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21-717: Santa Cruz METRO also operates the Highway 17 Express service for Amtrak Thruway between the city of Santa Cruz and San Jose Diridon station , in partnership with Amtrak California and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority . Santa Cruz METRO was created in 1968 as a special district within Santa Cruz County with taxing authority. Service was initially to the cities of Santa Cruz, Capitola and Live Oak. Santa Cruz METRO extended service to Watsonville, Scotts Valley and

42-620: A few fairly large gingerbread or Italianate-style Victorians, Craftsman , Mission and California Bungalow architecture in the neighborhoods surrounding the downtown core. Downtown is home to many of the city's landmarks, including the San Jose Museum of Art , the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose , The Tech Interactive , the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles , the San Jose Repertory Theatre ,

63-722: A new transit center underneath. Highway 17 Express The Highway 17 Express is an Amtrak Thruway route provided by a consortium of entities that provides regional service between San Jose and Santa Cruz County in the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area . The service is so called because it travels on California State Route 17 . It is operated by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District . A temporary commuter express bus service started after landslides from

84-425: A small, agriculture-based city of under 100,000 residents until city manager A. P. Hamann spearheaded aggressive expansion during the 1950s and '60s. As the city rapidly expanded into outlying areas, the downtown area entered a period of decline. In the 1980s, mayor Tom McEnery , whose family owned several buildings in downtown, initiated significant gentrification in the area. The San Jose Redevelopment Agency ,

105-499: A year. Caltrans anticipated a ridership of 7,000 riders per month at the end of 2004. In December 2007, free wifi service was added to all Highway 17 Express buses. In February 2015, Santa Cruz Metro reported 31,102 total riders, 1,239 on the average weekday, for Highway 17 Express. The bus service is a consolidation of corridor-based commuter service between Santa Cruz and job centers in the Silicon Valley . It passes through

126-683: Is headquartered on St. James Park. Downtown San Jose has a large concentration of hotels and hospitality services in San Jose, including The Westin San Jose , the Hilton San Jose, Marriott San Jose, Sheraton San Jose, largely concentrated near the San Jose Convention Center . In February 2018, San Jose's city council approved a stage of a sale of downtown property to Google for $ 67 million. However, in April 2023, it

147-474: Is one of the largest tech clusters in Silicon Valley , as well as the cultural and political center of San Jose. The town was first settled in 1777. The area that now makes up downtown was first settled twenty years later, when the town of San Jose moved somewhat inland from its original location on the banks of the Guadalupe River. In 1850, San Jose incorporated to become California's first city and

168-447: The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake closed Highway 17. At this time the route spanned from Scotts Valley to Santa Clara . In response to the needs of a loyal group of riders, as well as UC Santa Cruz students, Santa Cruz Metro continued the service after Highway 17 reopened. When service was consolidated with Amtrak Thruway in 2004, the route was extended to the metro center in downtown Santa Cruz and service expanded to 365 days

189-693: The State Route 17 communities of the Santa Cruz Mountains including Scotts Valley , Redwood Estates , Summit , and Pasatiempo and is combined with feeder and delivery service for several Amtrak lines serving the Diridon Station in San Jose , a regional intermodal hub where passengers may transfer to VTA buses or light rail in addition to ACE , Capitol Corridor , Caltrain , and also many regional Amtrak routes. During

210-519: The Clipper card is not currently supported. Most buses are equipped with bike racks capable of holding three bicycles. Currently, up to two bicycles are allowed inside the bus in the area used to secure disabled passengers contained within mobility devices, at the coach operator's discretion, only if space is available. Downtown San Jose Downtown San Jose is the central business district of San Jose , California , United States. Downtown

231-960: The San Jose Stage Company, the historic De Anza Hotel , the Fairmont Hotel , the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph , the campus of San Jose State University and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library . The SAP Center , just west of Guadalupe Parkway, is also normally considered to be part of the downtown community. Downtown San Jose is a major tech cluster of Silicon Valley . It is home to Adobe World Headquarters , Zoom HQ, BEA Systems HQ, and numerous facilities and offices of major tech companies, including Amazon Lab126 and Google . The San Francisco Bay Area 's largest news organization, The Mercury News ,

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252-574: The San Lorenzo Valley in 1974. In 1979, voters approved a measure to change the financing of Santa Cruz METRO from a property tax to a 1/2 cent sales tax. The Amtrak Thruway Highway 17 Express service between Santa Cruz and San Jose started as an emergency bus service after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake closed Highway 17. A strike in September 2005 lasted for 35 days and stranded up to 23,000 riders. In 2011 fixed route service

273-625: The downtown community, the San Jose Redevelopment Agency began encouraging builders to construct high-rise residential towers, and the agency offered subsidies and lifted the requirement to provide affordable units that were characteristic of other redevelopment projects throughout the city. The agency's master plan has incorporated high-rise condominiums since 1980. In 2008, the city's first high-rise project began selling units. Construction or planning has begun on at least seven additional high-rise projects. The agency states

294-481: The high-rises will contribute to the creation of a more vibrant and well-to-do downtown culture. Many of the 19th century buildings in central downtown appear on the National Register of Historic Places , in particular the area surrounding St. James Park, such as Trinity Episcopal Cathedral . Downtown San Jose's early 20th century housing is diverse and includes many smaller Victorian homes along with

315-475: The largest such group in the state, would eventually become a key player in revitalizing the downtown area and, to a lesser extent, surrounding neighborhoods. In some cases, historic downtown buildings were bulldozed in order to make room for new hotels, office space, condominiums, museums, theaters and parks; to widen or re-align streets, and to build parking lots and garages. As part of its apparent effort to stimulate economic growth and increase tax revenue within

336-477: The location of California's first state capitol. Despite widespread destruction caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , a number of neighborhoods around Downtown San Jose still retain their original, pre-1906 housing stock. These neighborhoods include the South University, Naglee Park , Hensley Historic District, Reed Historic District and Vendome neighborhoods. The downtown area was typical of

357-564: The oldest public university on the west coast of the United States. SJSU enrolls approximately 33,000 students. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library , shared by the city of San Jose and San Jose State University, is located on the campus of San Jose State University in downtown San Jose. The King Library represents the first collaboration of its kind between a university and a major U.S. city, and has won numerous awards including

378-564: The public areas of downtown San Jose are covered by a public, free, Wi-Fi network, including the areas surrounding Plaza de César Chávez and San Pedro Square . Downtown is also the hub of the VTA light rail system, and the home of the main campus of San Jose State University . Downtown San Jose is home to the campus of San José State University . SJSU is the founding campus of the California State University system and

399-586: The week the service extends beyond the Diridon Station with direct service to downtown San Jose ; on weekends it terminates at the station. One-way fare is $ 7.00, with half-price fare available for seniors and disabled riders. A day pass that is also good for all VTA bus and light rail as well as Santa Cruz Metro buses is available for $ 14.00. The VTA EcoPass Express is good for travel on the Highway 17 Express service. Support for purchasing tickets using

420-531: Was reported that Google paused on its West San Jose construction projects due to an economic slowdown. Downtown also is home to several important network service providers and Internet service providers , many of them located in Market Post Tower . Although the cost of office and technical space is relatively high downtown, this is offset by the low cost of peering and internetworking , an effect of proximity to other networking companies. Many of

441-532: Was severely cut then restored mere months later. In 2012 Santa Cruz METRO received grant funding to construct the Judy K. Souza Operations Facility. On February 12, 2024, METRO has relocated from the Pacific Metro Center to the new Riverfront Transit Center, which is serving as a temporary transit center until 2026. The existing transit center will be demolished and redeveloped into housing units with

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