The Mercury News Weekend

Regional Measure 3 offers independen­t oversight

- — Chris O’Connor, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, San Jose

Regional Measure 3 funds 35 top Bay Area traffic and transit improvemen­ts.

Adding BART cars means increased capacity and frequency, enabling longer trains, more passengers and fewer cars congesting bridges and freeways throughout the Bay Area.

Bringing BART to downtown San Jose and Santa Clara relieves traffic — helping people get to work, taking cars off the freeway and improving Highway 880 and Highway 680 commutes.

Extending Caltrain to downtown San Francisco brings rail service to one of the busiest destinatio­ns in the Bay Area, easing congestion on Highway 101, used by thousands of bridge commuters every day.

Regional Measure 3 funds projects that will bring immediate relief with independen­t oversight; just a few of the reasons why it’s endorsed by more than 600 Bay Area officials and local organizati­ons. Find out how RM3 funds projects that fit together to form a big-picture solution at YesOnRM3.com.

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