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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) encourages commuters to try a healthy commute this Thursday, May 8, by participating in the 20th annual regional Bike to Work Day. Bike...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and a consortium of electric vehicle organizations today launched a new electric vehicle...

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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 — When the BayMobile visits schools, students learn how their transportation choices affect the environment and San Francisco Bay. Operated by San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay, the...

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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 — Visitors to VivaFest’s Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, Oct. 25, can test-drive some of the newest models of electric cars at Saint James Park in San Jose. The “Experience...

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OAKLAND, CA — The quality of the pavement on the Bay Area’s nearly 43,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads is stuck in “fair” condition, with the typical stretch of asphalt showing serious wear...

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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...

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OAKLAND, CA — Middle- and high-school students from across the region will gather to take action on environmental sustainability issues at the second Youth for the Environment and Sustainability, or...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today released its first comprehensive report on Bay Area freeway congestion since 2009, providing another concrete measure of the region...