Headways

November 13, 2024
BART Silicon Valley Extension Project Implements Major Cost Reductions
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) Board of Directors recently took a major step towards advancing VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension (BSVII) Project directing the...
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November 08, 2024
Join Open House for Proposed Improvements on US 101 in Mountain View and Palo Alto
You’re invited! The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and the cities of Mountain View and Palo Alto, is...
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November 08, 2024
VTA Selected as Champion of the Healthy Planet Climate Challenge
VTA proudly participates in the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Climate Challenge, along with 240 transit agencies across the country. The Challenge...
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November 06, 2024
How Do We Improve Transportation Options and Drive Less?
Due to a recent change in state law, cities and counties are now required to consider the amount of driving (vehicle miles traveled or VMT) when they evaluate development projects. With the Equitable...
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November 06, 2024
VTA ACCESS Paratransit Hosts “Coffee with the Community”
Ideas and suggestions flowed at the second “Coffee with the Community” event presented by VTA’s ACCESS Paratransit staff. The event was held at Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center on October 22, 2024...
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November 01, 2024
VTA Offers Free Rides to Vote Election Day
With Election Day on November 5, 2024, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is offering free rides on bus, light rail and Paratransit to designated Santa Clara County polling or drop...
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October 30, 2024
Cutting Edge Approach To Enhance Transit-Oriented Communities
More than a dozen community-based organizations and local agencies throughout Santa Clara County received VTA funding through a cutting-edge program to enhance transit-oriented communities. The grants...
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October 17, 2024
Crisis Management Ahead of November Elections
“We don’t plan for ‘if’ something will happen. We have to plan for ‘when’ it will happen.” Those are the words of VTA Chief System Safety and Security Officer Aston Greene, who recently took part in a...
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October 16, 2024
Building the Silicon Valley BART Extension Responsibly
A recent news story regarding the safety of VTA’s single bore design in the BART Silicon Valley Phase Two Extension misleads its viewers with the false impression that this heavily reviewed and...
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