Station Area Master Plan - Updated Sept.2017

Station Area Master Plan – Transportation Context

Public Bus Service – VTA The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) operates bus service, park-in-ride lots, and paratransit service in all jurisdictions within Santa Clara County, including Morgan Hill.

The main bus transfer facility for all VTA lines in Morgan Hill is located in the park-in-ride lot at the Morgan Hill Transit Center.

Existing Service

The VTA bus routes serving the Station Area (See Figure 1-9) include the following 5 :

Express Route 168 , an express bus route, provides service during weekday peak commute periods between the Gilroy Transit Center and the San Jose Diridon Transit Center. In Downtown Morgan Hill, it operates along Butterfield Boulevard and Dunne Avenue, and serves the Morgan Hill Transit Center. Route 168 operates with approximately 30- minute headways between 6:00 to 8:00 am and 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Destinations and travel times for Route 168 are: Figure 1-9: VTA bus routes serving the Station Area

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o San Jose Convention Center: 37 minutes o San Jose Diridon Station: 47 minutes o Gilroy Transit Center: 25 minutes

• Express Route 121 , an express bus route, provides service during weekday peak commute periods between the Gilroy Transit Center and the Lockheed Martin Transit Center. In Downtown Morgan Hill, it operates along Butterfield Boulevard

5 The VTA initiated service on Express Route 185 in April 2017 while this report was being prepared. It operates during weekday commute periods between the Gilroy Transit Center and Mountain View and stops at the Morgan Hill Transit Center. It has three northbound buses in the morning on headways of 40 to 50 minutes and three southbound buses in the evening on 60-minute headways.

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