News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (roughly 9 million people) to 17.9% (27.6 million people), according to new 2021 American Community Survey data. Read More
Jobs, jobs, jobs. Intended as a report to inform the wider regional planning effort called Horizon being undertaken by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), a new perspective paper explores the future of jobs in the region. Read More
Women account for less than 15 percent of the total transportation occupation workforce, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University. Read More
The practice of "ghosting," once the domain of the dating world, has now crept into the workplace, as the number of jobs outpaces the number of workers. Read More
An MTC Vital Signs report shows more employees than ever are working from home as a way to avoid traffic and public transit. Read More