News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
MTC’s online set of data tools helps researchers, Bay Area residents, and city and county staff members quickly find the information they need about trends in the region. Read More
Did you know that MTC has a library that is available to the public as well as local agency staff? The library, a joint resource from MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), has a physical space that holds over 16,000 books and periodicals. Search the online database to see the materials in the collection. Read More
The new term for the MTC Policy Advisory Council kicked off this week. The 27 members of the council will serve a four-year term through 2025 and advise commissioners on critical issues to move the Bay Area forward, with a particular focus on equity, sustainability, affordability, and accessibility for all. Read More
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission issues a briefing every two months as an easy to navigate snapshot of the issues the MTC is addressing as it works to move the Bay Area forward. Read More
The new Metropolitan Transportation Commission website, mtc.ca.gov, has been updated to modernize and streamline the web experience, making the content more accessible for users. Read More
Former commissioner Anne W. Halsted, a community leader who was reluctant to be known by that title but who nonetheless served from 2005 until last May as the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission's representative on MTC passed away Saturday. Read More
This is the first in an ongoing series of posts on the return to transit as MTC and the region look to a post-pandemic Bay Area. COVID-19 dealt a punishing blow to Bay Area residents and businesses that only now shows signs of easing. As the light at the end of the long pandemic tunnel appears to be growing brighter, MTC is working to get the region back on its feet for what comes next. Similar challenges face transportation agencies across the country and around the world. Read More
Napa County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza on Wednesday assumed the helm of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as the regional board unanimously elected him to serve as chairman for the two-year term running through February 2023. Pedroza has served as MTC’s Vice Chair for the past two years and has represented Napa County on the Commission since 2017. Read More
MTC has released the Draft 2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). This list of more than 700 Bay Area transportation projects reflects approximately $10.3 billion in committed federal, state and local funding for the four-year period through 2024. Read More
