Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and an Airport APM: San Jose International Airport APM Connection to Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority North First Street Light Rail

This paper examines the minimum parking requirements for shopping centers located near Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail stations in San Jose, California. VTA, the primary transit provider in Santa Clara County, California, has supported reduced parking requirements for proposed transit-oriented developments along its transit lines, but parking reductions have often been opposed by local decision makers, city council members, and the public. Until recently, VTA has been unable to provide locally based research to support the claim that current parking minimums have led to excessive parking. This paper seeks to provide evidence to decision makers that supports the argument that parking requirements can be reduced along light rail transit lines. Two parking utilization surveys found that the utilization of free surface parking was far lower than the capacity during both the holiday shopping season and the off-season for 13 neighborhood shopping centers located near VTA light rail stations. Furthermore, the surveys found that increases in seasonal parking demand did not occur for most of the surveyed shopping centers. The results suggested that the minimum parking requirements for these neighborhood-oriented shopping centers located near VTA light rail stations are too high.

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A Five-Year Study of Needlestick Injuries: Significant Reduction Associated With Communication, Education, and Convenient Placement of Sharps Containers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1086/646525 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 265-271 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Donna J. Haiduven ◽

Tammy M. DeMaio ◽

David A. Stevens

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Patient Care ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Medical Center ◽

Educational Programs ◽

Needlestick Injuries ◽

San Jose ◽

Communication Education ◽

Santa Clara Valley ◽

Control Department

AbstractObjective:To decrease the numbers of needlesticks among healthcare workers.Design:All reported needlestick injuries at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California, were reviewed, analyzed, and tabulated by the infection control department yearly from 1986 to 1990.Setting:A 588-bed county teaching hospital in San Jose, California, affiliated with Stanford University.Participants:All employees of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center who reported needlestick injuries on injury report forms.Interventions:From April to December 1987, more needle disposal containers were added to as many patient care areas and as close to the area of use as possible. Results of 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990 analyses were communicated yearly to all personnel, extensive educational programs were conducted in 1987 and 1988, and educational efforts continued in 1989 and 1990.Results:In 1986, there were 259 needlestick injuries at our institution, 22% (32) from recapping. After needle disposal containers were added to all patient care areas, needlestick injuries for 1988 totalled 143, a 45% decrease in the total needlestick injuries and a 53% decrease in recapping injuries. Communication of results to all areas of the hospital and educational activities were started in 1987 and continued through the next 3 years. In 1989, there were 135 needlestick injuries, a decrease of 6% from 1988; recapping injuries decreased 40% from 1988. In 1990, there were 104 needlestick injuries, a 23% decrease since 1989, and a 33% decrease in recapping injuries. The total number of needlestick injuries from 1986 to 1990 decreased by 60%, and those injuries from recapping decreased by 81% to 89%.Conclusions:We have continued to monitor needlestick injuries, communicate findings to all personnel, and include needlestick prevention in educational programs. We contend that more convenient placement of needle disposal containers, communication of tidings, and education do decrease needlestick injuries in healthcare workers.

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Impacts on Vehicle Occupancy and Airport Curb Congestion of Transportation Network Companies at Airports

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198118783845 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2672 (23) ◽

pp. 52-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Karina Hermawan ◽

Amelia C. Regan

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

San Francisco ◽

Public Transit ◽

Transportation Network ◽

Light Rail ◽

International Airport ◽

Using Data ◽

Standard Service ◽

Transportation Network Companies

How does the growth of transportation network companies (TNCs) at airports affect the use of shared modes and congestion? Using data from the 2015 passenger survey from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and Oakland International Airport (OAK), this research analyzes TNCs’ relationship with shared modes (modes that typically have higher vehicle-occupancy and include public transit such as buses and light rail, shared vans or shuttles) and the demand for their shared vs. standard service at the airport. Because TNCs both replace shared rides and make them possible, the research also measured the net effects at these airports. The results suggest that in 2015, TNCs caused 215,000 and 25,000 passengers to switch from shared to private modes at SFO and OAK, respectively. By 2020, the increase is expected to be about 840,000 and 107,000 passengers per year, respectively.

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Collaboration with the Future: An Infrastructure for Art+Technology at the San José International Airport

Leonardo ◽

10.1162/leon_a_00210 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 334-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Matt Gorbet ◽

Susan LK Gorbet ◽

Banny Banerjee

Keyword(s):

San Jose ◽

International Airport ◽

The Future ◽

Future Technologies ◽

Robust Framework

This paper summarizes the development and implementation of a three-part infrastructure for the ongoing program of technology-based public artwork at Silicon Valley's newly expanded airport. The physical, technological, and human infrastructure provides flexibility and opportunities for future artists and future technologies while providing a robust framework for the ongoing maintenance and evolution of the program and mediating between the needs of artists and the constraints of an airport.

