Bay Area

News and Stories

News Release

OAKLAND, CA — Tens of thousands of new and seasoned bike commuters are getting ready to pedal to work on Thursday, May 12, as part of the 22 nd annual Bay Area Bike to Work Day.

Top Stories

High school students trekked from as far north as Napa County and as far south as Santa Clara County to attend the orientation for MTC’s High School Summer Internship Program on June 18. Interns...

Top Stories

June 20, 2015 Update: The Warriors celebration in Oakland helped to drive BART ridership to its second highest level ever. According to BART's preliminary figures, 551,479 riders used BART on Friday...

News Release

OAKLAND, CA — However you measure Team Bike Challenge’s impact — whether it’s the number of people who participated, the amount of green miles cycled, the pounds of carbon dioxide removed from the air...

News Release

OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this week unveiled a new interactive, web-based lens for viewing the effects of the Bay Area’s booming economy on jobs, home prices...

Top Stories

Now that seismic upgrade work is complete or well under way on five of the Bay Area’s state-owned toll bridges, MTC’s Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) is turning its attention to the remaining two: the...

Autonomous vehicles are set to be one of the greatest disrupters to transportation in our lifetime. What impact might they have on the Bay Area? The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and...

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente today announce a partnership with Waze Carpool to encourage employees to carpool to work. Commuters can now use...