This week MTC approved a framework for distributing some $776 million in emergency operations money to address Bay Area transit agencies’ most dire funding shortfalls and help them avoid service cuts.
A new poll predicts Californians won't repeal the gas tax. Orange and San Diego counties support the repeal, while the Bay Area and the Central Valley do not.
90% of residents said uniform maps and signage would improve transit. MTC and Bay Area transit agencies worked together to develop a common identity, signage and colors inspired by the region.
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@metrolosangeles
’s Therese W. McMillan returns to the Bay Area to replace retiring Steve Heminger as
@ABAGSFBayArea
and MTC’s new executive director.
We joined a coalition of transit agencies, advocacy organizations & rider groups to call upon the Legislature to provide multi-year funding for public transit.
MTC has announced the 12 finalists in its Transformative Transportation Projects competition, which looks to make the Bay Area more affordable, connected, diverse and healthy by 2050.
Riders in California pitch in by paying an additional 10 cents per ride for an accessibility fund, ensuring fleets have wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
Despite decades of widening freeways, we're still sitting in traffic. We're hosting two webinars to re-imagine freeways for the 21st century on Nov. 17 & Nov. 29. Join us and let's make freeways work, together.
In 35 years, median rent in the Bay Area rose by 75 percent, outpacing median household income by 62 percent by 2015. Figures are adjusted for inflation.
#NewsRelease
: Cash toll collection will be suspended on the seven state-owned bridges due to COVID-19. Toll invoices will be sent via mail.
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We're urging the state Senate & Assembly budget committees to fund transit in a joint letter to the committee chairs. Californians rely on transit, and we can't afford to lose it.
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Prototype signage will be installed in El Cerrito del Norte BART station, the Santa Rosa Transit Mall, and the Santa Rosa SMART station in spring 2024. We'll seek public input on the prototypes.
"Caltrain officials acknowledged that it might be more profitable to sell off the land to office or hotel developers, but directors said the need for housing...is paramount."
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#NewsRelease
: Tolling will be suspended on all Bay Area Express Lanes starting tomorrow through at least April 7. Signs will read “Open to All.”
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We appreciate
@CAgovernor
’s statement in the May Revision budget that he welcomes working with the Legislature to protect transit. The Commission recommended options the Legislature could take to fund transit without impacting the state’s budget deficit.
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@OakDOT
has devised a three-year, $100 million paving plan that will direct its largest investment toward underserved communities, such as East Oakland and Fruitvale.
The Commission directed staff to identify funding sources and a plan for making improvements to Bay Bridge approaches, which should also include potential plans for a transit lane on the bridge.
The Commission approved recommendations for the Legislature to fund transit operating costs in the next state budget. The recommendations identify potential funding sources to avoid the transit fiscal cliff. Details ⬇️
For the fourth year in a row the afternoon crawl on northbound U.S. 101 and eastbound Interstate 80 in San Francisco to the Bay Bridge is named the Bay Area's most congested freeway.
The unified signage would be used by all agencies at all locations. It employs a three-color palette of golden yellow, sky blue and dark blue; as well as simple icons to identify service by trains, buses or ferries.
"For California to reach its ambitious climate goals — including banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 — public transit systems will need to be strengthened, not diminished." From the
@sfchronicle
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Therese McMillan returns to the Bay Area to replace retiring Steve Heminger. McMillan spent her career in regional and federal transportation agencies, most recently
@metrolosangeles
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Advocates held a funeral for public transit over the weekend, calling on the governor to update his state budget proposal with relief funds for transit.
We stand with those working towards a fair and just society. We acknowledge & seek to repair the role local governments & the planning profession have played in denying opportunities to Black people.
#BLM
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@GoCaltrain
joins other major transit agencies in our low-income fare pilot program. Adults earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level will be eligible for the discount.