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Health & Fitness

Cupertino Left Out Again; Say What?

What popped out to me was the lack of an express line servicing Cupertino's De Anza College and Apple, two very heavly traveled destinations here in our County.

The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has added a new and innovative Express Service. What popped out to me was the lack of an express line servicing Cupertino's De Anza College and Apple, two very heavly traveled destinations here in our County.

Of further interest is the lack of VTA "Community Bus Service" routes within Cupertino. How did we get left out?  West Valley College, Los Gatos, Gilroy and other areas are receiving this service  (Click here for detail of the existing service routes for the Community Bus Service).

These are but two reasons we as citizens of Cupertino should be getting more involved in what is going on all around us in Santa Clara County and our City. Perhaps the only one to blame is ourselves, in that we do not participate as much as we should in community affairs.

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There are several of us that recognize the need to link together the schools, library, YMCA, the Senior Center, parks and many businesses here in Cupertino through an environmentally sensitive local transit system. There is a group in formation known as the and it is our sincere hope that others will join us in building a coalition.

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