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Safety and security are very important at VTA, and we continually strive to find easy-to-use tools and technologies to make our transit system safe for all passengers.
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Transit Security and Safety
Senate Bill (SB) 434 by Senator David Min (D-Irvine) was signed into law in 2023 and requires the state’s ten largest transit agencies, including the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority...
You Can't Beat a Train
It sounds simple.
It sounds like common sense.
However, our light rail operators are noticing an alarming increase in students and other pedestrians or bicyclists deliberately ignoring safety...
280 Off Ramp to Winchester Plans Progressing
Navigating to Winchester Boulevard from Highway 280 will be a bit easier in the near future, as plans progress to add a northbound offramp in the area. The I-280/Winchester Boulevard Interchange...
Take a Daycation on VTA
The “Daycation” program is designed to help older adults learn to navigate the bus and light rail system. The Daycation provides travel training to small groups so participants become comfortable...
Summer Youth Pass
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VTA to PayPal Park
Trip Planning Help
Contact customer.service@vta.org or call (408) 321-2300 before your trip for a customized trip plan or any questions.
VTA Service Credit – March 2025
Credit for March 2025 Service Disruption
Thank you for your continued patience during the March 2025 service disruption. VTA is actively working to issue credits for riders and institutions who...
Train the Trainer Academy
The Train the Trainer Academy is a free comprehensive training for care providers and senior volunteers that provides a foundation to teach seniors how to safely and confidently use public...
SmartPass
VTA’s SmartPass provides annual calendar-year transit passes for institutions within Santa Clara County. It's a deeply-discounted pass, making it a low-cost benefit to participating organizations.
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VTA to Levi's®
Know Before You Go!
Local Measures Revenues
Local measures revenues to fund financing and escalation costs. Financing costs assumed to available from 2000 Measure A and/or 2016 Measure B.
Private Funding
Private entities such as landowners, developers and companies contribute funding for some projects.
1996 Measure B
In November 1996, Santa Clara County voters approved a landmark nine-year, half-cent sales tax to fund improvements to county roads, highways, bicycle and pedestrian pathways, and rail networks.
Th...
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program
Administered by Federal Highway Administration, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program supports surface transportation projects and other related efforts that contribute air...
Safe Routes to Transit Program of Regional Measure 2
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Regional Measure 2, referred to as RM2, provided $22.5 to establish the Safe Routes to Transit grant program to fund projects specifically designed to help...
Transportation Fund for Clean Air - Bay Area Air Quality Management District
The Transportation Fund for Clean Air includes funding awarded through the nine Bay Area counties as well as directly by the Bay Area Air Quality Management Air District for projects that reduce on...
City of San Jose
The City of San Jose is one of VTA’s member agencies and contributes funding to support certain projects.
Federal Transit Administration’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Grant
The Federal Transit Administration's Pilot Program for TOD Planning provides funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed guideway or core capacity...
Interregional Transportation Improvement Plan (ITIP)
The State of California Interregional Transportation Improvement Plan (ITIP) is developed within the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Its purpose is to improve interregional mobility...
Low Carbon Emissions Transit Operations Program (LCTOP)
The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program was created to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emission and improve mobility, with a priority on...