Transportation
Bikes strapped to BART!
July 15, 2019
Photo courtesy of BART.
Straps to hold bikes in place are coming to all BART trains, the agency has announced. Read More
Bicycle
Transportation
Cities' scooter policies among the focuses of new transit group
January 15, 2019
Mark Prado
A new transportation group that will look at technology-driven, new modes of transportation and how they fit into the urban landscape has launched. Read More
Meetings
Preview of 5/9 MTC Meetings
May 3, 2018
Three MTC Standing Committees will meet at the Bay Area Metro Center on Wednesday, May 9, in addition to a Budget Study Session, a Policy Advisory Council meeting, and a Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee meeting. Read on for a preview of the agenda items for the standing committee meetings.
Tune in live to the meetings on Wednesday from our Live Webcasts page, and bookmark the main Meetings page to read the meeting agendas and keep up with all the meetings happening each week. Read More
Funding
MTC Approves $386 Million for 180 Projects Across the Region Through the OBAG 2 County Program
January 11, 2018
The stage is set for $386 million in federal funds to go to 180 transportation projects in 95 jurisdictions across all nine Bay Area Counties with last month's MTC commissioner approval of the One Bay Area Grant 2 (OBAG 2) County Program of Projects. OBAG 2, which also has a Regional Program, is the policy framework for MTC’s distribution of $862 million in federal Surface Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds from Fiscal Years 2017-18 to 2021-2022.
In the below video, MTC’s Mallory Atkinson provides an overview of the program and highlights some key facts, figures and policy considerations as the OBAG 2 County Program moves ahead. Read More