San Francisco Bay Area

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Wednesday adopted a new Transit-Oriented Communities Policy designed to boost the overall housing supply and increase residential densities in transit-rich areas throughout the Bay Area; spur more commercial development near transit hubs served by multiple agencies; promote bus transit, walking, biking and shared mobility in transit-rich areas; and foster partnerships to create transit-oriented communities where people of all income levels, racial and ethnic backgrounds, ages and ability levels can live, work and thrive. Read More

About one year after the Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force convened by MTC adopted a 27-goal Transformation Action Plan, some efforts have made substantial progress, while others are moving more slowly. This was the assessment made by Seamless Bay Area in a report card they issued on Bay Area efforts to improve and connect transit agencies to make services more convenient and appealing to riders. The San Francisco Chronicle ran a story on the report card noting various aspects of the effort. 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

While U.S. apartment construction activity is at a historic 50-year high, the Bay Area is seeing a drop in production compared to last year, according to RentCafe’s annual apartment construction report. 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

The San Francisco Bay Trail will come into focus for the next month as Save The Bay invites the public to be part of the seventh annual Bay Day. Read More

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) is developing a shared vision of the San Francisco Bay Area ferry system for 2050, including the level of service and extent of ferry operations and emergency response. Read More

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)’s Operations Committee on Friday approved a $6 million contract with Applied Wayfinding Inc. to develop a single mapping and wayfinding system for use by all Bay Area transit agencies. Read More

The California Transportation Commission has allocated more than $3 billion to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, accounts for more than $930 million of the total funding. Dozens of Bay Area projects were funded in the allocations made last week. Read More

Friday May 20’s weather was perfect for biking, and thousands came out to participate in the Bike to Work Day (BTWD), part of this year’s Bay Area’s Bike to Wherever Days. Read More