Headways

Funds for One Bay Area Grant Program Available for County-Wide Projects

The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has been awarded approximately $91 million from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to share in its third round of funding for the One Bay Area...

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The Montague Expressway Pedestrian Overcrossing Wins Two Awards

The Montague Expressway Pedestrian Overcrossing (MPOC) won the California Transportation Foundation (CTF) Active Transportation Project of the Year Award and the 2022 Excellent Engineering Award of...

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VTA Awarded 2022-2023 Caltrans Sustainable Communities Grant

This article was contributed by Transportation Planner III Ian Lin and Principal Transportation Planner Robert Swierk. VTA is honored to be selected as a recipient of the Caltrans Fiscal Year 2022...

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Celebrating Earth Day by Taking Action

This Earth Day VTA joins over 100 transit agencies in pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions. This nation-wide effort is led by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to support President Biden’s...

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VTA Rolls Toward Cleaner, Greener Future Fleet

A grant award made official by the California Energy Commission's Clean Transportation Program on January 26 brings VTA a big step closer to transitioning to a newer, quieter, greener and zero...

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Downtown Transportation Plan Ready for Your Feedback

(This article was contributed by VTA Senior Transportation Planner Adam Burger) Imagine a Downtown San José designed to be more sustainable, to combat climate change, to decrease vehicle miles...

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What Might Autonomous Public Transit Look Like?

Although we hear much about the advent of autonomous vehicles, there’s a lot that such driving technology needs to conquer before self-driving vehicles become a viable travel option. Autonomous...

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CEC Proposes Funding for Groundbreaking VTA Fleet Electrification Project

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is included on a funding proposal list to receive a $4.68 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to fund a groundbreaking fleet...

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What Will Next Generation High-Capacity Transit Look Like?

As VTA begins planning for what service will look like post-pandemic and beyond, one thing already being studied is the future of high-capacity transit, specifically light rail. The fact that the...

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