The VTA is leaning into transit innovation by testing out new options for getting people from point A to B. They announced a partnership wit...

While metro and rail line extensions are very exciting, they also now cost billions of dollars these days. If you look at the amount of valu...

A 555-unit midrise project just broke ground in the Tamien neighborhood just south of Downtown San Jose. It's a partnership between the ...

VTA released a new conceptional video of the new BART station planned for Diridon. The teal accents are a nice nod to the San Jose Sharks. B...

Between 2010 and 2017, public transit ridership increased by 11% in the US while car use only increased by 6%. What is more interesting--and...

VTA has a special historic train all decked out for the holidays that loops around Downtown San Jose. The train runs on Fridays, Saturdays, ...

Now that the construction methodology has been finalized for the BART subway in San Jose (single bore), let's have a quick look at the s...

There has been a heated debate on whether to use a twin bore or single bore subway for BART's extension from Berryessa to Downtown San J...

Below is a webinar with the latest updates on the $4.69 billion BART Phase II project. This will be the most expensive transit project in Si...

Fortunately, the VTA logo isn't the only thing that is changing about our transit system. There are significant route changes in the wo...

As regular readers know, I am usually pretty upbeat and optimistic. Unfortunately, this post will be a bit uncharacteristic of this blog... ...

San Jose is just one year away from finally being connected to BART. Below is the latest update from the VTA, which is responsible for the e...

The VTA’s "Holly Trolly" is already decked out for Christmas and is circling Downtown San Jose. I did drop the ball a bit since it...

VTA's first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line is getting closer to reality. Despite several delays, the line connecting East San Jose and Dow...

The VTA has started doing very early research on a variety of potential future transit projects. It would almost definitely take an increase...

There are going to be some major VTA route changes during the Super Bowl next week. The most substantial of which is a complete closure of L...

One of the many challenges of public transit in Silicon Valley is that both offices and homes are spread out over a large area. This makes p...

VTA is in the process of adding a huge convenience feature to the Light Rail system. The 20 busiest stations are getting 47-inch passenger i...

VTA is hosting a great event for technical minds next Saturday called "Hack My Ride." This is actually part of a Knight Foundation...

VTA has been holding public meetings to review proposed changes to transit services, and there are quite a few items on the list that would ...