CA: MTC Seeks Billion-Dollar Ideas from Public

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments have put out an open request for visionary transportation projects with a minimum price tag of $1 billion.

This request for transformative projects is designed to reach out to individuals and organizations that are not traditionally associated with transit agencies and partners. The criteria for the proposals include transit and roadway projects that have a minimum life-cycle cost of $1 billion.

The MTC is also accepting ideas that would make transportation infrastructure more resilient to sea-level rise and earthquakes, as well as operational strategies related to tolling or fare simplification. 

Read the complete article at http://www.dailycal.org/2018/07/30/metropolitan-transportation-commission-seeks-billion-dollar-ideas-public/