member, Perry Woodward, at its meeting yesterday.
Woodward, who also serves as Mayor Pro Tempore of the City of Gilroy, represents the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on the board. He replaces Liz Kniss, a representative of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors who was no longer eligible due to term limits.
"I am excited for the opportunity to represent VTA in addition to presenting the valuable perspective from the cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill during an era when major investments are planned to improve the Caltrain system,” said Woodward. “Through this valuable partnership with Caltrain, VTA is able to provide the residents and workers of Santa Clara County with a wealth of good transportation alternatives.”
The board has nine members, with three representatives from each of the three counties through which the rail service operates – San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara. The board meets the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, two blocks from the train station. For more information about the board or for other Caltrain information, visit www.caltrain.com.
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About Caltrain: Caltrain is owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, a partnership of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the San Mateo County Transit District and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. The commuter railroad provides service from San Francisco to San Jose, with limited commute service to Gilroy. Caltrain has enjoyed 28 consecutive months of ridership increases, surpassing more than 50,000 average weekday riders earlier this year. While the Joint Powers Board assumed operating responsibilities for the service in 1992, the railroad will celebrate 150 years of continuous passenger service in 2014. Planning for the next 150 years of Peninsula rail service, Caltrain is on pace to electrify the corridor by 2019, reducing diesel emissions by 90 percent and adding more service to more stations.
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