News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Caltrain will host a public hearing later this month to gather feedback on potential changes to its fare structure as the rail agency continues to work on recovery plans as a result of the pandemic. Read More
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit system has launched Community Ties illustrating how the system helps bind the North Bay economically, socially and environmentally. Read More
Solano County Transit (SolTrans) is inviting the public to provide feedback on a proposed service restoration plan via a survey through May 20 at: Request for Feedback on Phase I of the Service Restoration Plan and on the SolTrans website. The survey is in English and Spanish. Read More
The San Francisco Bay Trail / Napa Valley Vine Trail project in Vallejo received a $410,000 grant to build a two-way separated bike path along Enterprise Street The new bike path will be about one-third of a mile. Read More
Amtrak will get more than $1.69 billion to provide relief from the impacts of COVID-19 to the company’s business operations, workforce and state funding partners, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced this week. The funding is provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Read More
With President Joe Biden putting an new emphasis on science and the environment, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it is appointing a chief science officer for the entire department for the first time in more than four decades. Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation released its April 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report and it shows COVID continues to take a toll on travel. Read More
Highway 37 has been in the news of late as transportation leaders looks to address issues surrounding the corridor. Those issues are explored here. Read More
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Thursday launched the Clipper regional transit-fare payment card on iPhone and Apple Watch, and also released a mobile app for easier management of Clipper cards. Read More