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Santa Clara Valley water district multi-aquifer monitoring-well site, Coyote Creek Outdoor Classroom, San Jose, California

Open-File Report ◽

10.3133/ofr02369 ◽

2002 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R.T. Hanson ◽

M.W. Newhouse ◽

C.M. Wentworth ◽

C.F. Williams ◽

T.E. Noce ◽

...

Keyword(s):

San Jose ◽

Outdoor Classroom ◽

Monitoring Well ◽

Santa Clara Valley ◽

Water District

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Silicon Wafers and Office Park Dreams : Cross-Cultural Designs, Aesthetics, and Art in and around California’s Santa Clara Valley

Aesthetics of Gentrification ◽

10.5117/9789463722032_ch03 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jenny Lin

Keyword(s):

Visual Culture ◽

Silicon Valley ◽

Silicon Wafers ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

University Campus ◽

San Jose ◽

Community Groups ◽

Office Design ◽

Santa Clara Valley ◽

Corporate Architecture

This chapter examines the visual culture of Silicon Valley. I look to Silicon Valley’s “golden years,” exemplified by the establishment of Xerox PARC in the 1970s, and analyse how PARC’s researchers’ embrace of open exchange and experimentation manifested in university campus-like office design. I subsequently consider the morphing of PARC’s design into the monumental corporate architecture of Apple Park, and the work/ play environments of Google and Airbnb. I argue that these late capitalist corporations aestheticize Silicon Valley’s foundational values, transforming the promotion of cross-cultural sharing into empty visual signs that mask economic inequality and displacement. Finally, the chapter discusses collaborations between artists and community groups, facilitated by the San José Museum of Art, which aim to reclaim multiculturalism and resist the area’s unsustainable gentrification.

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The Planning of an Intra-Airport Automated People Mover for San Jose International Airport

The 2020 Vision of Air Transportation ◽

10.1061/40530(303)15 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

David J. Clarke ◽

Steven L. Perliss

Keyword(s):

San Jose ◽

International Airport ◽

Automated People Mover

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OCS Rehabilitation and Kevlar Contact Wire Fall Prevention VTA San Jose, CA

2021 Joint Rail Conference ◽

10.1115/jrc2021-58229 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Paul F. White ◽

Gerti Kola ◽

Ash Siddiq ◽

Alan Ng

Keyword(s):

Systems Engineering ◽

San Jose ◽

Contact Wire ◽

Safety Concerns ◽

Santa Clara Valley ◽

Guadalupe River ◽

Inspection Process ◽

Design Documents ◽

Disconnect Switch ◽

San Carlos

Abstract Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) required their original overhead contact system (OCS) along North 1st Street between interstate highway I-880 and West San Carlos Street at the Guadalupe River (opened in 1987) to be rehabilitated. HNTB was chosen to assist with the project and the first task included an overall inspection of the line to ascertain condition, operational deficiencies, and safety concerns. From this inspection, VTA prepared a scope of work for HNTB to perform and then prepare design documents for contractor bidding. During the inspection process, VTA further requested an evaluation of pole deflection in their Guadalupe Yard. Of interest is the line from Younger Street to the Guadalupe River at West San Carlos Street being joint pantograph and trolley pole compatible as VTA operates heritage streetcars during their Christmas holiday season. The inspection of the OCS revealed deficiencies and safety concerns due to the age and type of equipment in use, most of it being original. Trolley frogs, crossover pans, and section insulators had field constructed gliders that were non-standard or inconsistent between assemblies. Trolley wires were suspended by clamps with no insulation requiring span wire insulators which made the span wire between the insulators alive at 750 volts. An open faced disconnect switch was too close to an apartment balcony with the possibility of the live parts being touched by people on the balcony, and some OCS poles were too short to raise span wires for adjustment. During inspection, a trolley wire broke at a trolley frog anchor tip and fell to the street at the pedestrian mall in downtown San Jose. VTA systems engineering had the idea of supporting the single contact wire supported and clamped to a Kevlar messenger wire. This support system in theory was proven to prevent the broken contact wire to hang 3.047m [10 feet] above ground, a CPUC G.O. 95 requirement. Similar Kevlar restraining supports were used by VTA to prevent the contact and messenger wires from falling down as a result of in-span insulator failure. VTA directed HNTB to use VTA’s idea to design a system of wire constraint using Kevlar synthetic rope to prevent wires from falling. This paper describes the deficiencies and safety concerns discovered during inspection and how they were eliminated through creative OCS design. It further describes the process of inspection, direction, design, and operation of the rehabilitation project and how the use of Kevlar synthetic rope was used to keep trolley wire from falling during wire breaks both in theory and actuality. It also describes the issues encountered during construction, stagger issues from joint operation, pole extension implementation, and general improvements made to the OCS.

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