Comments on: Transportation officials explore new partnerships

By: Lil

Lil — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:10:13 +0000

Why is it so important for charging stations? People who park here are usually coming in from Fairfield, Suisun, Vacaville, maybe Dixon. They park for 10 hours and take transit/carpool to their jobs. Why do they need to charge their cars here? Why can’t they do that at home? They have only driven 15-20 miles max from their house and then another 15-20 miles back, aren’t most electric cars now past the 50 mile capacity? Why do they need to charge at the station? And I stand by my statement that I have never seen a car plugged in (except for the guard’s golf cart). How many cars in the lot/garage are electric? If there is that great of a percentage, I can maybe see the need for charging stations but if it is only 1%, then no I don’t see the need for more chargers. Also, what happens in 50 years is not the biggest worry to me right now. RIGHT NOW, the lot and garage are full past capacity. And in 50 years, hopefully the electric cars will have be upgraded for instant charging and recharging will take the same time as filling up the gas tank does. Don’t you think?

By: EV CHARGING STATIONS

EV CHARGING STATIONS — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:27:46 +0000

Well Lil, not “nobody”, not “never”, because I have personally used the charging stations at the Fairfield transportation center. According to new data Pike Research’s forecasts global sales of EV charging equipment will grow from 200,000 units sold in 2012 to nearly 2.4 million in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37%. Make no mistake the future of personal transportation will be electrified. Read a great piece that Bill Destler, President of the Rochester Institute of Technology recently wrote, that provides a laundry list of reasons why, within 50 years, a majority of our cars will be electric. Just thinking ahead.

By: And So

And So — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:10:23 +0000

Because you’ ve never seen a car plugged in they shouldn’t be installed?

Do you live in the parking structure?

By: Lil

Lil — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:35:47 +0000

From what I observed, nobody used the charging stations. In fact, I’ve never seen a car plugged in.

By: FixFairfield.Org

FixFairfield.Org — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:54:07 +0000

Any public to private conversion should seriously try to offer the private jobs to the existing public employees having experience with the facility. Give them a fair chance instead of blaming government for everything. The politics of innovation is about making needed changes without just throwing everything out and starting with the new. Otherwise the fear of change is too strong and people won’t embrace innovation. http://www.PoliticsOfInnovation.com Give it a chance. Steven Kays

By: Rich Giddens

Rich Giddens — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:31:33 +0000

The Solano Transportation Authority is big bankrupt government on steroids. You already have CalTrans. Despite your massive overspending and bloated government, the roads around here are never fixed and you cant go anywhere in this horrible state without running into a traffic jam. Chicago as a exemple of something that works? Go ahead, make my day. I’m really enjoying watching your State fail.

By: EV CHARGING STATIONS

EV CHARGING STATIONS — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:12:39 +0000

Be sure to get some electric vehicle charging station manufacturers to put in 10 more electric vehicle charging stations in exchange for ad space on the wall. There are 5 stations at the Court house, very progressive compared to other cities, and almost always full of Nissan Leafs and Chevy Volts. Think ahead. There are not enough charging stations at the transportation center in Fairfield. Are you listening SCTA? You’re getting good stuff in these comments….from people who USE the transportation center, or who have stopped using it…

By: Lil Miller

Lil Miller — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:18:30 +0000

Whatever. I haven’t been able to use the Fairfield Transit Center on Beck for months because it is always full. I drive to N Concord Bart now and don’t even bother. Yes, it costs a lot more (gas, toll, etc) but at least I can find a place to park in the morning. Fairfield doesn’t care, they just care about their shiny new train station. From what I heard the auxiliary parking lot has fallen through, there is no money for additional parking structures, the city won’t/can’t get Target to open their lot, money from the Transit center is being siphoned off to the new train station. As far as the parking fee idea goes and the fear that it would drive people to surrounding businesses to park, what the heck do you think people are doing now? Please put in a fee. It would still not be as expensive as what I have to do now.