Santa Clara County Local News: Transportation


All Local Transportation News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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04/02/2024
The Palo Alto City Council voted 6-1 on a bundle of improvements, including elimination of some parking, to improve safety on El Camino Real.

California Local Pin Marker From Mountain View Voice...

04/01/2024
A meeting of Mountain View residents living near Whisman Station and the VTA was held to resolve complaints of loud ringing of bells and horns.

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03/30/2024
Highway 1 is closed indefinitely from Palo Colorado Road to Rocky Creek Bridge, the California Department of Transportation said on social media after a new landslide eroded part of the roadway.

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03/29/2024
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Sunnyvale residents may soon have a new ride-share option that costs less than an Uber and is more convenient than existing public transit.

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

03/29/2024
A United Airlines flight from SFO to Paris was diverted to Denver when the crew of the Boeing 777-200 reported engine trouble.

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

03/26/2024
CalTrans reports two miles of Highway 9 outside of Saratoga is closed because of debris from a mudslide.

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

03/26/2024
Hundreds of residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains are facing limited access in and out of the area due to a creeping landslide affecting Mountain Charley Road.

California Local Pin Marker From Mountain View Voice...

03/25/2024
The City of Palo and Stanford University are considering an option of converting a strip through El Camino Park into a road for buses.

California Local Pin Marker From Mountain View Voice...

03/23/2024
A report commissioned by the City of Palo Alto noted serious safety concerns for users of CalTrans designed bike lanes based on the high speed vehicular traffic on El Camino Real.

California Local Pin Marker From Silicon Valley Voice...

03/22/2024
As part of the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project, the Valley Transportation Authority has announced a contest to name the tunnel boring machine.

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03/15/2024
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San Jose’s airport is getting a new director with three decades of experience, including gigs at major hubs in Denver and Austin.

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03/15/2024
A United Airlines aircraft flying between San Francisco Medford Airport was discovered to have a missing panel.

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03/12/2024
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Weed is now legal to possess and use, but that use might lead to trouble when it comes to driving.
But unlike with alcohol, there’s no reliable measure of “impairment.”

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

03/12/2024
Incidents of copper wire theft reported at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority sites have resulted in over $500,000 of damages so far this year.

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03/08/2024
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The VTA megaproject to bring BART to downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, with a cost estimate that's already ballooned to more than two and a half times its original target, is now facing yet another increase and timeline delay.

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03/08/2024
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South Bay transit leaders have approved a major contract to get construction underway on a long-planned light rail extension project in East San Jose.

California Local Pin Marker From Silicon Valley Voice...

03/07/2024
The mayors from Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino and Milpitas participated in a roundtable discussion about issues affecting their cities, including transportation and affordable housing.

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03/02/2024
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) has received the first of 92 hybrid buses for the agency's hybrid fleet, and hopes to decommission older gas fueled buses as the new vehicles are commissioned.

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03/01/2024
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The Sunnyvale City Council ranked its priority projects out of the 40 proposed on Feb. 15. Homelessness and transit safety top list.

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03/01/2024
On March 1, the California Public Utilities Commission gave approval for driverless taxi company Waymo to expand service into Los Angeles and San Mateo counties.
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