Bicycle Program
VTA's comprehensive Bicycle Program is committed to improving the bicycle infrastructure throughout Santa Clara County, and to enabling and encouraging people to bike to work, school, errands and for...
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Speed and Reliability Program
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is embarking on a comprehensive project to enhance transit speed and reliability. Such improvements can help make transit an attractive mode choice...
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...
Light Rail Speed and Safety Enhancements
The Speed and Safety Improvements are part of a program identified in VTA’s Light Rail Systems Analysis and Efficiency Study (2010).
The Light Rail Speed and Safety Enhancements study has reviewed...
Complete Streets Program
Transforming Our Communities Through Transportation!
At VTA, we believe that streets are more than just avenues for cars; they are vital corridors that connect our communities and shape our...
Congestion Management Agency
VTA serves as the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for Santa Clara County and maintains the county’s Congestion Management Program (CMP), in accordance with California Statute, Government code 65088...
City of San Jose
The City of San Jose is one of VTA’s member agencies and contributes funding to support certain projects.
2016 Measure B
Santa Clara County voters have approved 2016 Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and...
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...
Land Use & Development Review Program
As the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) and transit agency for Santa Clara County, VTA plays a critical role in aligning land use and transportation planning to foster sustainable, multimodal, and...
State of California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)
The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program provides grants from the state's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to fund transformative capital improvements that will modernize California’s intercity...
State of California Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP)
The state's Traffic Congestion Relief Program, created by legislation in 2000, was to provide funding for transportation projects that would improve traffic mobility and relieve congestion, connect...
Portfolio
VTA currently has 28 sites throughout Santa Clara County that have been designated for Transit-Oriented Development around light rail, Caltrain, and BART stations, which you can view on the map below...
Silicon Valley Express Lanes Program
What are Express Lanes?
An express lane is a lane to be used by high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs) and motorcyclists for free, AND by non-HOV vehicles that pay a toll with a FasTrak transponder.
The...
Keep Santa Clara Valley Beautiful
Spring Into Action and Help Keep Santa Clara Valley Beautiful!
Keep Santa Clara Valley Beautiful (KSCVB) is a countywide initiative involving multiple agencies aimed at cleaning up and preventing...
VTA's Newhall Yard and West Portal
Construction at VTA’s Newhall Yard and West Portal
Background and Purpose
The West Portal, located between Brokaw Road and I-880, serves as the launching point for the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)...