May 19, 2021 VTA Poised to Appoint New General Manager and CEO By Katie Lauer If given the green light in a special meeting Friday, Gonot's first day, complete with a $350,000 base salary, would be July 12. Read More 5
May 13, 2021 Transit Advocates are Pushing MTC to Release $1.7 Billion in Federal Funding to Grow Services By Grace Stetson The MTC adopted austerity budgets through July 1, but advocates say they are fed up with waiting for service increases. Read More 3
November 18, 2020 Bay Area Public Transit Agencies Struggle to Survive the Economic Toll of the Covid-19 Pandemic By Jean Tepperman The loss of riders and revenue have led to what one nonprofit policy expert describes as an “existential crisis” for public transit. Read More 10
January 27, 2020 San Jose Poised to Oppose Diversion of Measure B Funds By Grace Hase The San Jose City Council meets at 1:30pm Tuesday inside the council chambers at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St. Read More 26
January 8, 2020 Riders Drag VTA Online Over Merged Routes, Service Cuts By The Fly It looks like the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is getting people off public transit and back into their cars. Read More 33
April 5, 2019 Op-Ed: VTA Should Use Measure B Funds to Save Critical Bus Service By Judy Purrington, Andrew Boone, Monica Mallon The VTA can and should re-allocate funds from its Measure B highway programs to protect highly used bus lines in Santa Clara County. Read More 11
May 30, 2018 With Advent of App-Based Scooters, Transportation Takes a Bizarre Turn in Silicon Valley By Lauren Hepler Some see the e-scooters as gentrifying techie-mobiles, but the on-demand devices could drastically improve transit in the South Bay. Read More 16