Honors, Awards and Deals of the Year - Oh My! 2017 in Review

As the year winds to a close, it's a good time to take stock of all the things we are grateful for. Here at the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), there is an across-the-board commitment to hard work and excellence at both the staff and leadership level. We are thankful for all of the following honors and awards bestowed on us in 2017 by peers and professional organizations. 

American Planning Association – California Planning Awards

• 2017 Communications Initiative Award – MTC, Vital Signs

Bond Buyer

• 2017 Far West Deal of the Year Award – MTC/BATA, Bridge seismic retrofits

National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)

• 2017 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards – Outstanding Project Award (Forensic / Renovation / Retrofit / Rehabilitation Structures over $20 Million) – MTC/BATA, Bay Area Metro Center

Federal Highway Administration

• 2017 Transportation Planning Excellence Award – MTC/ABAG, “A Strategy for a Sustainable Region: Plan Bay Area and the One Bay Area Grant Program”

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – San Francisco Chapter

• 46^th Annual Northern California Area EMMY Award Nominations – Craft Achievement, Video Journalist (No Time Limit) – MTC Staff (Mark Jones), MTC Transportation Awards

REMI

• 2017 George I. Treyz award for Excellence in Economic Analysis – Forecasting – ABAG Staff (Cynthia Kroll, Aksel Olsen, Bobby Lu, Johnny Jaramillo, and Hing Wong)

San Francisco Business Times  

• 2017 Real Estate Deal of the Year – Renovation – MTC/BATA, Bay Area Metro Center

Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) – Bay Area Chapter and WTS International

• 2017 Rosa M. Parks Diversity Leadership Award – MTC Staff (Catalina Alvarado)

Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) – Bay Area Chapter

• 2017 Innovative Transportation Solutions Award – MTC, 511 Regional Carpool Program

Finally, the BATA-funded renovation of the Interurban Electric Railway Bridge Yard Shop (“Bridge Yard”) Building received a number of awards, including: 

• American Institute of Architects East Bay Design Awards – 2017 Merit Award
• American Society of Civil Engineers – Outstanding Historical Renovation Project
• American Society of Landscape Architects – Merit Award