Board Approves Two New Pro-Transit Policies
The VTA Board of Directors approved two new transit-supportive policies at its December 6, 2018 meeting which aim to formalize procedures for Station Access and parking decisions for Transit-Oriented...
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Tiny Homes to House the Homeless on VTA Property
In a new approach to solving the homeless crisis, VTA will make land available to the City of San Jose for one of two sites to build tiny homes. About 80 tiny dwellings are planned as transitional...
What Can Be Done to Ease Traffic on SR 87?
VTA is sharing some ideas on how to alleviate traffic congestion on SR 87 through San Jose.
VTA Board members recently received a report featuring a high-level assessment of technology-based...
Transforming the Santa Clara Transit Center Parking Lot
Transforming the Santa Clara Caltrain station parking lot into a livable, walkable, shoppable community close to transit is the objective of our newest venture, and you’re invited to have some input...
Community Survey Results Help Inform Highway 87 Corridor Study
This spring, VTA conducted a month-long survey seeking input from commuters along the Highway 87 corridor as part of the State Route 87 Corridor Study. Conducted in partnership with the City of San...
VTA Electric Buses Will Use Pioneering Charging Technology
As VTA prepares to roll out brand new, all-electric buses, we are teaming up with Prospect Silicon Valley, and Bay Area tech companies to pilot a cutting-edge system that will manage charging those...
Express Bus Route Changes and Partnership Program
*Edited on 11/21/19 to clarify information about Express Bus service changes EXPECTED to take effect December 28, 2019
As part of the New Transit Service Plan (NTSP) and an effort to operate more...
VTA Serving as a Model for Accessible Autonomous Vehicle Use
Verge Conference 2019 is focused on Carbon pollution, leveraging technologies for a circular economy, decarbonizing the energy system, and supporting the move to zero emissions transportation. VTA has...
And the Winner Is? Office of Cultural Affairs and VTA Announce 2020 Census Poster Contest Winner
The City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2020 Census Poster Contest. Tran Minh Tien Le, an...
Redesigned Express Bus Service Begins in April
Beginning in April, the Valley Transportation Authority will roll out a newly designed Express Bus Partnership Program. VTA’s Board of Directors adopted the plan at its February meeting and will...
VTA Receives State Funding for Critical Transportation Improvements
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...
Board Governance Assessment Recommendations to be Received by Ad Hoc Committee - December 20
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...
VTA Closely Monitoring COVID-19; Immediate Risk to Public Remains Low
*Updated on March 3, 2020
VTA continues to closely monitor the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (also known as COVID-19), staying in contact with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Santa Clara...
VTA Steps Up to Help Solve California Homeless Crisis
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is working to help change what some say has become California’s defining issue: homelessness. With the help of VTA, the City of San Jose, one of...
Tamien Station transit riders and neighbors: We want your feedback!
Tamien Station transit riders and neighbors, how do you use the Tamien Station? Do you walk, ride your bike, park your car and take transit, or hop onto an employer shuttle? What will improve your use...
Infra-Ride Shows the Good, the Bad and the "Needs-to-be-Fixed"
What better way to bond over bicycle infrastructure needs than to go on a bike ride together?
The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) led an infrastructure bike ride along the Tasman Corridor...
What is VTA Doing in Response to COVID-19?
Updated on March 17 to provide more information on VTA’s enhanced cleaning efforts:
VTA continues to closely monitor the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (also known as COVID-19), staying in contact with...
Distracted Much? Hopefully Not Near a VTA Train
Distraction and deliberate acts to ignore the systems in place to keep you safe continue to be the top two reasons for incidents near our light rail system. In the last two weeks, on two separate...
Public Comments Still Welcome for BART Phase II Environmental Review
A series of public meetings drew strong interest in the environmental impact expected from building the next phase of the largest transportation infrastructure project in Santa Clara County history...
BART Phase II Project Kicks Off State and Federal Environmental Document Review
A major milestone in the project development process for VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project is kicking off today with the release of a draft state and federal document aimed to...
Acting FTA Administrator Announces Federal Investment in BART Silicon Valley
Carolyn Flowers, the Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), could not have been more impressed by the progress she saw at the soon-to-be-completed Milpitas and Berryessa...
Another Milestone Achieved
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...
This Train is Bound for Eastridge!
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...
Sunnyvale Partners with VTA on Mathilda Avenue Interchange Improvement
Stepping up to address congestion at one of the most notorious interchanges along State Route 237, the City of Sunnyvale has voted to commit additional funding to advance construction of the Mathilda...
Celebrating Work Underway on Mathilda Interchange
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...