News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Monday announced $30.5 billion in federal funding is now available to support the nation’s public transportation systems as they continue to respond to COVID-19. Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its March 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report. Read More
MTC Wednesday approved the allocation of $802 million to Bay Area transit operators as part of a second round of federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) funding to help transit agencies battered from revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
There have been several reports in recent days that traffic is on the upswing in the Bay Area. 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
The Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District's Larkspur Ferry Terminal is being used as a drive-through vaccination site. Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with transportation workers last week to discuss the importance of the recently announced federal mask requirements for public transit employees and users to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. Read More
MTC on Wednesday approved almost $180 million in federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) funding to five Bay Area transit operators reeling from revenue losses due to steep ridership declines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Sonoma County Transit will resume fare collection on Monday, Feb. 1. Fare collection was halted in mid-March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, passenger boarding and departing has been restricted to rear doors only to limit passenger and driver interaction. Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has released its January 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report. While flights increased toward the end of 2020, air travel is 60% of what it was a year ago. Read More