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VTA Budget Overview

FY 2026-2027 Adopted Biennial Budget

This page highlights VTA Transit operating budget changes between FY 2026 and FY 2027.

Top-line operating metrics

VTA Transit operating budget only, not a full agency total.
Operating Budget FY 2026
$602,986,000
Operating Budget FY 2027
$612,214,000
Change
↑
+$9.2M
+1.53%
Operating Revenues
$602,118,000 → $597,221,000
-$4.9M · -0.81%
Operating Expenses
$602,986,000 → $612,214,000
Source summary reports expense values as negatives.

What Changed

Largest FY 2026 to FY 2027 changes among VTA Transit operating divisions.

↑Increase
Operations
+$20.1M
+4.22%
$475,497,000 → $495,550,000
↑Increase
Finance Budget and Program Management
+$2.6M
+3.09%
$83,945,000 → $86,543,000
↓Decrease
General Manager
-$2.1M
-13.05%
$15,912,000 → $13,836,000
↑Increase
System Safety and Security
+$1.9M
+5.47%
$35,569,000 → $37,516,000
↑Increase
Planning and Programming
+$1.4M
+7.98%
$17,391,000 → $18,778,000

Division-level breakdown

FY 2026 and FY 2027 adopted VTA Transit operating budget by division.

Division
FY 2026
FY 2027
Change
Trend
Operations
VTA Transit Operating
$475,497,000
$495,550,000
+$20.1M
+4.22%
↑Increase
Non-Departmental
VTA Transit Operating
-$42,210,000
-$55,682,000
-$13.5M
+31.92%
↓Decrease
Finance Budget and Program Management
VTA Transit Operating
$83,945,000
$86,543,000
+$2.6M
+3.09%
↑Increase
General Manager
VTA Transit Operating
$15,912,000
$13,836,000
-$2.1M
-13.05%
↓Decrease
System Safety and Security
VTA Transit Operating
$35,569,000
$37,516,000
+$1.9M
+5.47%
↑Increase
Planning and Programming
VTA Transit Operating
$17,391,000
$18,778,000
+$1.4M
+7.98%
↑Increase
Human Resources
VTA Transit Operating
$16,098,000
$16,765,000
+$667.0K
+4.14%
↑Increase
Communications
VTA Transit Operating
$12,737,000
$13,322,000
+$585.0K
+4.59%
↑Increase
Engineering and Program Delivery
VTA Transit Operating
$22,484,000
$22,773,000
+$289.0K
+1.29%
↑Increase
Government Affairs
VTA Transit Operating
$3,981,000
$4,146,000
+$165.0K
+4.14%
↑Increase
General Counsel
VTA Transit Operating
$6,192,000
$6,080,000
-$112.0K
-1.81%
↓Decrease
Auditor General
VTA Transit Operating
$629,000
$641,000
+$12.0K
+1.91%
↑Increase

Supporting context

Additional VTA Transit operating summary rows from the adopted biennial budget.

Total Operating Revenues
$602,118,000 in FY 2026 and $597,221,000 in FY 2027.
Total Operating Expenses (include Transfer to Capital)
$602,986,000 in FY 2026 and $612,214,000 in FY 2027.
The published summary records these expense totals as negative values.
Operating Balance
$0 in FY 2026 and $0 in FY 2027.

Community and Organization Perspectives

Perspectives on this budget will appear here.

Methodology and caveats

Values are reported in thousands of dollars.
The division comparison reflects VTA Transit operating budget detail, not a full agency total.
Capital and program appropriation rows are supporting context only and are not used as the main FY 2026 vs FY 2027 operating comparison.
Operating expense rows may appear negative in the source summary because of source accounting format.
Values are in thousands of dollars. This dataset reflects VTA Transit operating division detail and should not be treated as a full-agency total budget.
Values are in thousands of dollars. Division rows are operating-only and come from the VTA Transit Division Budget Summary.
Values are in thousands of dollars. Capital/program rows may be biennial appropriations booked in FY 2026 and should not be treated as annual comparable totals.
Values are in thousands of dollars. Operating expense rows are negative in the published source summary, and some capital/program appropriations only appear in FY 2026 for the biennium.

Sources