Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

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Locale	San Jose, California
Transit type	Bus and Light Rail
Began operation	1973
No. of lines	82 bus, 3 light rail
Operator	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

[[|right|200px]] Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is a special-purpose district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California, United States. Image File history File links Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority logo, used for identification, assumed fair use. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A Go North East Bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Generally a special-purpose district, also known as a special district, is a type of district differing from general-purpose districts like municipalities, counties, etc. ... Location of Santa Clara County within California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

History

Founding of Santa Clara County Transit District

In 1969, Santa Clara County had three private bus companies, all of which were in serious financial trouble: Peninsula Transit, San Jose City Lines, and Peerless Stages.^[1] The California Legislature passed a Santa Clara County Transit District Act in 1969.^[2] However, the Act did not supply any funding for the new district, and county voters were reluctant to tax themselves to fund a public bus system. The formation of the Santa Clara County Transit District was rejected in 1969 and 1970 before it was finally approved by county voters on June 6, 1972.^[3] The SCCTD took over the operations of the three old bus companies on January 1, 1973.^[4] The California State Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of California. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

On September 26, 1974, the county Board of Supervisors dissolved the Public Works Department.^[5] Non-transit operations went into a new General Services Agency, while transit operations were placed into a new Santa Clara County Transportation Agency.^[6] September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The biggest problem facing SCCTD in its early years was to replace the aging bus fleet it inherited from its predecessors. At first the district bought propane-fueled Twin Coaches from Gillig, but switched to an all-diesel fleet when six buses went up in flames between December 1977 and April 1978.^[7] At the time, critics referred to the buses as "rolling propane bombs."^[8] A Gillig Advantage is in service for Harrisonburg Transit on February 18, 2005 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ...

Formation of VTA

On January 1, 1995, the SCCTA merged with the county Congestion Management Agency to become the SCVTA. For convenience, the acronym was later shortened to VTA. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1996, voters approved a half cent general county sales tax, Measure B, and a companion list of transportation projects recommended to be funded with Measure B, called (1996) Measure A. The two measures were designed to circumvent the rule in the California State Constitution that requires a two-thirds supermajority to pass any special purpose sales tax, but only a majority vote to pass a general sales tax. The measure was challenged, but in 1998, the California Supreme Court ruled that the two measure system was valid. [1] The tax was to be collected for ten years. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The California Constitution is the document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of California. ... A supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple majority in order to have effect. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Supreme Court of California is the state supreme court in California. ...

2000 Measure A sales tax

In 2000, voters approved a 30 year extension of the 1996 sales tax to fund an extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit to Santa Clara, which was strongly advocated by San Jose mayor Ron Gonzales. 2000 Measure A also includes funding for light rail extensions, bus service expansion, and a people mover to San Jose International Airport. The measure was placed on the ballot by the VTA and does not include funding specifically for highway projects. It was criticized by residents in the western and southern portions of the county, who stated that not enough benefit was being provided to those areas. Nevertheless, due to growing congestion during the dot-com boom, the measure passed with 70% of the vote. Revenues from the sales tax would not begin being collected until April 2006. This article is about the year 2000. ... A westbound BART train with aerodynamic design A car in downtown San Francisco. ... Official website: http://www. ... Ron Gonzales Ronald R. Gonzales (born 1951) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, currently serving as the 63rd Mayor of San Jose, California. ... Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (IATA: SJC, ICAO: KSJC) is a medium-sized airport in San Jose, California. ...

After 2000, due to the dot-com bust, existing revenue sources declined and VTA was forced to cut service and increase fares. VTA embarked on a series of fare hikes starting in 1998 and culminating in 2005. [2] Base fares have increased 59%, monthly passes by 86%, and day passes by 139% over that time. VTA's farebox recovery is approximately 12%, which is far below the national average. Attempts to increase VTA's low farebox recovery has resulted in fare increases and service cuts, which continue to reduce ridership and paradoxically do not result in major improvement in farebox recovery. Thus, it is often said that VTA is in a "death spiral" of high fares and poor service. [3] and VTA has contemplated a 21% service reduction in 2003 [4] to address its budget problems[5]. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the process of obtaining the federal funding necessary to build the BART extension, VTA received a blow when the Federal Transit Administration issued a "Not Recommended" rating in January 2004. [6] The FTA was concerned about the ability for VTA to raise matching funds for construction, and of its ability to operate BART and other bus services at the same time. Nevertheless, VTA continued to design BART and prepare the required environmental documents under the assumption that a new revenue source would be found when the design is completed. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The government of the United States of America, established by the U.S. Constitution, is a... The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) within the U.S. Department of Transportation provides financial and technical assistance to the local transit systems. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → January 31, 2004 The United States defence budget is set to exceed US$400 billion next year—an almost 7% increase—according to budget proposals inadvertently posted on the Pentagons website. ... According to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) whenever the U.S. Federal Government takes a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment it must first consider the environmental impact in a document called an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). ...

