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Clipper Card Upgrade Could Bring Seamless Regional Travel, Or Not

By Andrew Boone |
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission will soon renew its contract for Clipper, the Bay Area’s “all-in-one transit card.” Transit advocates are urging MTC to use the opportunity to create a more seamless fare system, and remove barriers that could allow Clipper payments on both the region’s transit agencies and “first-and-last-mile” trip services. Transit riders can currently […]

Plan Bay Area Passes in a Room Full of Paranoid Conservative Activists

By Aaron Bialick |
Plan Bay Area, the 25-year regional development and transportation funding strategy, was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments last night. The commissions passed a plan that includes some highway expansions and won’t meet the region’s own goals for sustainable transportation, according to projections, but which nevertheless represents a step forward for smart […]

Caltrain Service Cuts Could Be Mitigated With New MTC Plan

By Aaron Bialick |
Communities from San Francisco to San Jose may be saved from much of the expected crippling Caltrain service cuts. A new Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) plan being developed could make up much of the agency’s budget deficit for the next two years, said MTC Public Information Officer John Goodwin. A large chunk of the coming […]

MTC Votes to Reject Funding for Free Muni for Low-Income Youth

By Aaron Bialick |
In a 7-8 vote, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission today rejected $4 million in funding for the free Muni for low-income youth pilot program. After the vote, proponents chanted “shame on you” to the commission, according to the SF Chronicle. “We were definitely very disappointed, especially with the kind of resources the MTC has and the other […]