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VTA Receives First of Its Kind Federal Funding Allocation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams announced the allocation of $125 million to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation...

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Apprenticeship Program Captures the Attention of ATU International

Strengthening the voice transit workers have at their agencies is a top priority for International President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) John Costa. When he heard that the Santa Clara...

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VTA’s BART Phase II Small Business Study Kicks Off

One of VTA's priorities as part of the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project is to ensure small businesses near construction zones will be able to conduct business during Project construction. Although...

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Construction on the Mathilda Improvements Project is in Full Swing.

VTA has reached a major milestone in efforts to ease traffic congestion at the Mathilda Ave. interchange in Sunnyvale, closing a small section of Moffett Park Drive between Mathilda Avenue and...

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BART Silicon Valley: Where, When, What and How

The long-held vision of bringing BART service into Silicon Valley will become reality very soon when service on the 10-mile Berryessa Extension begins in just a few short months. The final stages of...

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Morgan Hill Kids Weigh In on Community Transportation Plan

VTA received valuable advice this week from young “consultants” who came up with some ideas on how to improve transportation and mobility in Morgan Hill. The 14th Annual Youth Leadership Morgan Hill...

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Devoted Operator Making People ‘Happy to Ride the Bus’

Felipe Begines has the kind of upbeat, sunny disposition that just makes you want to smile. And it’s no wonder. The 7-year veteran bus operator says working at VTA “makes me the best version of myself...

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Obey VTA Safety Precautions

Safety is the most important issue for any transit agency. In Santa Clara County, protections in place around VTA light rail stations and tracks should never be ignored. This month there were two...

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Vision for a Transit Project on SR 85 Starting to Take Shape

Earlier this month, the State Route 85 Policy Advisory Board (PAB), which is advising VTA’s Transit Guideway Study, asked VTA to study the feasibility of building a transit lane along this corridor.

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