In 2006, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors placed a 1/2 cent general sales tax increase for unspecified transportation projects along with other county services. It was advocated by supporters of the BART extension and labor groups, to avoid the likelihood of having two separate sales tax measures competing for voter support. [7] The tax increase would have meant that Santa Clara County would have the highest sales tax in the state. Recent California Supreme Court decisions had prevented the county from using the same technique as in 1996, so the transportation projects were not listed. However, the measure was portrayed in the public as the last means of saving the BART extension. On June 6, 2006, voters defeated the measure by a margin of 58% to 42%. [8]-1... This article is being considered for deletion for the 2nd time in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Currently, VTA's plans still include the BART extension, but the agency is still short $3 billion for its overall transportation plan. [9] In December 2006, the VTA board allocated $185 million to continue engineering work and environmental clearance on the extension, with a proposal to bring a tax increase to operate the BART extension in 2008. [10] December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Governance

The Santa Clara VTA special district is governed by a 12-member board of directors comprised of:

• 2 Santa Clara County supervisors
• 5 City of San Jose council members
• 5 council members selected from the other 14 cities in the county

In June 2004, the Santa Clara County Grand Jury criticized the governance strucutre by calling it "too large, too political, too dependent on staff, too inexperienced in some cases, and too removed from the financial and operational performance of VTA." Since VTA board members are required to be elected officials, they must juggle their other duties in addition to VTA. The Grand Jury recommended that the VTA board be shrunk to 5 to 7 members, with members either appointed solely for transportation issues or directly elected by the voters. [11] 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: June 2004 in sports Deaths in June • 28 Anthony Buckeridge • 26 Naomi Shemer • 26 Yash Johar • 22 Bob Bemer • 22 Thomas Gold • 22 Francisco Ortiz Franco • 16 Thanom Kittikachorn • 10 Ray Charles • 5 Ronald Reagan... A grand jury is a type of jury, in the common law legal system, which determines if there is enough evidence for a trial. ...

VTA's current General Manager is Michael Burns, previously the General Manager of San Francisco Muni. Two forms of public transport operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni): on the left, a bus (the 38 Geary line) and, on the right, the F Market historic streetcar. ...

Congestion management

VTA also serves as the Congestion Management Agency for Santa Clara County. In this role VTA makes decisions on what local projects can utilize federal and state funding, and manage sales tax revenue that is specified for VTA usages, such as 1987 Measure A and 2000 Measure A sales tax measures.

Transit services

VTA operates three light rail lines, a number of bus lines, and paratransit service. VTA is a member agency of Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board that manages Caltrain communter rail, providing one-third of annual operating funds and all the funding for specific improvement projects within Santa Clara County. VTA is also a member agency of Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority that manages Capitol Corridor intercity rail service. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A Go North East Bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. ... The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) is a government entity which manages the Caltrain commuter rail line which runs down Californias San Francisco Peninsula. ... Caltrain is a commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. ... Amtrak California system map, with Capitol Corridor in Red The Capitol Corridor is a 172-mile (275 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in California. ...

Light rail

A schematic map of the VTA LRT system

The VTA light rail system consists of 42.2 miles of track, currently consisting of two main lines and a spur line. There are currently 62 light rail stations in operation on the three lines. The light rail system was opened in 1987 and has gradually expanded since then. ^[9] Image File history File links VTALightRail. ... Image File history File links VTALightRail. ...

Alum Rock — Santa Teresa

Runs from the Alum Rock station in East San Jose (or Alum Rock) to Santa Teresa station in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of San Jose, via Milpitas and downtown San Jose. There are 36 stops on this line. In South San Jose, the line operates in the median of California State Route 87 and 85. Alum Rock - Santa Teresa is a light rail route operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. ... Alum Rock is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Alum Rock is a census-designated place and neighborhood of San Jose, California. ... Santa Teresa is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). ... Santa Teresa is a neighborhood in the south of San Jose, California, USA. It is east of Almaden Valley, surrounding Santa Teresa Boulevard, with access to California State Highway 85. ... Location of Milpitas within Santa Clara County, California. ... State Route 87, locally called Highway 87 or the Guadalupe Freeway, is a north-south state highway entirely within San Jose, California, United States. ... Route 85 through much of Saratoga and Los Gatos is a sunken highway. ...

