News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Have you used the bicycle/pedestrian path on the upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge? If yes, Caltrans is looking for feedback. An online survey is now available at bit.ly/RSR-Survey and will remain open for at least the next three weeks. Read More
The SMART Board of Directors is hosting a Listening Forum on the agency's bike and pedestrian pathway on Wednesday, Dec. 16, part of a series to bring community members together to exchange ideas on how to best position the rail line for the future. Read More
The new bicycle/pedestrian path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge will be closed for five hours each weekday, beginning Monday, Feb. 24 and continuing through Friday, March 13, to allow Caltrans to perform structural inspections of the span. Read More
The new bicycle-pedestrian path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge will be closed each night this week from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. to allow crews to perform maintenance work on the north side of the span. Read More
The bike-pedestrian path that opened on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge proved popular during its first two days of use. Read More
When the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bike/Pedestrian path opens Nov. 16, it will mark the first time in Northern California history that there will be bike and pedestrian access connecting the East Bay with Marin County. Read More
Marin County's North-South Greenway project got a preliminary OK this week for $10.6 million in regional toll dollars from MTC's Programming and Allocations Committee. Read More
The preferred design alternative for a Bay Bridge West Span Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway was presented to the public Nov. 19 and can be watched here. Read More
MTC and ABAG will be livestreaming a meeting on a proposed pedestrian and bicycle pathway on the Bay Bridge West Span at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The presentation will be streamed and questions will be answered live at: https://bit.ly/2ERGTWD
The opening of a third eastbound lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is a major milestone in a long-awaited project to relieve rush-hour traffic that backs up into San Rafael every night. As seen in the above video, a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening brought out a host of dignitaries last week, including MTC’s Commissioners Damon Connelly (Marin County Supervisor), Amy Rein Worth (Mayor of Orinda), and Federal Glover (Contra Costa Supervisor). Also in attendance were former MTC Commissioner and Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey, Assembly Member Marc Levine, Mayor of