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Metropolitan Transportation Commission
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.
According to the MTC, nearly 90 percent of survey respondents said it is now “easy" or "very easy" to find their way around the two test locations with the new signs and maps....
The polling results show 54 percent of Bay Area voters would support a half-cent sales tax to avoid major transit cuts to BART, Caltrain, SFMTA and AC Transit.
Transit riders will be able to engage with the test materials during their journeys and share with MTC their ideas about how to make new signs and maps work better for them.
The $300 million in funding can be made available as a one-time contribution to transit operations expenses to address Bay Area transit agencies’ funding shortfalls and help them...
The survey helps MTC to understand current Clipper user satisfaction, transit habits, attitudes and opinions of Clipper customers, as well as to identify barriers to using Clipper...
The TOC Policy and Climate Initiatives Program aims to help Bay Area cities, towns and counties make investments to improve both air quality and the quality of life for residents...
Anticipated to be installed this fall at transit hubs in El Cerrito and Santa Rosa, Calif., the new maps and signs mark another step forward in Bay Area transit’s transformation...
MTC’s Board approved resolution to transition the Clipper® START pilot program to an ongoing fare product while Cincinnati Metro’s Board of Trustees have approved a new fare structure...
Most Bay Area transit agencies are rolling out new schedules during the week of Aug. 12 in coordination with each other and are working to align the timing of schedule changes...
Committee members will work together to build a regional consensus for state legislation that would authorize Bay Area voters to consider a transportation revenue measure preserving...
MTC will hold a meeting on June 12 to discuss building regional consensus for legislation in California that would authorize Bay Area voters as early as 2026 to consider a transportatio...
This is the first allocation of funds through the BusAID program and will go towards eight improvement projects in the San Jose, San Francisco, Redwood City and the East Bay, ...
The hub includes electric vehicles and chargers that can be shared by community residents, e-bikes, folding bicycles and secure bike parking and a monitor with real-time arrival...
The funding, which requires approval of the RNM Committee and MTC, will go towards eight near-term transit priority projects that are expected to be completed during the next ...
Out of the $7.6 million MTC is allocating towards SFMTA, $3.8 million will be going to the SFMTA's Kirkland Yard Electrification Project and $2.4 million will go toward new Muni...
The prototypes feature a three-color palette of golden yellow, sky blue and dark blue to establish and reinforce a common identity for all Bay Area transit services.
Clipper START, which started as an 18-month pilot program in June 2020 and was extended through 2025 in July, will now move to an across-the-board 50 percent discount from the...
The MTC and UCSF have finalized a partnership agreement through which UCSF will provide up to 6,000 of its employees with passes for unlimited free travel for one year on any ...
The goal of the two-year pilot is to measure if giving participants a prepaid card that offers unlimited trips and transfers between systems encourages people to take more transit...
The plan approves the principles informing the funding distribution, the funding distribution framework and regional accountability measures for funding from the Transit and Intercity...
The program, which was put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, helps people learn how to use the bus, ferry, BART, paratransit and local van services and puts special attention...
The new system will serve as the backbone to provide many of the regional fare integration and accessibility features from the Bay Area Transit Transformation Action Plan.
The RM 3 toll dollars play a key role in completing the funding plans for three dozen Bay Area projects, which often also rely on local, state and federal funds.
Clipper START launched in July 2020 as a 36-month pilot program that offers discounts on public transit to qualifying Bay Area adults with low incomes.
The report outlines steps that need to be taken over the next decade by MTC, Bay Area transit agencies and the state government to help the region’s transit network avert a near...
MTC endorsed potential funding shifts and fee increases over five years, giving legislators $7.4 billion worth of options to address a statewide fiscal cliff estimated by the ...
As part of the long-term planning, a method called “modeling” is utilized to ensure the finished product ultimately will meet the mobility goals, provide equitable and accessible...
Fremier succeeds Therese McMillan, who retired Feb. 1 after four years as executive director and after a nearly four-decade career in public service that included a combined 29...
MTC joined dozens of other California agencies as signatories on a letter to state leaders that reflects MTC's identification of state support for transit operations as the commission...
The San Francisco event was the second in a series of roundtables around the country conducted as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s work to advance equity and justice...
Clipper BayPass is the first initiative to be implemented based on recommendations of the Regional Fare Coordination/Integration Study, an 18-month study led by MTC and BART that...
MTC and ABAG have selected CPS HR Consulting to assist in the search following Therese McMillan's announcement in September that she would be retiring at the end of January 2023...
The goal of the project is to design and deploy a fully harmonized suite of maps, signs and transit information in all Bay Area transit locations — from individual bus stops to...
Approval of this set of actions marks the culmination of a 14-month effort when the Task Force accepted a three-stage mission to help the Bay Area transit network adjust to new...
The project aimed to stimulate equity, connection and communication between seniors, the disabled community and Bay Area Transit agencies and found riders with challenges don’...
Cubic will oversee eligibility verification and perform application intake, review and approval, as well as customer service functions for program participants.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has launched a text-based mass notification feature, building off its 511 SF Bay service, that will alert users about transportation...