Mountain View — Winchester

Runs from Downtown Mountain View station in Mountain View through Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, North San Jose along North First Street, Downtown San Jose, and terminates at the Winchester station in western Campbell. It has 32 stops, 14 of which are shared with the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa Line. Mountain View - Winchester is a light rail route operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. ... Centennial Plaza at the Downtown Mountain View station. ... For the community near Martinez, California, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. ... Location of Sunnyvale within Santa Clara County, California. ... Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Winchester is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). ... Campbell is a city located in Santa Clara County, California, part of Silicon Valley. ...

Almaden Shuttle

There is a 3-stop spur from the Ohlone/Chyoweth station to Almaden station at the Almaden Expressway in the Almaden Valley. The Ohlone/Chynoweth station provides connection to the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa Line. It receives little traffic, even though there is an intermediate stop at the Westfield Oakridge mall. A schematic map of the VTA LRT system; The Almaden shuttle is in orange at the bottom center. ... Ohlone/Chynoweth is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). ... Almaden (VTA) is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). ... Santa Clara County Route G8 is an important north-south arterial from the south valley area of Santa Clara County, California, USA to near Downtown San Jose. ... Almaden Valley (often just called Almaden) is a neighborhood in the south of San Jose, California, USA, roughly equivalent to the 95120 ZIP Code. ... Westfield Oakridge, formerly known as Oakridge Mall is a shopping mall owned by The Westfield Group in San Jose, California, United States. ...

Light rail vehicles

A Kinki Sharyo Low Floor Light Rail Vehicle in Mountain View - used by VTA since 2002

Urban Transit Development Corporation high-floor light rail vehicle - used by VTA between 1987-2003.

From 1987 until September 2003, the system was served by a fleet of high-floor light rail vehicles built by Urban Transportation Development Corporation. In 2002, VTA introduced new low floor light rail vehicles by Kinki Sharyo into the fleet. The low floor vehicles initially operated only on the Tasman West line (Downtown Mountain View — I-880/Milpitas)because the vehicles' floor height matched the platform height only at that line's stations and was only able to provide level-boarding there. In 2003, after VTA reconstructed platforms along North First Street from the Japantown/Ayer stop northward (with wooden ramps provided for the leading car's front door at all other stations), VTA replaced the entire fleet with low floor light rail vehicles. Image File history File links A VTA Low Floor Light Rail Vehicle in Mountain View File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links A VTA Low Floor Light Rail Vehicle in Mountain View File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links UTDC_VTA_LightRailCar. ... Image File history File links UTDC_VTA_LightRailCar. ... The Urban Transportation Development Corporation was a corporation created in the 1970s by the Government of Ontario, Canada, to develop transit vehicles for the provinces public transit authorities. ... Passenger door of a low-floor tram Passenger door of a non-low-floor tram In public transportation, low floor is a term describing vehicles such as busses, trolleybusses and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional cars. ... Kowloon-Canton Railway Ma On Shan rolling stock, manufactured by Kinki Sharyo. ... Centennial Plaza at the Downtown Mountain View station. ... I-880/Milpitas is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). ...

Major light rail connections

• Caltrain - connections at the Downtown Mountain View, Tamien, and San Jose Diridon stations.
• Amtrak - connects at the San Jose Diridon Station and Lick Mill stations.
• Altamont Commuter Express - connections at the San Jose Diridon and Lick Mill stations.
• BART (proposed) - there is a proposal to include connections to BART at the Montague Station and Diridon Station in the planned "BART to Milpitas, San Jose, and Santa Clara" project. This would likely replace many or all express buses to Fremont BART.

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Bus routes

VTA Line 23 bus arriving at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills

VTA operates 82 regularly operating bus routes as of April 2006. There are many commuter-based services and connections to VTA light rail service and Caltrain stations. VTA also provides express bus service linking BART in Fremont. Image File history File links A Line 23 bus operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, arriving at the end of the line at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California. ... Image File history File links A Line 23 bus operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, arriving at the end of the line at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California. ... Entrance to Foothill College Example of Foothills unique campus architecture Foothill College is not a community college located in Los Altos Hills, California and is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. ... Los Altos Hills (IPA: ) is a town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. ... An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A Go North East Bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... Caltrain is a commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. ... A westbound BART train with aerodynamic design A car in downtown San Francisco. ... Fremont (IPA: ) is a city in California which was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs. ...

