Art in Motion: December
This article was contributed by Dariela Heredia.
Aside from the usual holiday décor, this month you can expect to see some additional beauty around our system. As part of the Art in Motion campaign...
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Information Upgrades Coming to New Transit Service
Sometimes figuring out how to make a transit trip isn’t an easy task. Figuring out where routes go, when they operate, where to catch the bus, how to pay the fare, when to request a stop and how to...
VTA, ATU Labor Negotiations Update
VTA and ATU Local 265 continue to negotiate for a successor labor agreement. Although current VTA proposals illustrate that the organization is working towards meeting some of the needs of its ATU...
Take a Free Ride on VTA
As we close out 2019 and usher in a new year, VTA will implement major changes to bus and light rail service to better serve you.
VTA will also offer 4 days of FREE transit! From December 28...
Board Adopts Climate Emergency Declaration; Youth Summit Planned as Part of Further Focus
On Feb. 6, the VTA Board took a historic step by approving a Declaration of Climate Emergency that emphasizes the organization’s ongoing work to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions and reduce congestion...
Integrating the Community with Silicon Valley BART Stations
This article was contributed by Dennis Kearney, BART Phase II Planning and Outreach
As the first phase of the BART Silicon Valley extension nears the start of passenger service later this year, VTA...
VTA Receives State Funding for Critical Transportation Improvements
The California Transportation Commission approved state funding for three crucial transportation improvement projects in Santa Clara County. The funding comes from Senate Bill 1: Road Repair and...
Board Governance Assessment Recommendations to be Received by Ad Hoc Committee - December 20
The results of an independent evaluation of VTA’s Board governance is ready for public review and will be received by the VTA Ad Hoc Board Enhancement Committee Friday morning.
Board governance was...
VTA Steps Up to Help Solve California Homeless Crisis
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is working to help change what some say has become California’s defining issue: homelessness. With the help of VTA, the City of San Jose, one of...
Where is Our Transportation Funding Coming From?
California roads are suffering. From freeways to local streets, the funds available to repair and replace our infrastructure have not kept pace with the cost. Fortunately, the state legislature acted...
Creating a Better Way to Travel on Highway 101
As one of the most economically important corridors in California, US-101 has been hampered by worsening congestion and unreliable travel times.
Bay Area transportation agencies are convening...
What’s Happening with 2016 Measure B?
Updated on September 25, 2018 to include date of oral argument.
Nearly two years after Santa Clara County voters approved a half-cent sales tax increase for transportation improvements, a...
State Route 85 Transit Guideway Study – February 2018 Policy Advisory Board Update
VTA regularly studies travel corridors to evaluate the best way to relieve congestion throughout Santa Clara County. The State Route (SR) 85 Transit Guideway Study evaluates transportation...
Potential Transit Designs on the Table for SR 85
On April 22, the State Route 85 Transit Guideway Study entered a new phase as the SR 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board (PAB), city staff and VTA staff convened at a workshop to discuss potential...
VTA.org Users: Thank You for the Feedback
VTA is beginning to redesign VTA.org, which hosts information about transit service, projects, programs, governance, employment, and more.
Our strategy is user-centered. Our design decisions will be...
VTA.org Users: Thank You for the Feedback
VTA is beginning to redesign VTA.org, which hosts information about transit service, projects, programs, governance, employment, and more.
Our strategy is user-centered. Our design decisions will be...
VTA.org Users: Thank You for the Feedback
VTA is beginning to redesign VTA.org, which hosts information about transit service, projects, programs, governance, employment, and more.
Our strategy is user-centered. Our design decisions will be...
VTA Board Approves Staff Recommendation for BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project
In a unanimous vote Thursday evening, April 5, VTA Board members approved the staff recommendation for VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project.
The Board approved a single-bore tunneling...
Apprenticeship Graduates Receive First-Time College Certificate of Achievement
Another “first” for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s Joint Workforce Investment (JWI) apprenticeship program with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). Two hundred seventy graduates of...
VTA Receives Federal Record of Decision for BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project
VTA was notified today by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that a Record of Decision (ROD) has been issued for the next six miles of VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Extension into downtown San Jose...
Planning for Transit-Oriented Communities Around BART Silicon Valley Phase 2
Busy, vibrant public places with bustling retail. Recreation and workplaces connected, without the need to get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Much-needed housing right next to transit station areas -...
Free Rides and a New Transit Service Plan Ringing in the New Year
As you have probably heard by now, we are making major changes to VTA service beginning Saturday, December 28. Ninety percent of our resources will be applied to our more heavily traveled routes, now...
Story-Keyes Complete Streets Workshop
We’ve been listening and planning for the past 6 months and we’re ready to present our concepts to you for a Complete Streets study on Story-Keyes in Central-East San Jose.
This study works to...
What Should Story-Keyes Complete Streets Project Look Like?
The 4 mile stretch of Willow Street, Story Road, and Keyes Street, in San Jose, is seen by local communities as a congested nightmare, and a barrier to livability, walkability and safe cycling, rather...
Bascom Corridor Complete Streets Online Survey Ready For Your Feedback
On April 18 and 19, 2018, nearby residents joined project staff in discussing the Bascom Corridor Complete Streets Study. If you did not have a chance to attend the meetings or if you have additional...