For over a year, Transbay Coalition volunteer and De Anza student Harry Neil has led the charge for a safer and more sustainable Stevens Creek Boulevard. Through the campaign to get safer street crossings, protected bike lanes, and bus lanes on the corridor from San Jose to Cupertino, Harry built a wide coalition of support, brought hundreds of people from around the area on board a petition – and got a key government committee to officially recommend those upgrades. Harry’s work ethic, intelligence, and relentless positivity have been and will continue to be foundational to the ongoing campaign’s success.
Harry’s dedication to making the world a better place was recently recognized at the 2025 Silicon Valley Young Democrats Blueprint Gala, where he won the “Community Impact Award” in recognition of his “thoughtful and persistent transit advocacy, fighting for better access to transit for De Anza students and the local community – notably with the Stevens Creek Project.”
Accepting the award, Harry said “I fight for us to have world class transit and nothing less. It’s a steep hill to climb but I’ll never stop!” Transbay Coalition is immensely proud of Harry and the impact he has already had, and looks forward to a bright future of continued advocacy.
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