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State Legislation Would Reshape VTA Board
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New legislation would shake up the VTA board. But would service actually improve?
VTA Sales Tax Promises Transit Lanes On Highway 85
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After planning for the past decade to install express lanes on Highway 85, the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is now pitching its $350 million sales tax funding request to widen Highway 85 as “transit lanes.” On June 24, the VTA Board of Directors [PDF] struck any reference to “express lanes” from the Highway 85 project description that they had approved […]
Valley Transit Authority Board of Directors Meeting
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Schedule and agenda
Valley Transit Authority Board of Directors Meeting
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Agenda [pdf]
Today: VTA Board Could Enshrine Road Expansions in Sales Tax Measure
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The Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors today could enshrine road widenings in its 20-year transportation sales tax, proposed for the ballot in Santa Clara County in November 2016. The agenda for today’s 5:30 p.m. board meeting includes approval of the sales tax measure language, which includes goals [PDF] to “provide congestion relief” and “relieve roadway, highway, and expressway bottle […]