Interesting suggestion on how to take public transportation to
the airport. However, I would not advise anybody leave their auto
parked at the Gilroy train station for an extended period of
time.
Gilroy train Station has a secure track record
Interesting suggestion on how to take public transportation to the airport. However, I would not advise anybody leave their auto parked at the Gilroy train station for an extended period of time. At least San Jose Airport has good security. Does Gilroy train station?
Red Phone:
Dear Hinting at Something: As a matter of fact, yes. Red Phone is unsure what prompted you to advise readers not to leave their cars at the station, but Red Phone inquired, and learned there has been exactly one burglary reported at the terminal in the past six months.
“The numbers show that this is a very safe spot to leave you car parked for commuting,” wrote Gilroy Police Sgt. Jim Gillio in an e-mail to Red Phone. “I do not know the numbers, but there must be at least 100 cars parked there per day, and if you take six-months time into account, five days a week, and only one auto burglary there is a very low chance that your vehicle will be broken into at the train depot.”
Red Phone hopes whatever negative experience you might have had will be your last, dear caller, and in the meantime, happy commuting!
Great concept, but good luck
Regarding the controversy over saving the trees along Hecker Pass Highway, maybe they could put a lane in on the other side of the trees and have the trees in the median divide.
Red Phone:
Dear Creative Vision:
No, that would never work – it’s too simple and logical. Red Phone loves the idea, but there would be monumental hurdles. The first would be the land acquisition. Mention the use of eminant domain in Gilroy and you’ll be branded as an architect of Kremlin policy. Unless all the property owners on the south side of the trees would be willing and able to sell enough easement to construct another lane, you would have legal battles stretching out for years.
The other hurdle is funding. Widening Highway 152 West is a much cheaper proposition than constructing an additional roadway. Materials alone would double the price tag. The California Department of Transportion has projects waiting for funding that will last until your grandchildren’s children have children.
So while your instinct is correct, and those graceful cedars would make a beautiful center divide – much in the mold of U.S. 101 south of San Juan Bautista – the political and economic realities such a concept would face would be all but insurmountable.
