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Caltrain Board Welcomes New Member and Elects Officers

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, which runs Caltrain, swore in one new member and elected new Board officers at today’s monthly board meeting.

San Jose City Councilmember Forrest Williams was sworn in as the newest member of the nine-member board, which represents the tri-county partnership that operates Caltrain. Williams serves on the board for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board. He represents VTA’s interest in Caltrain, and replaces Ken Yeager, who was recently elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

Jose Cisneros was elected chair, and Jim Hartnett was elected vice chair, in a unanimous vote.

Chair Cisneros, who serves as the San Francisco mayor’s appointee to the JPB, also is the city treasurer for San Francisco. Vice Chair Hartnett is a Redwood City councilmember and chair of the San Mateo County Transit District board of directors.

During 2006, Caltrain experienced a growth of nearly 13 percent in average weekday ridership, and maintained an on-time average of about 95 percent.

The Caltrain board has nine members, with representatives from each of the three counties through which the rail service operates – San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara. The Caltrain 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, click here.

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