Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @VTA
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
128
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various topics related to the VTA (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority), including a bus driver being commended for bravery, an arrest for vandalism against a bus, praise for the VTA's routing advice and staff, a clean-up event on I-280, a federal agency's revised ridership estimate for the BART extension, and news of an upcoming state audit of the VTA's governance structure, planning and fiscal management. Some tweets express concern about delays and confusion for passengers.
Topic Modeling
- Compliments to VTA bus driver for their bravery in a potentially dangerous situation
- Incidents of vandalism and dangerous behavior towards VTA buses
- Commendations and appreciation for VTA's service and efficiency
- Concerns about VTA's use of taxpayer dollars and ridership estimates
- Announcements and information about VTA events and initiatives
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are a mix of gratitude and appreciation for the VTA bus drivers who have displayed bravery in the face of danger, concern for the safety of all passengers, frustration with delays caused by a single driver, and support for initiatives to keep highways and public transportation clean. There are also expressions of skepticism and criticism towards the VTA's governance and fiscal management, which has led to an upcoming state audit.
Trend Analysis
- Commendation for bravery of VTA bus driver
- Incidents of vandalism and safety concerns involving VTA buses
- Efficiency and convenience of VTA express buses
- Criticism of delays or accidents caused by VTA drivers
- Efforts to improve cleanliness and beautification of highways by VTA
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
39
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of Original tweets
21
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
128
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
75
Percentage of total tweets
58%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
5
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
15
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 74 |
| Twitter Web App | 26 |
| Twitter for iPad | 10 |
| Twitter for Android | 10 |
| TweetDeck Web App | 7 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaltransHQ | Caltrans HQ | Official account of the CA Dept of Transportation. Monitored during business hours. Report emergencies to 911. Road Closures: https://t.co/P0xVu11utb | 50,526 |
| SCCgov | County of Santa Clara | The County provides quality services and promotes a healthy safe community. Social Media Disclaimer: https://t.co/kBKg30OaH4. | 44,071 |
| henrykleeKTVU | Henry K. Lee | Crime reporter @KTVU. @sfchronicle @dailycal alum. Bio: https://t.co/yVkAuFdP4u Author: https://t.co/CSZTzDl8tX 🎥: https://t.co/5d9os1H5ne Henry.Lee@fox.com | 27,975 |
| APTA_Transit | PublicTransportation | Follow us and help the APTA build this grassroots movement in support of public transit. See http://t.co/ghYyWNgWos for more information | 24,544 |
| CaltransD4 | Caltrans District 4 | Caltrans District 4 - Working to bring you safe, efficient, accessible, and environmentally responsible highways and bridges in the Bay Area. | 20,034 |
| MassTransitmag | Mass Transit magazine | Providing best practices for integrated mobility, Mass Transit is the only B2B magazine exclusively dedicated to the North American public transit industry. | 14,626 |
| SJSpotlight | San José Spotlight | San José Spotlight is the city’s first nonprofit newsroom dedicated to independent political and business reporting. https://t.co/bmcCexemN9 | 7,453 |
| SupCindyChavez | Cindy Chavez | Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors representing East San Jose, Downtown San Jose, Little Saigon, Little Portugal & Japantown | 6,758 |
| RamonaGiwargis | Ramona Giwargis | Co-founder @SJSpotlight. @SPJ_NorCal board. Past: @reviewjournal, @mercnews, @mercedsunstar. I'm Assyrian, @SJSU grad, animal lover, MJ fan & I keep God first. | 6,032 |
