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Weekly summary for Los Altos
May 4, 2026 to May 10, 2026 • Updated May 7, 2026
This week in Los Altos, the city continues to prioritize traffic safety, especially around schools, as part of its ongoing Complete Streets, Traffic Safety & Safe Routes to Schools initiative. The FY 2025–26 budget reflects a special emphasis on improving traffic infrastructure to address residents’ concerns about congestion and safety near school zones. Key points: - Traffic safety near schools remains a top quality-of-life issue for Los Altos residents. - The city’s current budget allocates resources specifically for traffic infrastructure improvements. - No new city council meetings or agenda items on traffic were reported this week. What to watch: Future updates on the implementation of traffic safety measures and infrastructure projects funded by the FY 2025–26 budget.

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Agenda item: Roll Call. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors recently discussed this issue.
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4/28/2026, 10:36:56 PM
Complete Streets, Traffic Safety & Safe Routes to Schools
Traffic safety — especially around schools — has become one of the most consistent quality-of-life concerns raised by Los Altos residents. The adopted FY 2025–26 budget places special emphasis on traffic infrastructure …
MeetingPublic meeting summarySanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
4/22/2026, 12:00:00 PM
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors's 2026-04-22 meeting centered on Publication Strategy for 2016 Measure B Citizens' Oversight Committee Announcements on Public Hearing/Audit Results..…
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
12: Review the Committee Work Plan. (Starostina)
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
12: Review the Committee Work Plan. (Starostina)
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
11: 2016 Measure B Audit & Recommendation Resolution Log Status
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
11: 2016 Measure B Audit and Recommendation Resolution Log Status Add-On
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
7: Performance Audit Report on 2016 Measure B Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
5: Receive Chairperson Report. (Verbal Report) (Pfendt)
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
VTA MBCOC Performance Audit Final Report - 4.8.26
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
2026-04-22
9: Publication Strategy for 2016 Measure B Citizens' Oversight Committee Announcements on Public Hearing/Audit Results and Issuance of Annual Report, All Covering Fiscal Year 2025
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