Community Wellbeing
Provide safe, direct and interesting routes to transit. A transit rider’s commute is often part of their daily physical activity. Employ Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)...
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Case Studies (Transportation Demand Management)
Washington State, USA - DOT Moving Washington Program
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is considered a national model for its comprehensive...
Case Studies (Parking Management)
King County Metro Transit, WA, USA - Parking Supply Case Study
King County Metro Transit faced issues of high demand for Park & Ride facilities and did not have funding to create new parking. King...
Case Studies (Transportation and Public Life)
Chester, England, UK – Frodsham Street
Originally a narrow, secondary retail street dominated by charity and bargain shops, Frodsham Street underwent a complete transformation, creating an...
Speed Limits
Building Benefits
BART Extension Already Benefiting Silicon Valley
On April 12, 2012, VTA broke ground on the Berryessa Extension Project, the first 10 miles of the 16 mile, six station BART extension. The 10 mile...
Multiway Boulevard Commercial Street
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on the thoroughfare of a multiway boulevard street need to balance convenient traffic movement with a high-quality pedestrian...
Streets as Places
Streets nest into the scaled nature of land use. Local and collector streets are land uses that fill in between buildings and sites. Arterial streets can serve as corridor spaces, which connect...
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Shared Street | Woonerf
Higher priority design elements and traffic management features on shared streets supporting community activity.
- Design pedestrian areas and vehicular areas at the same level and avoid the use of...
Transportation Demand Management
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is a set of strategies that aim to reduce traffic congestion and improve mobility by changing how, when, and why people travel. Instead of building more roads...
Building Design
Place windows and doors to invite and animate. Placement of a building’s entrance(s) is critical to the building’s relationship to the street.
- Provide main building entries on public streets or...
VTA's BART Phase II Contracting
VTA's BART Phase II Project will be the largest infrastructure project to be constructed in Santa Clara County. VTA is reimagining how urban transit projects are constructed with the single bore...
Pedestrian Environment
Provide wide sidewalks with unobstructed through zones. The through zone is the part of the sidewalk reserved for pedestrian movement along the street.
- Sidewalk widths should be in the range of 6...
State Route (SR) 152 New Trade Corridor Project
Santa Clara and San Benito counties are working together to develop and deliver infrastructure improvements to the SR 152 Trade Corridor from US 101 to I-5. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation...
VTAplus Information Page
Welcome to VTAplus's Information Page!
VTAplus will grant users the ability to create and maintain personalized, subscription-based accounts on our VTA.org website for long-term route and project...
Newsroom
License for Video and Photos on VTA Property
When a license is required
VTA requires those who wish to film, videotape or shoot still photos on VTA property while engaged in a commercial, non...
Travelway
Design narrower travelways. Travelway width affects pedestrian crossing distance and vehicle speed, but also the street’s sense of enclosure, visual appearance, and perception as a barrier. Wide...
Intersections
Minimize conflict points and shorten crossing distances.
- Reduce the number of motor vehicle lanes pedestrians and bicyclists must cross. If the intersection legs are wide because of right-turn...
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...
Planning and Environmental
Years before any construction can happen on the Phase II Project, a rigorous environmental process takes place to understand any impacts to the project corridor. The environmental phase of the project...
Transit-Oriented Development Moving Forward
UPDATE: At the March 3 VTA Board meeting, the VTA Board of Directors to voted to authorize a Release for Offerings (RFO) for potential project developers for the Winchester Station Transit-Oriented...