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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) serves to connect the San Francisco peninsula with communities to the east and the south. It is a heavy-rail public transportation system that runs through San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties. BART has 50 stations throughout the Bay Area and carries roughly 400,000 trips daily. Currently a number of institutions, including the new Google campus, are working to bring a new BART station to San Jose.

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California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

02/19/2025
After receiving less federal funding than hoped for, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is struggling to cut costs or raise funding to bridge the gap for the project to build 6 miles of rail to being BART to San Jose. Read on to learn more.

San Jose Spotlight logo From San Jose Spotlight...

01/14/2025
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VTA has pledged to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses in its ongoing BART expansion into San Jose.

California Local Pin Marker From Local News Matters...

12/23/2024
BART’s board of directors elected new leadership at its regular meeting last week and welcomed four new members. 

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12/13/2024
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An extension of the BART system into San Jose tops the list of 65 infrastructure projects in Santa Clara County in 2024.

San Jose Spotlight logo From San Jose Spotlight...

08/05/2024
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Federal funding will be flowing into Silicon Valley to help expand BART service to Santa Clara, but the revenue is just short of VTA’s request, leaving officials looking for ways to plug the shortfall.