VTA's longest and most-used bus route is the 22, which connects Eastridge Shopping Center in East San Jose with the Caltrain stations in Palo Alto and Menlo Park via El Camino Real. These locations serve as transfer points for SamTrans buses from San Mateo County. Line 22 is the only line with 24-hour, 7 days-per-week service, including night bus service as part of the regional All-Nighter Network. One side effect of Line 22's 24-hour schedule is that it doubles as a moving homeless shelter.^[10][11] Line 22's fleet of coaches primarily consists of articulated low floor New Flyer buses. Line 22, and Rapid Line 522 are currently the only routes that utilize the low-floor articulated New Flyer models. Caltrain is a commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. ... Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ... Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. ... El Camino Real in California is historically the road built in 1769 by Father Junípero Serra to connect the Catholic missions in Alta California between Sonoma in the north, and (what is now Presidio Park in) San Diego in the south, during the Spanish colonial era, and now a... SamTrans (San Mateo County Transit District) is a public transit agency in and around San Mateo, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A Go North East Bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England A bus is a large road vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor. ... San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Night buses usually have much fewer passengers than daytime buses, but the bus companies in Hong Kong still use large double-decker buses for most night bus routes. ... The All-Nighter Network is a night bus service in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, which shadows the rapid transit and commuter rail services of the Bay Area Rapid Transit and Caltrain, the major rail services between San Francisco, the East Bay and the San Francisco Peninsula. ... A Mississauga Transit bus in Mississauga Ontario. ... Passenger door of a low-floor tram Passenger door of a non-low-floor tram In public transportation, low floor is a term describing vehicles such as busses, trolleybusses and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional cars. ... New Flyer Industries is the leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... New Flyer Industries is the leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

On July 5, 2005, VTA implemented its first rapid bus line along the VTA's busiest corridor. Modeled after the Metro Rapid service in Los Angeles, rapid bus Line 522 follows most of the Line 22 route, and features limited stops, headway based schedules, low floor fleet, and signal priority along El Camino Real. A Metro Rapid bus on Line 720 Metro Rapid is a bus rapid transit system in Los Angeles County, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1290. ...

Vintage Trolley Service

In addition, VTA operates a vintage trolley service seasonally. It operates between Civic Center and Children's Discovery Center stations.

Paratransit

Paratransit service is door-to-door shuttle service available to disabled people that meet the requirements of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. Outreach, a non-profit agency, is the contract paratransit broker for VTA. Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. ... The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is the short title of United States Public Law 101-336, signed into law on July 26, 1990 by George H. W. Bush. ...

Highway Improvement

Besides providing transit services to residents of Santa Clara County, VTA also manages countywide highway projects that uses county sales tax revenues, in conjunction with Caltrans. In this role, VTA was responsible for several highway projects such as widening portions of US 101 between San Jose and Morgan Hill, and Interstate 880 within Santa Clara County. VTA will also be the leading agency in CA 152/CA 156 interchange and future widening projects. Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 0. ... Morgan Hill (IPA: ) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, USA. Founded on November 10, 1906, the city was named after Hiram Morgan Hill, a San Franciscan who built a country retreat home here in 1884. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-17 SCL 0. ... State Route 152 is a state highway that runs near the latitudinal middle of the U.S. state of California from Watsonville to Route 99 southeast of Chowchilla. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-1 MON 0. ...

See also

• AC Transit
• Altamont Commuter Express
• Bay Area Rapid Transit
• Caltrain
• SamTrans
• San Francisco Municipal Railway

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External links

• VTA
• Outreach
• VTA Riders' Union - A VTA Riders' advocacy group not affiliated with VTA
• Silicon Valley BART - Chronicling the saga of BART to San Jose
• VTA Watch
• Transportation and Land Use Coalition
• BayRail Alliance

References

1. ^ Charles S. McCaleb, Rails, Roads & Runways: The 20-Year Saga of Santa Clara County's Transportation Agency, (San Jose: Santa Clara County Transportation Agency, 1994), 12.
2. ^ McCaleb, 12.
3. ^ McCaleb, 12.
4. ^ McCaleb, 12.
5. ^ McCaleb, 16.
6. ^ McCaleb, 16.
7. ^ McCaleb, 26.
8. ^ McCaleb, 26.
9. ^ Light Rail Services. Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2006-04-10.
10. ^ Jane Lii, "Refuge On The Road: Homeless Find Nighttime Haven — The No. 22 Bus From Menlo Park To San Jose," San Jose Mercury News, 9 January 2000, 1A.
11. ^ Cathy Newman, "Silicon Valley: Inside the Dream Incubator," National Geographic 200, no. 6 (December 2001): 52-76.

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