New commuter parking projects for Alameda County Transportation received $9.3 million in funding after the Metropolitan Transportation Commission allocated Regional Measure 2 ...
Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty took over the helm of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Wednesday after Commissioners unanimously elected him chair for the two...
MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who also serves on the MTC Commission, and to San Francisco Mayor London Breed with an update...
A $9.5 million commitment approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in July 2018 allows qualifying vanpools that rent their vehicles through Commute With Enterprise...
MTC and the Transportation Authority sent postcards to some 100,000 randomly-selected Bay Area households inviting residents to participate in the survey.
Judis Santos has been selected to be one of 40 professionals from around the country to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Leaders Program.
The Salesforce Transit Center celebrated its long-awaited Grand Opening in a grand way over the weekend, starting with a formal ribbon-cutting before splashing out with a jam-...
Constructed over the last eight years under the direction of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, the Transit Center replaces the seismically deficient 1930s-era Transbay Terminal...
The MTC has added another new feature to the Bay Area’s 511 traveler information system by integrating two of the most popular 511 features — traffic conditions and real-time ...
Over 100,000 new and seasoned bicycle commuters are expected to pedal to work on Thursday, May 10, as part of the 24th annual Bay Area Bike to Work Day.
Approximately $386 million in federal funds are set to go to 180 transportation projects in 95 jurisdictions across all nine Bay Area Counties through the One Bay Area Grant 2...
The New Year is a great time to start a new habit to save time and money by carpooling. MTC's 511 Carpool Program is offering new carpoolers a free ride or a driver bonus when...
Ford GoBike and Alaska Airlines, joined by San Jose Mayor and MTC Commissioner Sam Liccardo, regional officials and community members, announced the launch of their founding partnership...
Starting September 12, commuters can get guaranteed parking until 10 a.m. at the Millbrae and San Bruno Bay Area Rapid Transit stations when they carpool to the station with Scoop...
High school students from across the Bay Area’s nine counties gathered at the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco on August 11 to conclude their summer transportation internships...
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District will begin full passenger train service this Friday, August 25, 2017, thanks to the Federal Railroad Administration's decision last...
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has announced the addition of a fully-interactive Spanish language voice recognition and response system to the Bay Area’s 511 phone...
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission has adopted Plan Bay Area 2040 and its associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR...
Resilient by Design, a new approach in addressing climate change before disaster strikes, has announced it has received 51 Design Team applications from multi-disciplinary experts...
Officials from Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville were joined by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, global bike share leader Motivate, Ford Motor Company and community ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, joined by global bike share leader Motivate, Ford Motor Company, regional officials and scores of community members — and launched ...
The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter recognized three awardees with ties to MTC at its 2017 Annual Scholarship and Awards Event on June 7 in...
Work is getting under way on the long-awaited Caltrain electrification project, thanks to the Federal Transit Administration’s action in May 2017 to finally approve a Full-Funding...
MTC has been awarded a 2017 Transportation Planning Excellence Award from the Federal Highway Administration for the project, "A Strategy for a Sustainable Region: Plan Bay Area...
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Senior Public Information Officer Catalina Alvarado has won the Women’s Transportation Seminar’s (WTS) Rosa M. Parks Diversity Leadership...
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Bay Area transit agencies reminded residents that just one week remains to weigh in on suggested improvements to the region...
Two newly released maps new show over 80 percent of the locations proposed or sited for the Ford GoBike bike share stations throughout San Francisco and San Jose.
The colony of Double-crested Cormorants that long made its home on the old East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge finally found its Field of Dreams on the Skyway section...
The Golden Gate Bridge will turn 80 years old on Saturday, May 27, 2017, and the Golden Gate Bridge District is asking the public to help celebrate the milestone by sharing their...
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the Port of San Francisco broke ground on the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion Project...
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has announced it is recruiting Bay Area residents for its 27-member Policy Advisory Council. The Policy Advisory Council is a citizen...
Bay Area Bike to Work Day organizers have named the winners of the 2017 Bike Commuter of the Year awards, given to recognize individuals for inspiring bicycling in their Bay Area...
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) have released for public review the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft...
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Chair Jake Mackenzie and Vice Chair Scott Haggerty are lauding state Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Chair Jim Beall and...
MTC Chair Jake Mackenzie and Commission Vice Chair Scott Haggerty recently applauded the funding package unveiled by Gov. Brown, state Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Le...
Steady rain this morning failed to dampen enthusiasm among participants in a public celebration held at BART’s new Warm Springs/South Fremont station to christen the agency’s ...
Rohnert Park Mayor Jake Mackenzie took over the reins of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) after the 18 voting members of the 21-member regional Commission unanimously...
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente have announced a partnership with Waze Carpool to encourage employees to carpool to work...
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has announced that SamTrans will receive a $3.4 million grant to implement a Traffic Signal Priority (TSP) system that will allow...
The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced a $4.6 million grant to a coalition of Bay Area leaders to create the Bay Area: Resilient by Design Challenge — a competition that...
Commuters now have a new option for securing a parking spot at BART’s Dublin/Pleasanton Station. MTC is partnering with BART and Scoop Technologies to maximize the efficiency ...