Stormwater Pollution Prevention
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Here are some ways to keep storm drains clear of trash and pollutants:
- Keep garbage and recycling cans tightly covered to prevent litter from being blown away during storms.
- Ta...
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Green Stormwater Infrastructure
VTA is keeping irrigation water on plants, replenishing groundwater, and out of the storm drains by using bioretention gardens at our Milpitas and Berryessa transit centers...
Stormwater Management Program Resources
Current Permits
- San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit
- Phase II Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program
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Design Criteria Manual for Stormwater and Landscaping
The purpose of this manual is to assist and provide guidance to planners and engineers (designers) in incorporating stormwater pollution prevention methods to better meet the Construction General...
Equitable VMT Mitigation Program for Santa Clara County
Reducing Driving from Development Projects
The Equitable Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Program aims to reduce the amount of driving from land use developments in Santa Clara County...
Stay Informed On The VTA's BART Phase II Extension Project
Thank you for your engagement with VTA's BSV Phase II project! We will continue to send you all notifications related to the project but are also interested in learning more about the station area(s)...
Logos
You may use the official VTA logos for noncommercial purposes with attribution to Valley Transportation Authority. Downloadable versions of the logo in various formats are available below, and you may...
Beneficial Reuse of Excavated Material in Tidal Marsh Restoration Project
The Beneficial Reuse of Excavated Material in Tidal Marsh Restoration Project will place up to roughly 3.5 million cubic yards of sediment material into several former salt production ponds around...
VIVA Campus Shuttle – Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project
Service Details
The VIVA Campus Shuttle operates on weekdays from 7:00 to 10:00 AM and 12:00 to 3:00 PM. Rides are free. Shuttle service may be paused temporarily due to rain or fog, in which case...
Transit Oriented Communities at VTA's Downtown BART Station
Downtown San José has turned a corner. The arrival of BART can help to further reposition downtown to a new place of prominence in the Bay Area. Current City plans would allow for about 12 million...
Calaveras Boulevard Improvements
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in cooperation with the City of Milpitas and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), proposes to modify State Route 237/Calaveras...
Wheels on the Bus - Real Time Data
Improving the Transit Experience for People with Mobility Devices and Bicyclists
The Wheels on the Bus – Real Time Data project is a study that aims to enhance the transit experience for people...
Let's Build Transit-Oriented Communities
Equitable, Prosperous, Walkable, Sustainable Places
VTA wants to see Santa Clara County thriving.
As the region grows, people will continue to move here, securing jobs and expanding their...
Transit-Oriented Communities
Transit-Oriented Communities (TOCs) are:
- Walkable, safe places with a range of attainable, affordable housing choices
- Easily accessible to businesses, services, jobs, and institutions for...
Transit-Oriented Communities Grant Program
The Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is releasing the 2025 Transit-Oriented Communities Grant to seek proposals from Santa Clara public agencies, public charities, universities...
Transit-Oriented Development
VTA's Transit-Oriented Development team creates mixed-use, mixed-income developments on VTA land through partnerships with nonprofits, private developers, and public sector agencies. VTA remains the...
Transit Oriented Communities at VTA's 28th Street/Little Portugal BART Station
28th Street is at a key point in its development story. The arrival of BART can help accelerate implementing the areas Urban Village Plans. Current City plans would allow for about 3.6 million square...
US 101/ SR 25/ Santa Teresa Boulevard Extension Project
Overview
Located in southern Santa Clara County, the Santa Teresa Boulevard Extension project would provide a new direct connection from the area south of the City of Gilroy to both US 101 and SR...
VTA Transit Service Guidelines
The Transit Service Guidelines document guides VTA's service planning efforts by establishing:
A framework to objectively monitor and evaluate VTA's transit services.
A process to develop service change recommendations for the VTA Board of Directors to consider that are based on best practices in the transit industry.
Objective measures to guide service planning decisions that are equitable, systematic, timely, and move VTA toward achieving the goal of providing Faster Frequent Reliable Transit from the VTA Strategic Plan.
All Photos
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Light Rail Rehab
Light Rail Shutdown: July 11-27
About the Light Rail Shutdown
VTA will be repairing and/or replacing worn elements of the track system near McKee Road.
This includes repair of median track...
2024 Transit Service Plan - by City
Changes to the draft plan are noted in bold.
Safety Campaign
Let’s make our streets safe!
Whether driving, walking, or biking, there’s lots we can do to be safer on the road.
Vision Zero is a national effort to eliminate traffic deaths on our roadways. No...