El Camino BRT Cycle Chic

VTA is planning to install full-scale Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a rail-like bus system, along three corridors in the County. BRT on El Camino and The Alameda is scheduled for 2014. As part of that planning, we have been scoping out current and potential bus stops.

People bike in Santa Clara County but usually either in spandex or ...very baggy pants. I was delighted to see cyclists at our first BRT bus stop on The Alameda; the first one in a lovely white sweater, boots with heels and riding a mixtie.


A moment later, another cyclist passed by porting much more your typical San Jose look and also typically riding on the sidewalk. The South Bay has pretty good bicycle roadway facilities, and the pavement is good, but without a culture of cycling both the cyclists and the automobile drivers don't know how to share the road.