Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in Silicon Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273. The city's origins lie in Rancho Milpitas, granted to Californio ranchero José María Alviso in 1835. Milpitas incorporated in 1954 and has become home to numerous high tech companies, as part of Silicon Valley.
Image: Summer Solstice Silicon Valley Panorama
Image: Milpitas Cit Hall (cropped)
Image: Milpitas Grammar School 1
Image: Jose Maria Alviso Adobe, 92 Piedmont Rd., Milpitas, CA 9 30 2012 2 02 31 PM
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, more commonly known simply as the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), is a special district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California. It serves San Jose, California, and the surrounding Silicon Valley. It is one of the governing parties for the Caltrain commuter rail line that serves the county. In 2023, the VTA's public transportation services had a combined ridership of 26,610,000, or about 87,500 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
VTA bus (top) and light rail vehicle (bottom)
Image: VTA 60 bus at Winchester and Hamilton (cropped)
A 1986 Flxible Metro bus of Santa Clara County Transit
VTA low-floor light rail vehicle at Tasman Station on the Santa Teresa line