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December 30, 2020
New State Law Modeled After VTA Training
January 1, 2021, is the official start of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the deadline under California law for all employees of public transit agencies to be trained to...
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December 14, 2020
Transit Union Encourages COVID Testing with Pop-Up Sites at Work
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 265 is working with Santa Clara County health officials to set up pop-up COVID-19 testing for frontline workers and their families at the Santa Clara Valley...
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December 08, 2020
Human Trafficking Awareness: VTA Demonstrates Its Leadership
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority highlighted its efforts in combatting human trafficking to a global virtual audience today. The 2020 USDOT Transportation Leaders Against Human...
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November 04, 2020
What are current bus capacity limits?
Customers have had questions about the capacity thresholds on VTA buses with the current COVID physical distancing requirements. To meet social distancing requirements, VTA must continue to limit...
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September 21, 2020
Bus Simulator: A High-Tech Aid to Driver Training
It’s called the “MB-2000”. A fitting name for its futuristic nature of putting you “in the driver’s seat” literally. The latest tool VTA is using to help bus drivers sharpen their skills to maneuver...
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September 21, 2020
Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility
This is Rail Safety Week across the United States, with a goal of raising awareness on how to stay safe around railways, including VTA light rail. Every year, in North America, 2100 people are killed...
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September 14, 2020
Bike Safely Around the Rails – Don’t Let Your Guard Down
Because so many people are working from home these days, and “Bike to Work Day” just wouldn’t work very well…the whole month of September is dedicated to biking…wherever! Also this month, VTA is...
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September 08, 2020
Cars and Trains Don't Mix - Don't Let Your Guard Down!
Did you know that California leads the nation in the number of fatalities and injuries of people who “trespass” on railroad tracks? “Trespassing” in the rail industry means “being on the tracks when...
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August 31, 2020
dis·trac·tion /dəˈstrakSH(ə)n/ Noun - a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.
September is National Rail Safety Month, and even though safety is our primary concern all year long, this observance provides a great opportunity to remind you: “Don’t Let Your Guard Down.” These...
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