Norman WilsonJul 13, 2024
#BoringTravel Back at #SanJose #Diridon station. It's 28C, the waiting room is closed (reno work, looks like) and the few benches set outside are all full. Find a spot on a concrete planter/curb. The train I'm waiting for is about 20 minutes late.
Gladwyn d’SouzaAug 14, 2023

#incrementalism: #EnergyPolicy template hanging on #CitizensUnited #regulatorycapture by #IOU of the mayor: Create a limited purpose #MunicipalUtility designed to specifically support city community #microgrids within targeted regions like #Diridon.
Leverage Direct Access.
Acquire new #transmission.
Leverage shared capabilities of #LSE and #MUNI within a new #citydepartment.

Paywalled.
#Transition

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/12/goodbye-pge-hello-san-jose-power/

Goodbye, PG&E… hello, “San Jose Power”?

San Jose is in the early stages of considering its own electric utility, but faces fierce opposition from PG&E

The Mercury News
Tracy RosenbergApr 25, 2023
San Jose destroyed the entire neighborhood around #Diridon Station for #Google and now seems likely to end up with a community sized abandoned lot. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/21/googles-80-acre-san-jose-mega-campus-on-hold-amid-economic-slowdown-.html
Chuck DarwinApr 21, 2023

For more than two decades, #San #Jose leaders have been stymied on how to connect a 3½-mile gap between San Jose Mineta #International #Airport and #Diridon #Station.

They may have finally found the answer: an army of robotic shuttles ferrying passengers between the two travel hubs — with a price tag of up to $500 million.

Despite skepticism from transit enthusiasts and local bus unions, the San Jose City Council initially approved the project that could get underway by 2028 and comes as the city’s airport and Diridon Station are experiencing increased demand with no efficient public transit option to link them. It currently takes two public transit stops or an Uber to make the journey

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/04/18/robot-shuttles-at-san-jose-airport-major-transit-plan-moves-forward

Robot shuttles at San Jose airport? Major transit plan moves forward

Automated cars could soon ferry passengers from San Jose airport to Diridon Station

The Mercury News
guretsuguNov 24, 2022
#Diridon is a nice station, it's perfectly adequate for what it does (right now). But why the hell does #SiliconValley's main train station have a CASH only Cafe?