On January 10, VTA’s Board of Directors directed staff to begin comprehensive community engagement on the proposed 2019 New Transit Service Plan, which is a revision of the previously adopted 2017...
Since November 15, when VTA announced the difficult decision to defer passenger service on the BART Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension to 2020, VTA has made significant progress on remaining project...
The process of enhancing the VTA Board of Directors’ governance moved to the next step following their Jan. 24 workshop where the topic was reviewed and discussed. Board members received a...
At the VTA Board of Directors meeting on November 1, the Board passed separate Multimodal Improvement Plans (MIP) for the City of Mountain and City of Santa Clara.
The MIPs had also previously been...
Here’s your opportunity to find out more, and weigh in with your opinion, about plans to develop land near VTA’s Berryessa BART station with mixed-used commercial and residential properties.
The plan...
On March 8, VTA, in partnership with Caltrans, will kick off construction for Phase 3 of the Silicon Valley Express Lanes Project with a groundbreaking event.
This phase will finally introduce...
On April 22, the State Route 85 Transit Guideway Study entered a new phase as the SR 85 Corridor Policy Advisory Board (PAB), city staff and VTA staff convened at a workshop to discuss potential...
A great win for the community surrounding Willow Street in San Jose! Shortly after the VTA Board of Directors adopted the 2018 Story-Keyes Complete Streets Study Final Report, the City of San Jose was...
Traffic relief and improved mobility for all modes of travel are coming to the City of Sunnyvale as part of VTA’s Mathilda Avenue Improvements Project. The $42 million project broke ground Friday...
You may have heard this one...VTA is bringing BART into the heart of Santa Clara Valley.
Curious about which future station will be the most convenient for you? What might be built near station areas...
We’re nearly ready to launch the new VTA.org.
Please visit beta.vta.org to familiarize yourself with the beta version of the new site, and use the Feedback buttons on the side of the pages to share...
VTA has over 2,200 employees, and approximately 90% of them are represented by four bargaining units, or unions. The VTA Labor Relations Department is responsible for negotiating and administering...
VTA began the new year negotiating collective bargaining agreements with two of its four unions – ATU Local 265 and SEIU Local 521. On January 23, SEIU held a ratification vote for a 3-year successor...
This article was contributed by Dariela Heredia.
We’re back with a bigger and better goal to make the holiday special for children in our community.
Every year, VTA works with the US Marine...
This article was contributed by Dariela Heredia.
Aside from the usual holiday décor, this month you can expect to see some additional beauty around our system. As part of the Art in Motion campaign...
VTA began the new year negotiating collective bargaining agreements with two of its four unions – ATU Local 265 and SEIU Local 521.
On January 23, SEIU held a ratification vote for a 3-year successor...
Sometimes figuring out how to make a transit trip isn’t an easy task. Figuring out where routes go, when they operate, where to catch the bus, how to pay the fare, when to request a stop and how to...
The much-anticipated improvements for the US-101/Mathilda Avenue and SR-237/Mathilda Avenue interchanges are officially starting. A contract was recently awarded to Ghilotti Construction Company...
VTA and ATU Local 265 continue to negotiate for a successor labor agreement. Although current VTA proposals illustrate that the organization is working towards meeting some of the needs of its ATU...
VTA and ATU Local 265 continue to negotiate for a successor labor agreement. Until most recently, the parties were moving closer to reaching our common goals which are to ensure good and reliable...
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) received a $350,000 federal grant today to help combat human trafficking in Santa Clara County.
The grant will allow VTA to launch the new...
When Punxsutawney Phil sticks his head out of his burrow this weekend, most of the country will be hoping he does NOT see his shadow, so we have an early spring. But here at VTA, we’ll have lots of...
As we close out 2019 and usher in a new year, VTA will implement major changes to bus and light rail service to better serve you.
VTA will also offer 4 days of FREE transit! From December 28...
On Feb. 6, the VTA Board took a historic step by approving a Declaration of Climate Emergency that emphasizes the organization’s ongoing work to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions and reduce congestion...
This article was contributed by Dennis Kearney, BART Phase II Planning and Outreach
As the first phase of the BART Silicon Valley extension nears the start of passenger service later this year, VTA...
