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Streets with 'rat boxes'
Rat boxes are being installed in September 2004
at the following intersections in Milpitas:
Milpitas Boulevard at Dixon Landing Road
Park Victoria Drive
at Calaveras Boulevard

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KPIX Traffic Cameras
It's Milpitas at 880 and 237 during rush hour... you don't really want to know, do you? How about 24/680 (Walnut Creek) or I-80 at Ashby?

KTVU 237 and 880 Junction LiveCam
Check out your commute across the bottom of the San Francisco Bay with this webcam.

KTVU Sunol Grade LiveCam
So you think you're going to leave Milpitas for points east before 6 tonight? Take a look here first.

Gripes

580-680 Commuters Group
Do you commute on highways 580, and/or 680 through Sunol Grade everyday? If you do, this list is for you. Feel free to discuss topics such as road construction, commute tips, and all other things to make that hard commute a little better for others.

Mr. Roadshow
Mercury News columnist, Gary Richards, answers your gripes about traffic problems.

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Bay Area Traffic
KPIX overview of reports from CalTrans, CHP incident reports, mass transit folks, etc.

Bay Area Traffic Map
Shows realative speed at which traffic is moving on Bay Area highways. No incident reports.

CalTrans Current Traffic Information
Check here for updates to current road conditions, or call 1-800-427-7623, for all California Highways. Click on local highways here: I-680, I-880, SR-237.

Current River Conditions
Check here to see about road closures due to flooding.

KPIX Traffic Router
Find the traffic report in your morning home email or your about to leave from work email.

SF Gate South Bay Traffic Report GOOD
Linked report from CalTrans. Time of report at top of page. Updated every 10 minutes. Other advisories on same page.

Traffic Incidents BEST
From the CHP. Select "Bay Area" to find problems on local freeways. It is updated every 60 seconds.

Weather and Road Conditions
Current Highway Conditions for Santa Clara County from Ceres. Click here for Northern California overview. Shows flooded roads, if any.

Resources

California Office of Transportation and Safety Grants
Political "subdivisions" of the state are eligible to apply for and receive OTS grant funding.

Traffic Signal Association: Silicon Valley Chapter
The TSA is a nonprofit, professional organization of people who design, install or maintain traffic signals, street lighting and other traffic control and traffic safety related systems and equipment.

Stories

Silicon Valley Traffic
Crawling to work to or from Milpitas is enough to make Florida look mighty good! Metro feature.

Drivers Ed Course

Drivers Ed

Teens, earn your driving certificate from the comfort of your own computer.

Maps from Amazon.com

Thomas Guide 2005 Santa Clara County: Street Guide and Directory (Santa Clara County Street Guide and Directory)

The Thomas Brothers 2005 Santa Clara County: Street Guide (Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Street Guide and Directory)

Thomas Guide 2005 Bay Area Metro: Metro Areas of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties (Metropolitan Bay Area Street Guide and Directory)

Thomas Guide 2004 Alameda & Santa Clara Counties: Street Guide
by Thomas Brothers (Editor)
These Thomas Guides are essential for Silicon Valley drivers. I can't tell you how many times I've referred to mine so I can take side streets to avoid traffic jams.

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