VTA has released final recommendations for the 2019 New Transit Service Plan.
Before we look at the final plan, let’s start with a look back.
First shared in January 2019, the draft 2019...
The first part of reconstruction at the Mathilda Avenue Interchange is complete and open for smoother traffic flow.
As a part of the Mathilda Avenue Improvement at SR237 and US101 Project, the...
As we move closer to the holidays, VTA has already started celebrating! A new month means a new featured artist for the Art in Motion campaign!
For November, VTA is featuring Tshaka Campbell as Poet...
To better serve our communities, an independent study is underway which will evaluate our governance structure and practices. This effort, called the VTA Governance Assessment, is being performed by...
You may notice a new addition near the light rail line on Second Street in Downtown San Jose. A sleek stainless steel railing lines the space between the sidewalk and the light rail tracks along...
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 through...
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...
The California Transportation Commission approved state funding for three crucial transportation improvement projects in Santa Clara County. The funding comes from Senate Bill 1: Road Repair and...
The results of an independent evaluation of VTA’s Board governance is ready for public review and will be received by the VTA Ad Hoc Board Enhancement Committee Friday morning.
Board governance was...
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...
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...
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...
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's BART Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension Project achieved another major milestone when VTA transferred control of the BART trackway, systems and facilities to BART.
BART now has exclusive...
The VTA Board of Directors, at its June 6 meeting, unanimously approved the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report-2 for the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector Project (EBRC).
The Final...
Now that 2016 Measure B funding is free to be disbursed to needed projects, Santa Clara County residents will see an uptick in transportation infrastructure construction.
That work includes the...
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...
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 “Not...
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...
Drivers commuting up the peninsula on northbound I-280 will soon start to notice cones and barricades popping up near the Foothill Expressway exit. The start of construction on the I-280/Foothill...
Over many months, VTA and BART have been sharply focused on overcoming hurdles that have tried to derail the long-time goal of bringing critical transportation solutions to Santa Clara County. At a...
