“BART service to Milpitas and San Jose will begin on Saturday, June 13, 2020!”
This was the long-awaited proclamation made by VTA's General Manager and CEO Nuria Fernandez and San Francisco Bay...
How do you use the Blossom Hill Station? This might seem like an odd question during a shelter-in-place and transit limited to essential trips only. However, with restrictions beginning to ease, we...
In observance of the holiday, VTA offices will be closed and all service will operate on a Sunday Schedule. If your route does not normally operate on Sundays it will not be in service (this includes...
VTA employees at the maintenance yards are used to finding creative fixes to problems with vehicles and getting...
We are excited for the upcoming opening of the Berryessa and Milpitas Transit Centers, which will provide service for BART’s Orange and Green Lines. Getting to and from the transit centers is no sweat...
*This article was edited on 7/6/20. The estimated opening date is February 2021.
If you drive Montague Expressway through Milpitas on a regular basis, you may have noticed three giant pieces of...
During the county-mandated Shelter-in-Place order, many VTA staff adapted to working from home and took on new roles. Equipped with their safety vests, measuring wheels, clipboards, and apps in...
The following service changes to our COVID-19 service network will take effect on Monday, June 8, 2020 and will operate until further notice:
All Light Rail Lines: Weekday service extended to start...
With VTA’s new BART Silicon Valley Phase I Extension unlocking Santa Clara County to four other Bay Area counties, it’s no wonder people want to ditch their car for transit! Having 1200 parking spaces...
The Valley Transportation Authority takes pride in serving Santa Clara County residents, employees, students and visitors. During this trying time, we are heartened by the support we have received in...
VTA is gearing up once again for significant maintenance projects along our light rail system. Starting June 8, certain parts of the line will be closed for construction during short periods...
VTA is beginning to redesign VTA.org, which hosts information about transit service, projects, programs, governance, employment, and more.
Our strategy is user-centered. Our design decisions will...
How do we come up with the most efficient, affordable ways to travel around Morgan Hill?
That’s what we hope to answer with a community workshop on the Morgan Hill Community-Based Transportation Plan...
The New Year brings significantly revised transit service that emphasizes running buses more frequently, in an effort to make public transit a more attractive mobility choice. We know change can be...
Plan emphasizes that VTA is clean, safe and consistent
In an effort to strengthen the public’s trust and level of comfort in riding VTA buses and trains, an internal recovery task force working...
VTA continues to receive input from the community via a survey it’s running through April 15. The survey is part of an ongoing State Route (SR) 87 Corridor Study, being conducted in partnership with...
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) staff recommendations for funding from Senate Bill 1, the newly passed California gas tax, bode well for Silicon Valley transportation needs.
All four...
VTA’s Sustainability Program is turning 10 years old this year!
Over the past decade, we have supported projects that will make VTA cleaner, greener and more efficient. For example, we installed...
With Earth Day 2018 this Sunday, we caught up with VTA environmental planner, Lani Lee Ho. The former intern now full-time employee for the past nine years, shares what’s new in sustainability at VTA...
Safety is the most important issue for any transit agency. In Santa Clara County, protections in place around VTA light rail stations and tracks should never be ignored.
This month there were two...
Face coverings have been required on VTA for several months now and the mandate is Point 2 of our 10-Point Plan to Strengthen Trust in Transit re...
On May 16, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved $2.7 billion in funding for 61 transportation projectsthat will increase safety, decrease congestion, and move goods more efficiently...
VTA is pleased to announce that the contract negotiations with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 101 have concluded with a tentative three-year successor...
Felipe Begines has the kind of upbeat, sunny disposition that just makes you want to smile. And it’s no wonder. The 7-year veteran bus operator says working at VTA “makes me the best version of myself...