SANTA CLARA VTA RIDERS UNION
P. O. Box 390069
Mountain View, CA  94039-0069
http://www.vtaridersunion.org/

NEWS RELEASE

TO: Editor, News Assignment Desk, Transportation Reporter

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Eugene Bradley	24 hr. cell/pager (408)888-2208 email: eegenebradley@yahoo.com

SCVTARU FOUNDER REACTS TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF FURTHER DELAYS IN SAN JOSE BART EXTENSION

News of Extension's Delay Until 2026 Comes As No Surprise

SUNNYVALE, CA (October 2, 2003) – The Santa Clara VTA Riders Union (SCVTARU – http://www.vtaridersunion.org/), a transit advocacy and watchdog group for the 
South Bay, recently received news that the VTA will discuss how its fiscal 
troubles will mean that the BART extension to San Jose will be not be completed 
until 2026 – 12 to 14 years after it was scheduled to be completed in 2012.

Our founder, Eugene Bradley, voted against the “Measure A” tax measure proposed 
to voters in November 2000 to help bring BART to San Jose.  “Neither VTA nor the 
Silicon Valley Manfacturing Group – proponents of the BART extension – never 
disclosed BART's history of cost overruns to county taxpayers,” said Mr. Bradley.  
"Worse, they are now considering an additional sales tax – on top of the three 
sales taxes we pay to run VTA – to complete a project they know they cannot 
afford."  The news will come as no surprise to any voter who voted against 2000 
Measure A, based on VTA's poor fiscal planning and current fiscal crisis.

Mr. Bradley will speak about the delays in the BART extension at tonight's VTA 
Board meeting at 6:00pm at 70 W. Hedding St. in San Jose.  It will be based on 
an agenda item that County Supervisor – and VTA Board member – Blanca Alvarado 
has added on tonight's agenda demanding the true costs of the San Jose BART 
extension.

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About the Santa Clara VTA Riders Union
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Founded in October 2000 by Eugene Bradley, the Santa Clara VTA Riders Union is 
a grassroots-based organization dedicated to ensuring that elected officials 
improve and implement cost-effective, frequent, and reliable mass transit in 
Santa Clara County.  Our web site is at www.vtaridersunion.org.  We are based 
in Sunnyvale, CA.  Our organization has absolutely no affiliation with, nor is 
endorsed by, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in any way 
whatsoever.

Note to Editors and News Desks:  More information on SCVTARU can be found at 
the following URLs:
http://www.vtaridersunion.org/whoarewe/who.html
http://www.vtaridersunion.org/PR