Transportation

Transportation

Silicon Valley paratransit operator cries foul over VTA decision

VTA has a new shuttle service operator for people with disabilities and the previous contractor is raising concerns about why it was ousted. The public transit agency’s board of directors unanimously and begrudgingly awarded a three-year, $110 million contract to Transdev Services as the new VTA Access paratransit shuttle program operator. The contract includes four...

VTA finalizes contracts with three unions, excludes frontline workers

Three of VTA’s four unions ratified new contracts for the next four years, leaving the transit agency’s frontline workers hanging. Service Employees International Union Local 521, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 1101 and Transportation Authority Engineers and Architects Local 21, which represent about 575 workers combined, reached agreements with VTA as...

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San Jose to further study feasibility of airport connector

San Jose is trying to protect public dollars while still moving forward on a next generation transportation project connecting the city’s airport and downtown train station. The San Jose City Council unanimously approved plans March 25 to move forward with a more detailed ridership study, financial forecasting and initial construction plans for the airport connector,...