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What about trains? I thought CalTrain ran down very near to most of the tech campuses, admittedly the companies would still need a minimal bus system to ferry p

by gaadd33 13y ago

What about trains? I thought CalTrain ran down very near to most of the tech campuses, admittedly the companies would still need a minimal bus system to ferry people from the station to the office park.

pkteison 13y ago
The tech companies already run shuttles to CalTrain, there are a lot of their employees who don't take that option because it would be a very very long commute from most neighborhoods in SF. CalTrain only has two stops in SF, both on the far east edge of the city. Buses cover more of the center of the city.
gkoberger 13y ago
Caltrain picks up in only one location in SF (meaning employees would need to get to CalTrain), it takes over an hour from SF to Mountain View, has no WiFi, and drops off about 3 miles from the Google campus[1]. For a company with no shortage of money, a shuttle makes complete sense. [1] https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!4m17!3m13!1m1!1sMountain+View+Caltrain%2C+600+W+Evelyn+Ave%2C+Mountain+View%2C+CA+94041!1m1!1sAmphitheatre+Pkwy%2C+Mountain+View%2C+CA+94043!3m8!1m3!1d3677!2d-122.0770258!3d37.3946411!3m2!1i800!2i891!4f13.1!5m2!13m1!1e1&fid=0 https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!4m17!3m13!1m1!1sM... (EDIT: Added 3 mile source since someone below questioned it)
- sbilstein 13y ago
  Google runs shuttles to the caltrain and it isn't three miles away from campus. Campus is huge; I see plenty of google employees on caltrain. There are 2 Caltrain stops in SF. The issue with Caltrain is that there are simply not enough trains running on it to ferry all the people who need to get to the South Bay. My ideal solution is better express routes through the city to the caltrain station and from there shuttles to the corporate campuses. We'd need some serious infrastructure improvements to the caltrain however. I wish companies were more willing to spend their lobbying money on pushing politicians to commit to infrastructure improvements that could benefit a broader stripe of the population then just their employees.

by gaadd33 13y ago

pkteison 13y ago

The tech companies already run shuttles to CalTrain, there are a lot of their employees who don't take that option because it would be a very very long commute from most neighborhoods in SF. CalTrain only has two stops in SF, both on the far east edge of the city. Buses cover more of the center of the city.

gkoberger 13y ago

Caltrain picks up in only one location in SF (meaning employees would need to get to CalTrain), it takes over an hour from SF to Mountain View, has no WiFi, and drops off about 3 miles from the Google campus[1]. For a company with no shortage of money, a shuttle makes complete sense. [1] https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!4m17!3m13!1m1!1sMountain+View+Caltrain%2C+600+W+Evelyn+Ave%2C+Mountain+View%2C+CA+94041!1m1!1sAmphitheatre+Pkwy%2C+Mountain+View%2C+CA+94043!3m8!1m3!1d3677!2d-122.0770258!3d37.3946411!3m2!1i800!2i891!4f13.1!5m2!13m1!1e1&fid=0 https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!4m17!3m13!1m1!1sM... (EDIT: Added 3 mile source since someone below questioned it)

sbilstein 13y ago
Google runs shuttles to the caltrain and it isn't three miles away from campus. Campus is huge; I see plenty of google employees on caltrain. There are 2 Caltrain stops in SF. The issue with Caltrain is that there are simply not enough trains running on it to ferry all the people who need to get to the South Bay. My ideal solution is better express routes through the city to the caltrain station and from there shuttles to the corporate campuses. We'd need some serious infrastructure improvements to the caltrain however. I wish companies were more willing to spend their lobbying money on pushing politicians to commit to infrastructure improvements that could benefit a broader stripe of the population then just their employees.