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In just the first three months of 2021, nine people died on San Jose’s streets and city officials are scrambling to find solutions to make the roads of America’s 10th largest city safer. San Jose in 2015 launched Vision Zero, an initiative that aims to eliminate traffic deaths, after 60 people died in traffic accidents...
San Jose leaders push back against bill to change VTA governance
San Jose councilmembers are pushing against a new state bill that would keep them off the county’s transit board. AB 1091, introduced by Assemblymember Marc Berman, would prohibit elected officials from serving on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) board. Instead, cities can appoint expert residents to represent their communities. San Jose would also...
Bay Area’s first bicycle superhighway to connect San Jose, Santa Clara
Continuous. Connected. Safe. And joyful. This is what the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority aims to achieve with its Central Bikeway project, a roughly 10-mile bicycle superhighway through San Jose and Santa Clara that would be the first of its kind in the Bay Area. “It will set a lot of precedents for hopefully future...
Scooter aware: AI-endowed e-scooters hit San Jose streets
Thinking of taking the electric scooter you rented for a fast ride? Want to do wheelies off the curbs? You could find yourself banned from using a Link scooter ever again. The latest company approved to rent e-scooters in San Jose deploys artificial intelligence to make sure riders follow the rules. Riders who zip over...
BART funding pulled from stimulus bill
Congress pulled a $141 million grant for a Bay Area Rapid Transit extension into Silicon Valley from their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill Tuesday. The grant would have eased the burden that the project places on local funds—revenues that have tumbled in the face of COVID-19-related closures. But local officials noted they didn’t expect losing...
VTA ponders shifting public comment, advocates cry foul
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority deferred voting on a proposal to limit time for public comment on Thursday, following outcry from transit advocates. VTA’s Governance and Audit Committee — Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, Sunnyvale Vice Mayor Glenn Hendricks and San Jose councilmembers Chappie Jones and Raul Peralez...
Biden’s stimulus plan would give $140M to new BART stations
BART could get a $140 million grant to begin the second phase of construction on a South Bay transit project — more than four decades in the making — from the latest COVID-19 stimulus package, if Congress passes the Biden-backed bill. The latest COVID-19 stimulus package passed the House early Saturday morning in Washington along...
South Bay bus drivers, VTA at odds over mask enforcement
In the wake of a new federal mask-wearing requirement, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority says it is going through hoops to ensure people cover up — but not to the satisfaction of drivers. “We don’t feel they have our backs out there,” said John Courtney, a former VTA bus driver and president of the...
How lawmakers plan to make East San Jose safer for cyclists and pedestrians
A new plan seeks to transform East San Jose into a pedestrian-friendly transit haven by reducing the need for cars and connecting residents across the city. The En Movimiento — Spanish for “In Movement” — plan proposes an expanded network of sidewalks, bike lanes and bus lanes alongside a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line,...
San Jose bus drivers facing a steep rise in COVID-19 cases
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Silicon Valley’s bus drivers have spent hours each day in enclosed spaces. Each bus trip carries dozens of passengers, some of whom don’t wear masks. And the experience has been terrifying. “It’s no different than having a disruptive passenger who is on your bus, who is looking at you...