VTA Readies October 26 Transit Service Adjustments as Berryessa Station 'RISE' Affordable Housing Advances

VTA Finalizes Fall Service Enhancements Taking Effect October 26

SAN JOSE, California — Optimizing public transportation schedules to meet evolving commuter travel patterns, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) finalized a comprehensive package of bus network service adjustments taking effect on October 26, 2026. The updates optimize headway frequencies on high-demand urban bus corridors, improve passenger transfer windows at light rail hubs, and introduce timed connections with Caltrain and BART regional rail lines.

VTA operations directors highlighted that the fall adjustments respond directly to ridership growth across core Silicon Valley employment corridors while accommodating heavy municipal roadway resurfacing projects throughout downtown San Jose and northern tech centers.

'RISE' Transit-Oriented Housing Reaches Upper Framing at Berryessa Transit Hub

In community development, non-profit builder Affirmed Housing and VTA achieved vertical framing milestones on 'RISE', a prominent 195-unit, 100 percent affordable housing community located directly at the Berryessa/North San Jose Transit Center. Engineered to provide high-quality homes for working families earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income, the development offers direct covered access to BART trains, early learning facilities, and shared community gardens.

The project complements vertical construction on adjacent parcels, including a planned 10-story mixed-use development at 825 Berryessa Station Way. Civic leaders pointed to newly signed state legislation, Senate Bill 1425, which streamlines approvals for residential construction on surplus transit property, empowering San Jose to build thousands of attainable transit-oriented units.

BART Silicon Valley Phase II Subterranean Works Surpass 3 Million Safe Work Hours

Meanwhile, heavy civil engineering crews on Northern California's largest public infrastructure project—the $12.7 billion BART Silicon Valley Phase II extension—celebrated surpassing 3 million consecutive work hours without a lost-time injury. Excavation and retaining wall construction advanced at the West Portal staging grounds adjacent to Newhall Yard, preparing the subterranean launch point for tunnel boring operations beneath downtown San Jose to Diridon Station and Santa Clara.

Municipal administrators affirmed that coupling monumental subway infrastructure with rapid affordable home delivery establishes a sustainable, transit-first foundation across the Capital of Silicon Valley.