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.
Local measures revenues to fund financing and escalation costs. Financing costs assumed to available from 2000 Measure A and/or 2016 Measure B.
Private entities such as landowners, developers and companies contribute funding for some projects.
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.
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Administered by Federal Highway Administration, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program supports surface transportation projects and other related efforts that contribute air...
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...
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...
Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was signed into law on April 28, 2017. This legislative package invests $54 billion over the next decade to fix roads, freeways and...
To help solve the Bay Area's growing congestion problems, MTC worked with the state Legislature to authorize a ballot measure that would finance a comprehensive suite of highway and transit...
The US Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Block Grant Program provides flexible funding for States and local agencies for projects that preserve and improve projects that receive...
The regional Lifeline Transportation Program is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's commitment to ensuring mobility options for all Bay Area residents.
The commission uses both...
The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) is the biennial five-year plan adopted by the California Transportation Commission for future allocations of certain state transportation funds for...
The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) is one of several programs that are part of the Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program established by the California...
2008 Measure B was a 1/8-cent, 30-year sales tax overseen by VTA to pay BART for operations, maintenance and improvements in VTA's extension of BART service to Santa Clara County.
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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.
The City of Milpitas is one of VTA’s member agencies and contributes funding to support certain projects.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopted the second round of the One Bay Area Grant Program, knows as OBAG 2, to integrate the region’s federal transportation funding program with California...
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopted the Transit Performance Initiative to speed service on key transit routes and incentivize transit agencies to boost productivity and increase...
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:
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.
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).
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.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Lifeline Transportation Program is uses state and federal funds to provide Lifeline grants for projects that meet mobility and accessibility needs in low...
State Transit Assistance funds are generated by the sales tax on diesel fuel, and the amount of money available for transit agencies varies from year to year based on the ups and downs of diesel...