Public Transportation and Smart Growth

For one thing, that Caltrain station only has three trains a day in each direction; the last one in the morning leaves at 7:33! (And nothing on weekends. ) I think it would be a splendid idea to supplement Caltrain service with self-propelled railcars between Gilroy and Palo Alto, but that's a ways off.

For another, there is no affordable housing there. Rents are around $2800 a month. Transit-oriented development works better when affordable housing is included, because people paying $2800 a month are likely to use the transit just for commuting and keep their cars for everything else.