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Talking Headways Podcast: Wonders of the South Bay
VTA's Sam Sargent on the past, present and future of transit in the South Bay.
September 4, 2025
San Jose Has Lost its Way on Safety
A few years ago, San Jose was pioneering bold, Dutch-style, quick build infrastructure. Not anymore.
September 7, 2022
Q&A with Assemblyman Marc Berman Over Legislation to Change VTA
Following the recommendations of a 2019 Santa Clara County Grand Jury Report, Assemblymember Marc Berman introduced legislation earlier this year that would dramatically remake the Board of Directors for the Valley Transit Authority (VTA).
April 26, 2021
State Legislation Would Reshape VTA Board
New legislation would shake up the VTA board. But would service actually improve?
March 2, 2021
Lessons from Measure RR for a 2022 Regional Ballot Measure
"So, the lessons from Measure RR are that public agency led vision and outreach, multiple stakeholders working together with a public owner and broad coalition working to get the measure passed are going to work best to get measures passed."
November 23, 2020
San Jose Bike Plan to Be Considered on Monday
Supporters and advocates are hoping residents will reach out and voice their support on Monday.
August 28, 2020
Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Margarita Parra Cobaleda and Shiloh Ballard
We close out the series with a dual interview with Shiloh Ballard, the executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, and Margarita Parra Cobaleda, a director with I ebike and board member of SVBC.
August 21, 2020
Editorial: Welcome to Brinkman Station
Your fast, electrified train will depart in a couple of years thanks to one very brave advocate/politician
August 10, 2020
Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Angie Schmitt
A chat with Angie Schmitt, a past editor with Streetsblog USA and author of the upcoming book, "Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America”
August 3, 2020
SFMTA Board Nixes “Dirty” Caltrain Measure
A quick update and the latest moves on the Caltrain measure
July 31, 2020
