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...
Several erroneous insinuations and unsubstantiated accusations have been made by an investigative reporting outlet that VTA violated the very rules that provide protection for both the agency and...
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We know you’ve been meaning to get to it: a FasTrak transponder. Well for those who may need a little extra incentive, it’s time to wave goodbye to the...
As you have probably heard by now, we are making major changes to VTA service beginning Saturday, December 28. Ninety percent of our resources will be applied to our more heavily traveled routes, now...
We’ve been listening and planning for the past 6 months and we’re ready to present our concepts to you for a Complete Streets study on Story-Keyes in Central-East San Jose.
This study works to...
The 4 mile stretch of Willow Street, Story Road, and Keyes Street, in San Jose, is seen by local communities as a congested nightmare, and a barrier to livability, walkability and safe cycling, rather...
On April 18 and 19, 2018, nearby residents joined project staff in discussing the Bascom Corridor Complete Streets Study. If you did not have a chance to attend the meetings or if you have additional...
Save the date! Public meetings will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at Bascom Community Center and March 28 at Farnham Elementary School. These will be open-house style public meetings with preferred...
Updated on April 24, 2020 to show that Customer service operation will resume normal business hours on Monday, April 27*
Light Rail weekday service will resume on Thursday, April 9 with trains...
*A correction was made to passenger load capacity on 4/16/20 @ 4:15p.
Most people probably never heard the term “Social Distancing” before a few weeks ago. Now, it is part of the daily lexicon; so...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an enormous impact on public transit. Ridership is down nationally as people rightly shelter in place. The funding sources that transit operators have relied on like...
On Thursday, April 16 at noon, VTA will join public transit agencies across the nation in a show of appreciation for transit workers who are on the front lines with so many other essential workers...
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...
As one of the most economically important corridors in California, US-101 has been hampered by worsening congestion and unreliable travel times.
Bay Area transportation agencies are convening...
Updated on September 25, 2018 to include date of oral argument.
Nearly two years after Santa Clara County voters approved a half-cent sales tax increase for transportation improvements, a...
VTA regularly studies travel corridors to evaluate the best way to relieve congestion throughout Santa Clara County. The State Route (SR) 85 Transit Guideway Study evaluates transportation...
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...
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 be...
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 be...
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 be...
In a unanimous vote Thursday evening, April 5, VTA Board members approved the staff recommendation for VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project.
The Board approved a single-bore tunneling...
VTA was notified today by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that a Record of Decision (ROD) has been issued for the next six miles of VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Extension into downtown San Jose...
Busy, vibrant public places with bustling retail. Recreation and workplaces connected, without the need to get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Much-needed housing right next to transit station areas -...
On January 14, VTA embarked on a public engagement effort for the Draft 2019 New Transit Service Plan with the goal of gaining input and insight on proposed changes to existing service per VTA Board...