| MattMahanSJ | Mayor Matt Mahan | Mayor of San José. Better half: @silviascandar #BacktoBasics | 5,305 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| henrykleeKTVU | Henry K. Lee | Crime reporter @KTVU. @sfchronicle @dailycal alum. Bio: https://t.co/yVkAuFdP4u Author: https://t.co/CSZTzDl8tX 🎥: https://t.co/5d9os1H5ne Henry.Lee@fox.com | 6,463 |
| _OnePlanet | One 🌍 Planet | - | 5,002 |
| LibBrown1 | Lib Brown 😷 | #luckylib #gobears 💛💙🐻 | 4,972 |
| RamonaGiwargis | Ramona Giwargis | Co-founder @SJSpotlight. @SPJ_NorCal board. Past: @reviewjournal, @mercnews, @mercedsunstar. I'm Assyrian, @SJSU grad, animal lover, MJ fan & I keep God first. | 4,301 |
| v2aggie2 | Vik Verma | A Punjabi Midwesterner & Texan in my heart. Now in Wisconsin. Secretary/Treasurer -- DPW Environmental Caucus Secretary/Treasurer -- DPW AAPI Caucus | 4,212 |
| david_a_lovato | David A. Lovato | #VTAfamily | Work hard and stay humble | Tweets are my own | 4,208 |
| dannyman | @dannyman@sfba.social | You can find me at https://t.co/Yck9MjEjXH. | 3,551 |
| monicamallon | Monica Mallon | 25 // @sjsu grad 🎓 // advocate from the "bus community" // transportation columnist - SJ Spotlight (send topics) // she/her | 3,254 |
| djalexreyes | DJ Alex Reyes | Official Twitter of DJ Alex Reyes Entertainment serving the SF Bay Area & beyond since Jan 1 2001 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram @djalexreyes #djalexreyes | 3,126 |
| SupCindyChavez | Cindy Chavez | Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors representing East San Jose, Downtown San Jose, Little Saigon, Little Portugal & Japantown | 2,307 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| MonarchWolf | Known relentless Public Transit advocate 🚌 @SJSU Sociology graduate and Master of Urban Planning student. | 16 |
| monicamallon | 25 // @sjsu grad 🎓 // advocate from the "bus community" // transportation columnist - SJ Spotlight (send topics) // she/her | 9 |
| KyleSChak | SJ 👶, San Martin 🏡, blogger, video user, etc. I like to blog at times & ask. RTs unendorsed. ⚠️ Solicitation on my socials may be banned w/o warning. | 8 |
| svtransitupdts | #SiliconValley transit updates for #VTA, #Caltrain, BART, ACE & the Capitol Corridor. NOT affiliated with any transit agency. | 5 |
| OkayJose_669 | - | 4 |
| acnetj | - | 4 |
| SJSpotlight | San José Spotlight is the city’s first nonprofit newsroom dedicated to independent political and business reporting. https://t.co/bmcCexemN9 | 3 |
| RamonaGiwargis | Co-founder @SJSpotlight. @SPJ_NorCal board. Past: @reviewjournal, @mercnews, @mercedsunstar. I'm Assyrian, @SJSU grad, animal lover, MJ fan & I keep God first. | 3 |
| losgatan | News from Los Gatos, California. On web at https://t.co/PoRI7P0iMJ Subscribe for home delivery: https://t.co/JaZxw8Gp03 #SiliconValley #losgatos #losgatosca | 3 |
| TODGodTweets | TOD stands for Transit-Oriented-Development. I’m a new channel on YouTube critiquing transit systems and how they don’t really work for people without cars. | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638343289555554304 | The @VTA is working to reassure taxpayers their dollars not going to waste after a federal agency undercut its ridership estimate for the BART extension through downtown San Jose by more than 20,000 passengers per day https://t.co/cJJGbLrXR0 | 3 |
| 1638984359519862784 | Santa Clara County’s largest public transit agency @VTA will be audited by the state as one lawmaker looks to change up how it’s run https://t.co/Upi06ef59g | 2 |
| 1639102633549123585 | Join the #CleanCA movement in the San Jose this weekend ! Caltrans, @CityofSanJose , @VTA and @SCCgov will beautify I-280 on Sat. 3/25. Register at https://t.co/inYmur2tw5 #CleanCA #CleanCASanJose @CaltransHQ @CAgovernor @MattMahanSJ @Tony_CTDirector https://t.co/GeCZPGXdzE | 2 |
| 1639088140827652096 | The @VTA, @CaltransD4, and Clean California are hosting a clean-up day on Saturday, March 25 to beautify I-280 in San Jose. Help keep our highways litter-free which will make them safer for motorists, our waterways, and the community! Register at https://t.co/535JgoBG4C. https://t.co/oXT4rXSyb4 | 2 |
| 1640214518436626432 | ICYMI: @VTA is working to reassure taxpayers their dollars are not going to waste after a federal agency undercut its ridership estimate for the BART extension through downtown San Jose. https://t.co/cJJGbLrXR0 | 1 |
