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Download Transit for VTA in Real Time
VTA is proud to endorse Transit as the official app for trip planning and real-time information. Travel smarter with Transit, easily plan your trip with up-to-the-minute accuracy and view arrival and...
Summer Youth Pass
The 2023 Summer Youth Pass sales period ended July 15, 2023, but will return for Summer 2024.
If you already have this year’s Summer Youth Pass, you can use it for special discounts and offers at...
BART Silicon Valley Phase I Video Testimonial
VTA’s BART Berryessa Extension is opening June 13.
Are you excited and ready to ride? Share your story!
Upload a short video and tell us how this new transit service will impact you, and you’ll be entered to win a commemorative Clipper Card featuring VTA’s new transit centers.
Below are some guidelines and suggestions for your video:
- Use a tripod or phone stand (or a computer camera) for a stable video
- Frame of the video to focus on your face
- Make sure we can hear you clearly (use an external mic if needed)
- Use a neutral background that keeps the focus on you
- Place light in front of you, whether indoors or outside, so we can see your face
- Film in landscape/horizontal mode (rather than portrait/vertical mode)
- Keep it as brief and concise as possible – 30 seconds is ideal
- Introduce yourself, where you live, and why you’re excited to ride BART to/from Silicon Valley
- Describe your role if you’ve been involved with the project
Once you’re satisfied with the video, please upload it in the form below.
Transit Security and Safety
VTA makes safety a top priority and continuously evaluates our system's processes, procedures, and features to improve safety and adapt to changing safety needs. This section of our website is...
County of Santa Clara Employees, Your SCVMC Shuttle has arrived!
Your SCVMC shuttle is a weekday service from the Diridon Station to Valley Medical Center at Bascom. The features of this service include:
- Coordinated schedule with ACE, Amtrak and Caltrain...
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...
2016 Measure B Citizens' Oversight Committee Application
In November 2016 the voters of Santa Clara County approved 2016 Measure B to enact a 30-year half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements.
The ballot measure specified that the revenues and expenses would be reviewed by an independent citizens oversight committee appointed by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The committee will audit and report on the performance of VTA and the various project sponsors to ensure the funds are being expended consistent with the approved programs in the measure.
VTA seeks eight candidates for this committee through this open application process. Candidates must be registered to vote in Santa Clara County and the selection process will seek a balance of relevant professional experience.
The term will be four years, and appointments will be recommended by Governance & Audit Committee for ratification by the full VTA Board of Directors.
Click here to learn more about the Committee roles and responsibilities.
If you have any questions please email board.secretary@vta.org or call (408) 321-5680.
VTA is committed to equal opportunity in all forms. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for the committee without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, mental of physical disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, medical condition, disable veteran or veteran status, etc.
VTA to SAP Center
Trip Planning Help
VTA endorses the Transit app for trip planning, real-time information and service alerts.
Contact customer.service@vta.org or call (408) 321-2300 before your trip for a...
VTA in Partnership with the 2020 Census
To encourage broad participation in the 2020 Census, the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs and VTA invite Santa Clara County college students to submit original poster designs around the...
VTA's New Service Started Dec 28
Learn how your trip changed with VTA's New Service
Public Records Request
To facilitate the processing of your Public Records Act request, please use the electronic form below. VTA requires at least one (1) form of contact information (i.e., email or address) to process your request. Please note that your name and the “Request Details” will become a record and may be disclosed upon request if required by law. A staff member will contact you within 10-days of VTA’s receipt of your request. If applicable, VTA will notify you of any direct costs associated with duplication of records prior to producing records.
Security Alert:
DO NOT include any sensitive personally identifiable information such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license, financial or medical information in this form. A staff member will contact you if clarification or additional information is needed.
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...
Daycation Request
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 enough to use the VTA bus and Light Rail service for their travel needs. VTA works with senior organizations to host a “Daycation” for their participants and hosts a Daycation bimonthly for older adults not connected to an organization.
Please complete this form to make your request.
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...
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...
2016 Measure B Transparency Website Testing Signup
Want to help make sure VTA’s 2016 Measure B sales tax spending is transparent?
VTA is developing a transparency website to give everyone access to the latest information about 2016 Measure B revenue and spending. We’re looking for people to help us test a prototype over the next week.
We have limited space available for this initial round of testing and we need a balance of different types of users, so sign up below by Monday 2/24 if you’re interested. If you’re not selected now, we plan to release a public beta site soon and you’ll be among the first to see it.
VTA's BART Phase II Industry Forum Recap
Citizens Advisory Committee Application
VTA invites Santa Clara County residents to apply for the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) through this open and competitive online application process.
The CAC advises the VTA Board of Directors on transportation policy issues and initiatives. The Committee also serves as the ballot-defined independent Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC) for the 2000 Measure A Transit Sales Tax.
Members are appointed to represent stakeholder groups from either of two broad categories:
- Community & Societal Interests
- Business & Labor
The selection process seeks a balance of relevant background, experience, and targeted stakeholder constituencies.
Selected and appointed members serve a four (4) year term and are limited to two (2) consecutive terms. The CAC generally meets once a month, on the Wednesday following the first Thursday. Meeting normally last two (2) hours or less.
Eligibility: Member must be a resident of Santa Clara County during their term. Members of any VTA committee, elected public officials at any level of government, and VTA employees are ineligible to apply.
For questions or more information about the Citizens Advisory Committee or the application process, please visit: www.bit.ly/vta-cac-cwc-agendas or contact the VTA Board Office at board.secretary@vta.org or 408.321.5680.
Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility Application
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority formed a Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility to facilitate communications and receive input from interested individuals with disabilities and from human service agencies.
The Committee advises the VTA Board of Directors on transportation mobility and accessibility issues for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, paratransit services, accessibility to VTA transit services, and VTA's efforts to fully comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- The Committee is composed of 17 members.
- Regular meetings of the Committee are held every other month.
- Committee members should be prepared to devote approximately four to eight (4 – 8) hours per month to Committee activities.
- The Committee does not have independent duties or authority to take action that binds the VTA Board of Directors.
We appreciate your interest in serving VTA and will keep your application on file for one (1) year from the date of receipt.
If you have any questions about this application or the Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility, please contact the Office of the Board Secretary, at board.secretary@vta.org or (408) 321-5680.
Please complete this nomination form and attach a current resume, if available.