Happy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day today! VTA and SamTrans are running on a regular weekday, non-school day schedule today. BART is running a Saturday schedule today, with service ending at midnigh

MARTA CEO Jeffrey Parker died by suicide Friday night. His replacement, Collie Greenwood, was named interim CEO. Let our thoughts, prayers, and sympathies go to the people of the Atlanta metro area ri

Today at 11am, California Governor Gavin Newsom will highlight major transportation and infrastructure investments in the California Blueprint. Tune in here and view what he has to say. https://www.yo

Not new, but here is a reference: Back in November, the VTA Bike/Pedestrian Advisory Committee received an update on the station site and access plans for all 4 stations in BART Silicon Valley Phase 2

Here's video I recorded of the Santa Clara City Council study session where VTA staff discussed the future BART station in that city. View that video here. It's more than 2 hours long, with my own int

Re: BART 28th St./Little Portugal station and designs so far. See below for details on what to do. Eugene Bradley Founder & CEO, Silicon Valley Transit Users http://www.svtransitusers.org/ phone/text

News… ATU Local 265 Contract Ratification Vote Press Release; On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, Members of The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 265 overwhelmingly voted to ratify a 3- year contract

All: I just learned about a City Council Study Session in Santa Clara tonight at 5:30pm. VTA staff will give an update on the 2nd phase of the BART construction project, from downtown San Jose thru to

San Jose Spotlight reports that a City Council committee will discuss ending the proposed Charcot road extension meeting at 2pm today. Details - and a link to how YOU can listen in on the committee se

Just so everyone reading this is clear on Roland's situation: I would never advocate for making threats against a public official's life - implied, subtle, or "in jest" - whether or not I agree with t

All: Given this latest news on Roland's situation, I am open to revisiting his ban - provided he succeeds in getting the help he needs now. Turns out he was sentenced last week; his evaluation on his

And now, some positive news. Lots of Bay Area transit agencies (VTA, SF MUNI, SamTrans, Caltrain) will have FREE transit service after 8pm tonight. This will be in effect until about 5am New Year's mo

Roland's secondary hearing in the criminal justice system took place Tuesday morning. Here's the latest: · A plea deal is in the works. He may end up pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge instead of

Let your thoughts go out to those who continue to be affected by the horrible shootings and deaths at Guadalupe Light Rail Yard on May 26. Today's Mercury News story covers what the survivors - and th

On behalf of our group, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas today. Please enjoy it safely. BART is running on a Saturday schedule today. Otherwise, all other transit agencies serving the South B

KRON 4 News reported yesterday that Roland Lebrun's bail has been raised from $100K to $350K. This is as of his arraignment yesterday. More: https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/bail-set-for-san-jose-m

NBC News is reporting that, in the U.S. Senate, the "Build Back Better" act will be moved to next year. Move is to put more emphasis on passing the Voting Rights Act. Personally, I feel that this is a

All: Words do not begin to describe my disappointment at this evening' news. Featured on KTVU's 10 O'clock News as well as the Mercury News. Given the tragedy of 5/26, I figured he would know better t

Yesterday, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) held a listening session to take public input on a potential regional sales tax proposal in 2024. That proposed regional sales tax would rai

First news: Found out from Monica this morning that San Jose hosted a session to take input on a future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor along Stevens Creek Blvd. between San Jose, Santa Clara, and Cu