Headways

Unified Schedule Changes Will Improve Transit Service in the Bay Area

Bay Area transit agencies are synching schedules in a whole new way with a focus on improving transfers between systems and making schedule changes at the same time. Most Bay Area transit agencies are...

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Federal Government Commits $5 Billion to BART SV Extension

The Federal Transit Administration has made a commitment to grant more than $5 Billion to the final phase of the Silicon Valley BART Extension project. The significant federal funding commitment...

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Funding BART to Silicon Valley: One Step at a Time

OF COURSE we’re counting on the federal government to help pay for BART Silicon Valley. Why wouldn’t we? The Mercury News lobbed another uninformed assertion at VTA’s Silicon Valley BART Extension...

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VTA’s Official TBM Naming Contest for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project is Live!

Join VTA in commemorating the spirit of innovation by submitting an entry to name the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that will bore the five-mile tunnel portion of the project! The tunnel boring machine...

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VTA Board of Directors Approves the BART Phase II Project Business Resources Program!

On March 7, the VTA Board of Directors approved $15 million over a 5-year period for the Business Resource Program (BRP) including direct financial assistance for small businesses! This approval marks...

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VTA Celebrates the Completion of its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) held a community celebration to recognize the collective efforts of staff and local partners to address the climate crisis. With the help of a...

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2024 Board Chair Priorities

Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez is taking on her fourth and final role as Chair of the VTA Board of Directors for 2024. In her address to the board during the first meeting of the new year...

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VTA Appreciates Board Chair Pat Burt's Impactful 2023 Term

VTA would like to extend our sincerest appreciation to 2023 VTA Board Chair and Palo Alto City Councilmember Patrick “Pat” Burt for his support and commitment to public transportation. Pat Burt joined...

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BART Extension Project Provides Added Environmental Benefits

VTA was awarded a $2,982,471 grant from the State of California Wildlife Conservation Board for the beneficial reuse of excavated material in Tidal Marsh Restoration Project. The Beneficial Reuse...

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