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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) yesterday convened a regional summit of government leaders and other policymakers to discuss strategies for ensuring that newly developed...

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OAKLAND, CA — Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) staff today unveiled an Initial Vision Scenario for the Sustainable Communities Strategy...

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Sacramento lawmakers finally reached agreement on how to close an estimated $42 billion shortfall (through June 2010) in the state’s General Fund. The approved budget, which makes revisions to the...

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Over 100 enthusiastic guests celebrated the 20th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Trail project at the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center on Saturday, June 6, 2009. The event honored State...

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OAKLAND, CA — When it comes to transportation, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) wants to know: What moves you? Has an organization or company in your community worked hard to promote...

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OAKLAND, CA — Has an organization in your community worked hard to “calm” busy streets or to promote alternatives to driving alone? Are you wowed by local efforts to improve and promote public transit...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Bay Area’s award-winning 511 traveler information system this week introduces its latest upgrade: a free, real-time web-based app known as 511 Transit Tracker that makes it easier...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission – the Bay Area’s transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency – is recruiting interested Bay Area residents to fill three...

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OAKLAND, CA — Clipper, the all-in-one transit fare payment card already accepted on nine Bay Area transit systems, today expands its network of participating transit operators to Napa and Solano...

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OAKLAND, CA — Where would you like to use Clipper, and how would you like to use it? That’s what the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Bay Area transit agencies want to know. Clipper is...