News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
More than 100 people turned out under bright skies for the dedication of a public access pier adjacent to Yerba Buena Island named in honor of Bimla Gill Rhinehart. Read More
Transportation and urban planning professionals in the Bay Area and around the globe mourned the death last year of transportation expert and urbanist Hank Dittmar. Now, a collection of his essays has been published. Read More
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail transit agency is marching south from San Rafael to Larkspur and expects to start service later this year. Read More
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit will offer added evening rail service to take people from the Marin County Fair, which begins Wednesday and lasts through July 7. Read More
Former Metropolitan Transportation Commission Chairman Robert "Bob" Schroder died March 29. He was 90. Read More
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission named Therese McMillan as its new executive director on Wednesday. Read More
Welcome to the re-launch of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission-Association of Bay Area Governments blog! Here we will provide useful information about what the two agencies are up to, adding some context along the way. Read More
The Bay Link – the joint blog of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) – recently celebrated the six-month anniversary of its "soft launch" in December 2017.
Over that time, we've served as a single public information resource for both agencies, providing news, views and analysis on a wide range of regionally relevant topics, including housing, land use, transportation, the economy, the environment, climate change and resilience, among many others.
Below is a curated round-up of the "Best of the Bay Link" that you may have missed over the last few months. Don't forget to subscribe to receive a weekly digest of the latest posts, and feel free to drop us a line at blog@bayareametro.gov for any comments or questions.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 23. Highlights included the Commission offering a "Support and Seek Amendments" position on a State Assembly bill related to BART transit-oriented development (prompting a lively debate on regional housing and local zoning control), as well as approval of a pilot program that will provide 20 percent fare discounts to low-income adults on several major Bay Area transit operators.
Read on for all the Commission actions of the day, as well as links to the video recording of the meeting and all the handouts. Read More
Three meetings are scheduled for Friday, May 11, at the Bay Area Metro Center: the MTC Operations Committee, the Joint MTC Planning Committee with the ABAG Administrative Committee, and the Joint MTC Legislation Committee and ABAG Legislation Committee.
Read on for a summary of the major items that will be discussed and the recommended actions for the MTC Commission/ABAG Executive Board.
Tune in live to the meetings on Friday from our Live Webcasts page, and bookmark the main Meetings page to read the meeting agendas and keep up with all MTC meetings. Read More