| 1638622198842929152 | @dannyman @VTA @CityofSunnyvale @cityofpaloalto @Caltrain @transitapp Transit app is the best! | 1 |
| 1639083841246892032 | @VTA This is what I first reported earlier; that can land one in state prison. Like @Caltrain’s campaign, your agency always reminds the public that “assault on our drivers is a crime.” 📸: by me on bus in MH @tvzuke @DarrinReedCowan @KCBSAMFMTraffic @svtransitupdts @TigerStripePM https://t.co/YkCdgCDXKZ | 1 |
| 1639275322473324547 | State to audit @VTA related to concerns about the agency’s governance structure, planning and fiscal management. @AirResources @CA_Trans_Agency @MTCBATA https://t.co/oHMh9DSZob via @SJSpotlight @SMHsoftware | 1 |
| 1639084857719660544 | Lookie here. New @BayAreaClipper readers in the 22 @VTA bus. Bet someone will still get confused of where to scan their card. https://t.co/oiU4ESetWn | 1 |
| 1638690524705222656 | The Santa Clara @VTA is planning for four new @SFBART Stations as part of the BART Extension Project As part of the long-term planning, a method called “modeling” is utilized to ensure the finished product ultimately will meet the mobility goals. https://t.co/b6iChfC36Y | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639081272378286081 | @VTA Egad. Kudos to that 68 bus driver . That bus driver needs to be commended for bravery at the next Board meeting. | 32 |
| 1639474596603887616 | Dino Oliveira arrested by @SCCoSheriff on suspicion of felony vandalism after he nearly hits @VTA bus head-on with Lincoln Aviator on Hale Avenue in Morgan Hill, gets out and smashes bus windshield, mirrors - and his own SUV - w/pruning shears, agency says https://t.co/BO1rOBC4Ea | 20 |
| 1639078665106620417 | @VTA That’s so scary. Glad everyone is okay! | 14 |
| 1638580030451380229 | Riding @VTA 522 from @CityofSunnyvale to @cityofpaloalto this morning. A @Caltrain travels considerably faster but with the gaps in the train schedule, the frequent express bus gets me to work in less time. Thanks for the routing advice, @transitapp! https://t.co/Tb10mlyl0c | 14 |
| 1639078824473427969 | @VTA It only takes one driver to delay hundreds of other people. | 11 |
| 1638343289555554304 | The @VTA is working to reassure taxpayers their dollars not going to waste after a federal agency undercut its ridership estimate for the BART extension through downtown San Jose by more than 20,000 passengers per day https://t.co/cJJGbLrXR0 | 11 |
| 1639088140827652096 | The @VTA, @CaltransD4, and Clean California are hosting a clean-up day on Saturday, March 25 to beautify I-280 in San Jose. Help keep our highways litter-free which will make them safer for motorists, our waterways, and the community! Register at https://t.co/535JgoBG4C. https://t.co/oXT4rXSyb4 | 10 |
| 1639005245157310464 | Hi @VTA 👋 https://t.co/nCNqJSeZTJ | 8 |
| 1639133079720820736 | @VTA Reminder to thank you bus driver because they have to deal with the traffic so you don’t have to. | 7 |
| 1639125451804401664 | @VTA No collision? What took out the windows and the mirror, then? | 7 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #cleanca | 7 |
| #cleancasanjose | 3 |
| #publictransit | 2 |
| #vtp2050 | 2 |
| #transit | 2 |
| #mobility | 1 |
| #bettertransit | 1 |
| #goodideas | 1 |
| #smartcities | 1 |
| #rainbow | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @vta | 130 |
| @sjspotlight | 12 |
| @caltrain | 11 |
| @sfbart | 11 |
| @monicamallon | 9 |
| @monarchwolf | 8 |
| @sccgov | 8 |
| @caltransd4 | 6 |
| @cityofsanjose | 5 |
| @caltranshq | 5 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
16
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ | 3 | warning |
| 🚨 | 3 | police_car_light |
| 💧 | 3 | droplet |
| 👋 | 2 | waving_hand |
| 📸 | 2 | camera_with_flash |
| 🌈 | 1 | rainbow |
| 😁 | 1 | beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes |
| 💙 | 1 | blue_heart |
| 👏 | 1 | clapping_hands |
| 💻 | 1 | laptop |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Travel & Places | 7 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 5 |
| People & Body | 3 |
| Objects | 3 |
| Symbols | 3 |