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The Diridon Station Steering Committee has hired William (Bill) Sirois as the director to lead the implementation of the Diridon Station Program.
The program will transform and modernize San Jose Diridon Station to enable future growth and mark its significance as a major regional transit hub in the statewide rail network, as well as support the transit-oriented expansion and growth of downtown San Jose. The program is being led by a partnership of five agencies: Caltrain, the city of San Jose, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).
Sirois will serve a three-year term in the position, where he is charged with advancing the program through environmental review. Sirois will lead the program team, as well as set up a long-term governance entity that will ultimately deliver the program and obtain funding for the next phases of work.
The program director will report to the Diridon Station Steering Committee comprised of voting members from the five partner agencies and ex officio member Rod Diridon Sr. and a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) representative.
Sirois spent over 20 years at the Regional Transportation District in Denver, and was instrumental in advancing the Denver Union Station project, which has been built and is operating. The project is nationally recognized as a marquee of what future transit stations should be.
"Caltrain and its partners are investing in more than a transportation hub; Diridon will be a catalyst for regional connectivity and growth,” said Caltrain Board Member and Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga. “This project will deliver lasting benefits for the city of San José, Santa Clara County, and the Bay Area as a whole."
“I've had a lot of personal experience in that area [Denver Union Station] and just seeing the renaissance of that particular area, pulling in the sport franchises, private sector, retail, is commensurate of what we want for Diridon,” said Diridon Steering Committee Chair and San Jose Councilmember Michael Mulcahy. “I'm excited to have unanimous approval for someone that has had experience directly applicable to our project."
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About Caltrain: Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with commute service to Gilroy. Serving the region since 1863, Caltrain is the oldest continually operating rail system west of the Mississippi and the first railroad to convert from diesel to electric power in a generation.
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