SCVTARU Podcast Area

This is a recording of an entire Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors meeting.  It was for the March 6, 2008 VTA Board meeting.

Highlight of the evening: SCVTARU Founder Eugene Bradley presenting the group’s proposal of Sunshine Laws for VTA.  The proposal is similar to one proposed for the City of San Jose. It is Agenda Item 10.

This is the first known full recording of a VTA Board meeting.  VTA Board meetings are where transportation decisions affecting the South Bay are made, and how your tax dollars are spent on transportation.

The full meeting is over 2 hours long.  Enjoy.

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Audio of the August 7, 2008 Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board meeting in San Jose.  Highlights of the meeting

• Reaffirming that light rail will be built in East San Jose
• Approval of the 1/8-cent sales tax proposal for the November ballot
• Rearranging on how VTA Board members from cities outside San Jose are appointed

The meeting is over 4 hours long.  Enjoy.

For future podcasts, attempts will be made to break up the audio by agenda item where possible.

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Highlights from the June 5, 2008 Board meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors:

• A new bus stop will be constructed at DeAnza College in Cupertino, to be ready by the Fall 2008 semester
• VTA bus ridership is up over 5% from June 2007
• A Free Transit Day is to take place on June 18

This Board meeting is 2.5 hours long. It starts after the Closed Session ends, until Board Chair Liz Kniss adjourns the meeting.

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