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[KevinKorell]

VTA website:

 

 

  What is VTA Doing in Response to COVID-19? 

 

 

VTA continues to closely monitor the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (also known as COVID-19), staying in contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBS SF Bay Area, 3/19/20:

 

  Coronavirus Update: VTA Not Collecting Fares On Buses, Light Rail; Rear Door Entrance Only 

 

 

 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing changes on buses, including not collecting fares, in order to slow the spread of coronavirus, the transit agency announced Thursday.

 

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[KevinKorell]

KTVU-TV, Fox-2 in San Francisco, CA, 3/26/20:

 

  VTA light rail service halted; trainee tests positive for COVID-19  

 

 

 

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority halted light rail service after a worker tested positive for COVID-19.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Rail Group on Air, 3/29/20
 

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Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Valley Transportation Authority’s Brandi Childress on how her agency responded to the first COVID-19 case involving a train operator. Other topics discussed: The stimulus package being worked on by Congress, VTA’s sanitation efforts before the COVID-19 case, and more.

 

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[CNJRoss]

VTA blog

 

 

VTA Service as of March 30: Here’s what you need to know

 

03/27/2020

 

Under the County’s Shelter-in-Place order, VTA is prioritizing essential service to hospitals, health care facilities, pharmacies, grocery stores, food banks, shelters and other essential destinations during this time of extraordinary caution. This map shows the modified routes and locations of important services.

Light Rail is suspended until further notice, and beginning Monday, March 30 VTA will operate reduced bus service.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 4/7/20:

 

   Pandemic update: Santa Clara VTA to resume light-rail service   

 

 

 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on April 9 will resume weekday light-rail service after a two-week closure. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

KGO-TV, ABC-7 in San Francisco, CA, 8/24/20:

 

    VTA keeps light rail system clean and safe for riders during COVID-19   

 

 

 

To keep riders safe, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rigorously cleans the light rail system to keep passengers safe during COVID-19.

 

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[KevinKorell]

San Jose, CA Spotlight, 11/6/20:

 

   Residents rally against VTA’s proposed service cuts  

 

 

 

As seconds ticked away on a rigidly-enforced timer, dozens of county residents implored the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority to save public transit from deep service cuts.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Progressive Railroading, 11/11/20

Santa Clara VTA advances 2021 transit service plan

 

 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) will advance its The plan calls for gradual service increases during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing service from 74% to 80% starting in February 2021.

 

[KevinKorell]

KGO-TV,  ABC-7 in San Francisco, CA, 11/17/20:

 

      VTA provides safe bus and light rail services to Mission College students   

 

 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) ensures that riders are safe while riding public transportation during COVID-19. During this time, VTA continues to service students attending Mission College.

 

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