Projects
Bay Area youth invited to plan region's future
January 11, 2019
Kingmond Young
Youth from the Bay Area are being asked to play a role in the Horizon planning process. Read More
Horizon
Transportation
What Will 2019 and Beyond Hold for Transportation?
December 31, 2018
Autonomous vehicle. Dllu from Wikimedia Commons.
Projects
Transportation Of The Future: Disneyland Reveals Pods, MTC-ABAG Has Ideas Too
November 27, 2018
Mark Prado photo
Bay Area folks have come up with interesting projects for the future of the region as part of MTC and ABAG's Transformative Projects competition. Read More
Public Participation
Bay Area Youth To Play Role In Region's Planning Process
November 15, 2018
Kingmond Young
Youth from all nine Bay Area counties will play a role in the Horizon planning process over the next three years. Read More
Meetings
Preview of 7/13 Meetings: MTC Standing Committees – “Diesel Free by ‘33” Initiative, 3 Pieces of State Legislation
July 12, 2018
Noah Berger
Three MTC standing committee meetings are scheduled for Friday, July 13 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center. Here are links to the full agendas and meeting packets:
Read on for the highlights; tune in live to the meetings on Friday from our Live Webcasts page; and bookmark the main Meetings page to keep up with all MTC meetings. Read More
Projects
Call for Ideas: Transformative Transportation Projects for the Bay Area’s Future
June 22, 2018
Do you daydream of new ways to cross over or under the San Francisco Bay? Close your eyes and see a fleet of flying cars, carrying commuters to work each day? This could be your time to shine. MTC and ABAG are looking for your biggest, brightest, billion dollar (or more!) ideas for redefining the way we travel in and around the Bay Area.
This month, the agencies are jointly issuing an open Request for Transformative Projects – transportation project ideas that have the potential to revolutionize how we move around the region. Transformative Projects should provide new and creative solutions for transportation in the area and should be large in scale – costing $1 billion or more. Public agencies, individuals, private sector companies and nongovernmental organizations are all encouraged to participate. Proposals are due on September 6, 2018 and can be submitted by completing the online form.
The Request for Transformative Projects is part of the Horizon initiative to explore the challenges and opportunities likely to face the Bay Area between now and 2050. Finalists will be selected in October 2018. Keep reading to find out more! Read More
Meetings
Preview of 6/13 MTC Committee Meetings: Funding for Transportation, FY 2018-19 Agency Budget, Disadvantaged and Small Businesses, Horizon Updates and More
June 12, 2018
Noah Berger
Update: Video recordings of these meetings (excluding MTC Policy Advisory Council Equity and Access Subcommittee) are now available.
- BATA Oversight Committee: Video Recording
- MTC Programming and Allocations Committee: Video Recording
- MTC Administration Committee: Video Recording
- MTC Policy Advisory Council: Video Recording
The Bay Area Toll Oversight Committee, two of MTC’s standing committees and the MTC Policy Advisory Council will meet starting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, at the Bay Area Metro Center. Highlights include review of BATA's FY 2018-19 Toll Bridge Operating and Capital Budgets, funding updates for regional and state transportation programs, review of MTC's FY 2018-19 Agency Budget, discussion of MTC’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, and updates on several other MTC projects and programs. Read on for links to everything, and tune in live to the meetings on Wednesday from our Live Webcasts page. Read More
Meetings
Preview of 6/8 MTC Standing Committee Meetings: Autonomous Vehicles, Primary Election Results, and Much More
June 7, 2018
Noah Berger
Update: Video recordings of these meetings are now available.
- 6/8 MTC Planning Committee: Video Recording
- 6/8 MTC Operations Committee: Video Recording
- 6/8 MTC Legislation Committee: Video Recording
Three of MTC’s standing committees will meet starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 8, at the Bay Area Metro Center. Highlights include a preview of a new report on autonomous vehicles, proposed action on two pieces of housing-related state legislation, updates on this week’s state primary election, and federal legislation and funding updates. Read on for links to everything, and tune in live to the meetings on Friday from our Live Webcasts page. Read More
Projects
Horizon Peer Exchange and Preliminary Futures
May 11, 2018
Horizon is an exciting new effort from MTC and ABAG to allow the public, planners and policymakers to wrestle with challenging questions about the external forces that could shape the Bay Area through 2050. Horizon will explore a range of pressing issues and attempt to put the region on sounder footing as it prepares for, and tries to shape, a trajectory that is both equitable and resilient to potential headwinds.
Horizon will identify a suite of potential external forces and allow residents, planners and decision-makers alike to think through policy and investment solutions that make sense in each distinct future. Ultimately, policies and projects that perform well regardless of what happens in the decades ahead will be identified as top priorities going forward. This planning initiative will inform the next regional transportation and land use plan, a separate but closely related effort that will kick off in mid-2019.
Currently, major Horizon work efforts have been directed towards establishing Guiding Principles that will help orient the process, as well as on identifying the futures themselves. Keep reading to find out more about the futures and watch the video above for additional background. Read More
Public Participation
Help Us Plan the Future of the Bay Area!
March 1, 2018
Joshualeverburg1 (Creative Commons)
What should the San Francisco Bay Area of the future look like? MTC and ABAG want to hear from you as we develop a blueprint for how our region lives, works and plays in the decades ahead. Read More