As someone who rides the VTA LRT and Buses daily since I don't have a car, I'd also like to point out how filthy the vehicles are. The back of most buses and the centers of most train cars smells like urine. Sometimes, your shoe gets stuck to sticky residue on the seat floors and many seats routinely have stains on them.
Speed of transit is one thing, but maintaining a standard of hygiene across all vehicles seems like a much lower hanging fruit for the VTA.