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A video highlighting MTC-led efforts in response to COVID-triggered transit issues was highlighted at the ITS World Conference in Los Angeles last week. Read More

Therese W. McMillan, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) since 2019, notified the Commission that she will retire from both positions on January 31, 2023. Read More

The Bay Area Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) helps prevent freeway congestion during peak traffic hours by clearing vehicle accidents, picking up dangerous items left on the roadway and helping stranded motorists. Read More

MTC is a sponsor of the seventh annual Bay Area Transit Month, which lasts all of September and celebrates the role of transit in the region, while featuring events, rides, and prizes. Read More

MTC’s online set of data tools helps researchers, Bay Area residents, and city and county staff members quickly find the information they need about trends in the region. Read More

U.S. Rep. John Garamendi on Thursday joined MTC and Caltrans for a tour of the State Route 37 corridor to learn more about the Sears Point to Mare Island Improvement project, which MTC and the four North Bay counties are supporting. Read More

StreetSaver® is a tool that helps cities and counties better maintain their local streets and roads. The software, developed by MTC, is free to Bay Area jurisdictions who receive Pavement Management Technical Assistance, and is also available for license throughout the country. Read More

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission this month received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration through the agency’s Enhancing Mobility Innovation (EMI) program to demonstrate a technology-driven regional solution to streamline data communication between different systems for booking paratransit trips. MTC will partner with Bay Area paratransit agencies in a demonstration project scheduled to begin in May 2023. Read More

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission — in conjunction with BART and all other transit agencies participating in the Clipper® fare payment system — today launched a two-year pilot program to study the impact of a single pass that will provide some 50,000 Bay Area residents free access to all bus, rail and ferry services in the nine-county region. Read More

More than 50 high school students from all nine Bay Area counties participated in the 2022 Norman Mineta Bay Area Summer Academy, which concluded on July 28 with a capstone presentation by each of the participating students. Read More