News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Transforming the country's infrastructure and making it more resilient are top priorities in an $88 billion U.S. Department of Transportation budget submitted to Congress by the Biden-Harris Administration Friday. Read More
With the arrival of king tides this past weekend, some in the Bay Area may see roads go underwater, albeit temporarily. Read More
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has developed a handy-dandy map that shows San Francisco residents what's happening on their streets.
Passengers can expect smoother rides as BART works to switch out the system's third rails, which powers the rail cars. Read More
BART is starting to revitalization its system thanks to 2016's Measure RR, a voter-approved, $3.5 billion bond measure that has allowed the agency to replace decades-old track equipment among other improvements. Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation this week announced $900 million in discretionary grant funding will be made available through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Discretionary Grants program. Read More
MTC and ABAG have released their first-ever joint annual report to Congress for 2018, urging lawmakers in Washington D.C. to honor long-standing bipartisan commitments to transportation, housing and disaster relief. The report, Accelerating Progress: Strong Partnerships Move the Bay Area Forward: Provides an overview of the Bay Area’s policy and funding priorities, including priorities for a national infrastructure and a response to the Trump Administration’s budget proposal Discusses the region’s major capital investment grant requests, including Caltrain modernization and the Bay Area’s next Read More
Four meeting will be held on Friday, March 9, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, including the MTC Operations Committee, Joint MTC Planning and ABAG Administrative Committees, Joint MTC and ABAG Legislative Committees, and Joint MTC Commission and MTC Policy Advisory Council. Major items for discussion include a proposed amendment to Plan Bay Area 2040 (Plan) and the Amended 2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to revise the cost and scope of the U.S. 101 Managed Lanes Project in San Mateo County (see the staff presentation and memo); a summary of the 2018 housing Read More
Earlier this morning, KQED Forum discussed President Trump’s proposal for $200 billion in federal infrastructure spending over ten years, including how much money might make its way to the Bay Area and which projects it might support. MTC’s own Director of Legislation and Public Affairs, Randy Rentschler, joined host Michael Krasny, along with Sean Randolph of Bay Area Council Economic Institute, to discuss the proposal and a host of other Bay Area transportation issues. Listen to the whole interview on KQED’s website. Read More