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Station Area Master Plan – Transportation Context
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VTA is working on a Core Connectivity Study to help fill in the gap from a decrease or
discontinuance of transit services. The Core Connectivity Study will explore service models
that are more compatible with each City’s development patterns. Models may include
partially contributing to city shuttle programs and partially subsidizing first and last mile
trips via on-demand services (i.e., Uber, Lyft, etc.). Recommendations of the Core
Connectivity Study will be considered by VTA’s Board of Directors in Summer or Fall of
2017. Refer to the Public Bus Service toolbox and Recommended Improvements Chapter
within this document for recommended steps the city can make in an effort to work with
VTA on best service models for Morgan Hill.
Public Bus Service - MST
Monterey Salinas Transit (MST) operates bus service primarily in Monterey County, and
provides express bus service to Morgan Hill and San Jose. There is one MST route in
the Station Area:
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MST Route 55
provides bus service between the San Jose Diridon Transit Center
and the Monterey Transit Plaza. In Downtown Morgan Hill, it operates along
Dunne Avenue and Butterfield Boulevard, and serves the Morgan Hill Transit
Center. MST Route 55 operates 7 days a week with two trips in the morning and
two trips in the afternoon each day. Destinations and travel times for Route 55
are:
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Monterey Transit Plaza: 80 minutes
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Gilroy Caltrain Station: 17 minutes
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San Jose Diridon Station: 45 minutes
Public Bus Service Toolbox
As with passenger rail service in Morgan Hill, public bus service is provided by other
agencies. Therefore, Morgan Hill would need to collaborate with those agencies to increase
bus service. Bus service improvement tools include:
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Working with VTA on the Core Connectivity Study to identify the appropriate
services for Morgan Hill and improve service levels in Morgan Hill.
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Working with VTA to provide subsidized Transportation Network Companies
(TNCs) rides (described below) to provide low-cost transportation to transit-
captive individuals (individuals who do not own or have access to a car).