VTA Newsroom: Awards and Recognition
VTA is honored to have received recognition from industry leaders and community organizations that value public transportation and the work VTA does to keep Santa Clara County moving.
2015 |
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2015 Top Silicon Valley Employers List | ||
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2015 VTA Holiday Shopping Light Rail LightTape Train in Category 1: Print Media, APTA AdWheel Awards |
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2015 VTA Annual Report in Category 1: Print Media, APTA AdWheel Awards |
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The Valley Transportation Authority is proud to receive recognition for exceptional support of the Caltrans Mentor-Protégé Program for 2015. | ||
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Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Awards U.S. 101 Auxiliary Lanes Project for the Highway Urban category |
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The Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence - Nuria Fernandez |
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The Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Saving Hero For implementing improvements estimated to save over 12 million gallons of water and $37,000 per year. |
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The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) 2015 Employer of the Year |
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The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award Camille Williams, VTA Accessible Services Program Manager and Diversity Liaison for the WTS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter For spear-heading the creation of the chapter’s inaugural Women’s Leadership Program |
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2015 Best of Milpitas Award BART Silicon Valley Best Thing Happening in Milpitas |
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2015 Calmentor Award Outstanding Public Agency |
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San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Women in Leadership Grant Winner |
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2014 |
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California Transportation Foundation Award Pedestrian, /Bicycle Project of the Year |
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Best of BUSRide Green Award for VTA’s commitment to environmental stewardship and initiatives to develop and promote ecologically sound practices and work environments |
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APTA Adwheel Award - Holiday Train Wrap |
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American Public Works Association (APWA) Silicon Valley Chapter Transportation Project of the Year US 101 Improvements – Capitol Expressway to Yerba Buena – for projects between $5 million and $25 million |
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American Public Works Association (APWA) Silicon Valley Chapter Transportation Project of the Year US 101 Auxiliary Lanes Project – for projects greater than $25 million |
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2013 |
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| San Jose Job Corps honored VTA with a San Jose Job Corps 2013 Service to Youth Award for our exemplary service employing young adults from the San Jose Job Corps Center. | |||
| The Eno Center for Transportation Board of Directors recognized VTA General Manager Michael Burns’ more than 10 years of service on the board with a farewell ceremony in Washington, DC. | |||
| In July 2013, VTA received the Stephen Parry Memorial Award for the "Best Public Transit System Map in North America". The award was presented to VTA by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) at their Multimodal Operations Conference held in San Francisco, CA. | |||
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognized VTA for its dedication to building a strong security program. VTA was one of 16 rail and mass transit agencies across the nation earning TSA’s highest rating of “Gold Standard” in 2012. |
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The California Transportation Foundation (CTF) recognized the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s SR 237 Express Lanes as Project of the Year in May 2013. This project has cut trip time for drivers in all lanes and provides a model for self-sustaining congestion pricing on Santa Clara County’s highways. Please watch the video to learn more about this award. |
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| Carolyn Gonot, Chief Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Program Officer, received the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Woman of the Year Award. Ms. Gonot is recognized for her achievements made in developing and implementing the BART Silicon Valley Program. | |||
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American Planning Association, Northern California Chapter’s Innovation in Green Community Planning Award for the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan in partnership with the County of Santa Clara, the Santa Clara Valley Water District, and the cities of Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and San Jose |
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2012 |
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| San Francisco Bay Area Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Transportation Project of the Year Award for the State Route 237 Express Lanes Project | |||
| BUSRide Magazine’s Best of 2012 Green Award for VTA’s commitment to environmental stewardship | Award Letter | ||
| American Planning Association, California Chapter – Northern Section Best Practices Award for VTA/SJSU Department of Urban & Regional Planning’s collaborative research effort to study parking at transit-oriented developments. | Award Letter | Press Release | |
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The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to VTA for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996 through 2012. |
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2011 |
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| Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Council Best Practices Award for VTA/SJSU Department of Urban & Regional Planning’s collaborative research effort to study parking at transit-oriented developments. | Award Letter | Press Release | |
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2010 |
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| California Transportation Foundation’s Project of the Year Award (formerly known as TRANNY Award) for the Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge Project in Sunnyvale | |||
| Construction Management Association of America’s (CMAA) Project of the Year Award for the State Route (SR) 152/156 Improvement Project | |||
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2009 |
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| American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) AdWheel Award for the “Healthier Planet. Healthier You.” Campaign | |||
| American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), California's Engineering Excellence Merit Award for the State Route 152/156 Improvement Project | |||
| Construction Management Association of America’s (CMAA) Project of the Year Award for the Southline Platform Retrofit Project | |||
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2008 |
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| Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Excellence in Transportation Award of Merit for the redesign of VTA's Bus Network | |||
2007 |
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California Construction Magazine's Award of Merit for the I-880/Coleman Interchange | Award Letter | |
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American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), California's Engineering Excellence - Merit Award for VTA's Hamilton Light Rail Station & Guideway | ||
2006 |
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| American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), California's Engineering Excellence - Merit Award for VTA's Diridon Station Tunnel | |||
| California Construction Magazine's Project of the Year Award for VTA's Palo Alto Transit Center | |||
2005 |
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American Public Works Association's (APWA) Project of the Year Award for the Campbell Station on VTA's Vasona Line | ||
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2003 |
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| Transportation Marketing & Communications Association’s TRANNY Award of Excellence for the "What's Your Trip?" Campaign | |||
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2002 |
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| Transportation Marketing & Communications Association’s TRANNY Award of Excellence for the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Brochure | |||
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2001 |
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Transportation Marketing & Communications Association’s TRANNY Award of Merit for the "VTA Great Job Fair" Campaign. |
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