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San José council endorses VTA priorities for SB 63, pushing for safety, youth passes and signal-priority spending
Summary
Council unanimously approved a staff memorandum to forward San José’s priorities to VTA for a proposed SB 63 regional transportation measure, recommending fund shares for pavement, transit capital and a visionary network and urging youth pass programs and transit-safety investments.
San José’s City Council unanimously approved a staff memorandum to forward the city’s recommended local investment priorities to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority as it develops a local investment plan under SB 63.
VTA officials Greg Richardson and Sam Sargent walked the council through the proposed regional measure’s focus on transit-eligible projects and a ‘return-to-source’ design that would keep roughly 84% of county sales tax revenue local after set-asides. "Using this the measure's base year, fiscal year 2031, this means that approximately $264,000,000…
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