South Bay Engineers' Club
  • Home
  • Meetings
  • Officers
  • Scholarships
  • Sponsors
  • Event Photos

VTA Measure B Project Update - Postponed to May 3rd, 2018

4/1/2018

 
On November 8, 2016, the voters of Santa Clara County approved Measure B, a 30-year, 1/2 cent sales tax measure that will fund numerous transportation projects and services.  The measure is projected to generate $6.3 billion that will be distributed across nine program categories:
  • Local Streets & Roads
  • BART Phase II
  • Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • Caltrain Grade Separations
  • Caltrain Corridor Capacity Improvements
  • Highway Interchanges
  • County Expressways
  • SR 85 Corridor
  • Transit Operations
Collection of the tax began on April 1, 2017, but a lawsuit and subsequent appeal has held up the distribution of funds to Santa Clara County cities and projects.  Jane Shinn will present an overview and update of the 2016 Measure B Program, what is happening with those funds, when they might be free and how she is ensuring that they will be used in ways that are true to VTA Board-adopted guidelines and the intent of Santa Clara County voters.

Jane Shinn is a Senior Management Analyst at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). She
is effectively a Swiss-army knife for VTA, working on several varied and high-profile agency efforts. She
is currently managing and moderating the demands of 15 eager jurisdictions as she develops and
administers the 30-year 2016 Measure B transportation sales tax measure. Jane has been integral in the
development of VTA’s Strategic Plan and has explored equity issues relating to VTA’s express lane
program. She has also helped balance the books at VTA, managing grant programs, ensured contract
and funding compliance and monitored agency budgets.
Jane is a graduate of the Mineta Transportation Institute, located within the Lucas Graduate School of
Business at San Jose State University, and an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She is a member of the Santa Clara County Joint Lifeline Transportation Committee, the San Francisco
Bay Area chapter of WTS and SPUR San Jose.



Comments are closed.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.