2016 Measure B

Local Streets and Roads: All member agencies receive funds that are to be used for the repair and maintenance if the street system. All efforts must comply with Complete Streets requirements. 

• Local Streets & Roads Program Guidelines

BART PHASE II: Funds for the planning, engineering, construction, and delivery costs of BART Phase II, which will extend the BART system from San Jose to Santa Clara. 

• BART Phase II Program Guidelines​​​​​​

Bicycle and Pedestrian Program: To fund bicycle and pedestrian projects of countywide significance. Priority is given to projects that connect to schools, transit and employment centers, fill in gaps in the existing bicycle/pedestrian network, safely cross barriers to mobility, and make bicycling and walking more convenient for all county residents and visitors.

• Bike & Ped Program Guidelines
• Bike & Ped Planning Studies Grant Criteria
• Bike & Ped Capital Project Grant Criteria
• Bike & Ped Candidate Project List (Attachment A)​​​​​​

Caltrain Grade Separations: To fund grade separation projects along the Caltrain corridor in the cities of Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. Projects will separate the Caltrain tracks from roadways to provide increased safety benefits and reduce congestion at intersections for all roadway users. 

• Caltrain Grade Separation Program Guidelines

Caltrain Corridor Capacity Improvements: Funds are used to expand ridership capacity, increase service in Santa Clara County, and provide station improvements such as level boarding and extended platforms. 

• Caltrain Corridor Capacity Improvements Program Guidelines

Highway Interchanges: Funds projects that provide congestion relief, improved operations and access, noise abatement, roadway connection crossings, and use of Intelligent Transportation Systems.

• Highway Interchanges Program Guidelines
• Highway Interchanges Program Candidate Project List (Attachment B)

County Expressways: Funds projects identified in the Santa Clara County’s Expressway Plan to relieve congestion, improve safety, and increase the effectiveness of the expressway system. 

• County Expressways Program Guidelines
• County Expressways Program Candidate Projects List (Attachment C)

State Route 85 Corridor: Provides funds for noise abatement, transportation alternatives study, and new congestion relief projects for State Route 85.

• SR 85 Corridor Program Guidelines

​Transit Operations: Provide funding to increase ridership, improve efficiency, enhance mobility services and affordability for vulnerable populations, and improve amenities at bus stops. 

• Transit Operations Program Guidelines
• Transit Operations Program Candidate Projects and Programs List (Attachment D)
• Innovative Transit Service Models Grant Program Criteria

This is an image summarizing the activities and updates for each 2016 Measure B Program Category for the month of July 2025.

Local Streets and Roads

• FY2026 Allocations released and made available.
• Allocation through FY26: $440M
• Expenditure through July 2025: $280.1M

BART Phase II

• No new 2016 Measure B activities in July 2025.
• Allocation through FY26: $1.097B
• Expenditure through July 2025: $510.4M

Bicycle & Pedestrian

• Capital Projects: Executed funding agreement for Santa Clara’s Lafayette Class IV Bikeway project - construction phase.
• Planning Studies: Began development of updates to the grant criteria.
• Allocation through FY26: $226M
• Expenditure through July 2025: $21.8M

Caltrain Grade Separation

• Continued coordination with cities for ongoing projects.
• Allocation through FY26: $226M 
• Expenditure through July 2025: $13.1M

Caltrain Corridor Capacity Improvements

Highway Interchanges

• 2016 Measure B Noise Abatement Study: Noise collection efforts completed, began development of monitoring report.
• Allocation through FY26: $464.4M
• Expenditure through July 2025: $175.9M

County Expressways

• Lawrence Expressway Grade Separation Project: County and VTA began development of the funding agreement for the project alternatives study phase. 
• Allocation through FY26: $54.3M
• Expenditure through July 2025: $31.7M

SR 85 Corridor

• SR 85 Noise Reduction Project: : Construction on-going and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.
• Allocation through FY26: $21.1M
• Expenditure through July 2025: $4.7M

Transit Operations

• Sold 1,500 affordable fare passes via community partners.
• Allocation through FY26: $183.4M
• Expenditure through July 2025: $143.1M

Program Administration

• 2016 Measure B FY24 Annual Program Report published to the VTA website.
• Began development of updates to the 2016 Measure B Complete Streets Checklist Requirements.
• Allocation through FY26: $20.4M
• Expenditure through July 2025: $15.0M