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Clipper Card Transition for Bay Area Transit is Now Official
By Matthew Roth |
MTC Commission Chair Scott Haggerty announcing the launch of the Clipper Card. Photos: Matthew Roth. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which sets the Bay Area’s regional transportation and land use policies, officially announced the transition from the Translink card to the newly branded Clipper smart card for transit trips today. The new blue card with eight […]
Metropolitan Transportation Commission Meeting
By Valerie Carrasco |
MTC meeting website.
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 […]
Metropolitan Transportation Commission Meetings
By Aaron Bialick |
MTC Website
Not Voting for Buses? Bay Area Transit Study Open Thread
By Roger Rudick |
Election day is a good time for a discussion about a recent Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) study that seems to show that Bay Area residents are using their transit choices to, in effect, vote for rail, ferry, and ride-hailing, but not for more buses. From an East Bay Times look at the study: The problem is that buses, by far […]
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 […]