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Public transit guide to Taylor Swift Levi’s Stadium concerts
Transit agencies are delicately reminding Swifites they can arrive in style by taking BART, Caltrain or VTA.Read More
San Francisco launches effort toward real-time API for curb, parking data
A $2 million federal grant will fund a complete inventory of curbside parking and loading spaces.Read More
State drops public transit mask requirement, Bay Area agencies follow
The California Department of Health Wednesday dropped its public transportation mask requirement. Bay Area transit agencies quickly followed.Read More
VTA sets vaccination deadlines for employees of April 29
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will require its employees and contractors to prove by April 29 that they have completed their initial vaccine series. %Read More
Riding VTA light rail into 2022: Clean and accessible, but slow and lonely
South Bay light rail riders find the commute to be clean, comfortable, accessible and on schedule. It can also be time-consumingly slow.Read More
Supes unanimously move for new trauma center, against sheriff
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to create a trauma recovery center for survivors of violent crimes and other traumatic events. The proposal...Read More
VTA employee who witnessed mass shooting dies in apparent suicide
A Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee who witnessed the San Jose mass shooting at a light rail yard in May has died in an apparent suicide, authorities confirmed...Read More
Leaked complaint alleges toxic, abusive work environment in VTA department
More than two months after a disgruntled VTA employee’s killing spree, a group of VTA workers are demanding the transit agency investigate a hostile work environment they say has...Read More
VTA resumes alternate bus service through light rail shutdown
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will once again operate a temporary replacement bus service along part of its light rail system. Stacey Hendler Ross, a VTA spokesperson, said...Read More
County weighs three routes on path to region’s first bicycle superhighway
Santa Clara County is planning the region’s first bike superhighway, but a route still needs to be selected. Erik Lindskog, a member of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s Bicycle...Read More
Details emerge about VTA shooter’s workplace behavior
Could we have predicted that Sam Cassidy, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employee who killed nine of his co-workers before turning the gun on himself, would have committed...Read More
VTA light rail suspended, buses running in place
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority announced Sunday afternoon via Twitter that VTA light rail service is suspended.Read More
Investigators find weapons cache with 22,000 ammunition rounds at mass shooter’s home
Investigators have found Molotov cocktails, cans of gasoline, a dozen firearms and about 22,000 rounds of ammunition in the San Jose home of a man who shot and killed...Read More
Coroner identifies victims in San Jose mass shooting
The names of the eight victims of the mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance yard in San Jose on Wednesday morning have been released by...Read More
Officials say shooter took his own life in VTA attack that left eight victims dead, several wounded
Eight victims and a male suspect have been reported deceased as a result of a mass shooting at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San...Read More
Update: Eight victims, suspect dead after San Jose VTA yard shooting – reports of explosives under investigation
Eight victims and a male suspect have been confirmed dead after a shooting Wednesday at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance facility in San Jose, according to Santa...Read More
SamTrans joins list of transit agencies giving free vaccination rides
Beginning Thursday, SamTrans joins a list of Bay Area public transit agencies that provide free rides to vaccination appointments. Free rides are available to people who either live or...Read More
Caltrain sales tax measure gets another shot with ‘clean’ bill
After weeks of heated debate, the ⅛-cent Caltrain sales tax measure has been given a new lifeline. It appeared last week the measure would not make it to the...Read More
After nearly 50 years, BART arrives in San José the long, slow way
The brand-new Berryessa and Milpitas stations opened to the public Saturday.Read More
VTA light rail service resumes for limited essential travel
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail service is resuming Thursday after being suspended for two weeks because an operator trainee tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Service will...Read More