VTA

Light Rail Crashes With Vehicle In San Jose, Driver Hospitalized

A collision between a Valley Transportation Authority light rail train and a car in San Jose sent the car’s driver to the hospital Thursday, a VTA spokeswoman said.

2013/05/16

The type of VTA community bus which crashed into the front yard of a San Jose home. (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority)

VTA Crash Sends Bus Into San Jose Home’s Front Yard

Four people suffered minor injuries Monday when a small VTA bus veered into a homeowner’s front yard in the Luna Park area of San Jose.

2013/05/14

San Jose Police Credit Proactive Strategy For Curbing Cince De Mayo Violence

San Jose police are crediting a patrol strategy in East San Jose and downtown for a decline in arrests during Cince de Mayo festivities.

2013/05/06

Man Walks Into Path Of VTA Train In San Jose

A man was seriously injured when a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light-rail vehicle stuck him Tuesday night in San Jose, a VTA spokeswoman said.

2013/04/24

Police said these two people are suspected in a purse snatching on a Light Rail train on February 6, 2013. The woman is described as 5'6", 190 pounds with dark, wavy hair. The man is described as 5'7, 190 pounds. Both were seen riding bicycles. (San Jose Police Department)

San Jose Police Seek Man, Woman In Light Rail Purse Snatching

San Jose police are seeking a man and a woman suspected of assaulting a woman and stealing her purse at a light transit rail station last month in San Jose before fleeing on bicycles.

2013/03/13

Santa Clara VTA To Offer Reduced Fares For Low-Income Customers

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has awarded the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority with $1.3 million for a two-year pilot program offering reduced fares for low-income customers.

2013/02/05

San Francisco Muni Metro light rail train car at Folsom Street station (AP)

New Year’s Mass Transit Guide

If you choose to get hammered on New Year’s Eve, rest assured you can get home safely for free via bus, train or light rail…

2012/12/31

San Jose’s $2B Light Rail System Among Least Efficient In Country

The $2 billion light-rail system built to serve San Jose and some surrounding cities in Silicon Valley is among the least efficient in the country and suffers from low ridership and high operating costs.

2012/12/27

VTA Proposes $17M Light Rail Extension From Campbell To Los Gatos

Valley Transit Authority (VTA) is proposing to extend their existing Mountain View to Winchester light rail line 1.6 miles from Campbell to Los Gatos at an estimated cost of $17 million.

2012/11/22

A man was arrested after he refused to come off the top of a transit bus in San Jose on November 19, 2012. (CBS)

Man On Roof Of San Jose Bus Surrenders Following Standoff

Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies took a man into custody after a standoff Monday afternoon when the man refused to come down off of a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus.

2012/11/19

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