Transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area

Now Showing in San Francisco: "Half Light: A Study of the San Francisco Bay Trail"

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Monday, March 18, 2019
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The dozen mega-sized prints by San Francisco photographer Kurt Schwabe are on display in the atrium lobby of the Bay Area Metro Center, located in San Francisco's East Cut neighborhood at 375 Beale Street which also happens to be home to the San Francisco Bay Trail project.

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  • The dozen mega-sized prints by San Francisco photographer Kurt Schwabe are on display in the atrium lobby of the Bay Area Metro Center, located in San Francisco's East Cut neighborhood at 375 Beale Street which also happens to be home to the San Francisco Bay Trail project.
  • Titled "Half-Light: A Study of the San Francisco Bay Trail," the show is open to the public weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., through September 27, 2019.
  • Dubbed "The Bay Trail Trekker" and sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Schwabe chronicled his journey in words and photos on a blog.
  • The Bay Trail Project is a program of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments, both of which are housed at the Bay Area Metro Center.

MTC Chief Urges Much Bigger Federal Role In Transportation Investment

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --In testimony before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Executive Director Therese W. McMillan today urged Congress to reauthorize the 2015 Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and to increase federal investment in transportation, particularly in the nation's metropolitan areas.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --In testimony before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Executive Director Therese W. McMillan today urged Congress to reauthorize the 2015 Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and to increase federal investment in transportation, particularly in the nation's metropolitan areas.
  • "A strong federal role in our nation's multimodal transportation system has been essential for the entirety of our nation's history," testified McMillan, speaking on behalf of MTC and other federally-designated metropolitan planning organizations.
  • McMillan cited the federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) programs as especially important vehicles for increased investment.
  • MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

Iteris Selected by San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Connected and Automated Vehicle Initiative

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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(NASDAQ: ITI), the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, today announced that it has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to enhance and upgrade the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) across five cities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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  • (NASDAQ: ITI), the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, today announced that it has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to enhance and upgrade the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) across five cities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190305005325/en/
    Iteris Selected by San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Connected and Automated Vehicle Initiative (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The three-year project supports MTCs Innovative Deployments to Enhance Arterials (IDEA) program, which seeks to enable the continuous improvement of arterial operations and the enhancement of the Bay Areas readiness for connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies.
  • As part of the project, Iteris will provide systems engineering services for the IDEA program, including the deployment of connected vehicle applications, automated vehicle applications and virtual bicycle detection technology for signal operations across 79 intersections in Los Gatos, Emeryville, Walnut Creek, Concord and Dublin.
  • We look forward to working with Iteris to make sure our region is prepared for the connected and automated vehicles of the future.

InventHelp Inventor Develops Dual-Purpose Presentation Panel (SFO-617)

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Monday, March 4, 2019
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Concerned about some of their limitations, an inventor from Sunnyvale, Calif., made a design change to increase their effectiveness.

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  • Concerned about some of their limitations, an inventor from Sunnyvale, Calif., made a design change to increase their effectiveness.
  • As such, it allows users to tack papers to a cork board and write on and adhere papers to a clear overlay board at the same time.
  • The original design was submitted to the San Francisco sales office of InventHelp.
  • 18-SFO-617, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext.

Scott Haggerty Elected Chair of Metropolitan Transportation Commission

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Thursday, February 28, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty took over the helm of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Wednesday after the 19 voting members of the 21-member regional Commission unanimously elected him as chair for the two-year term running through February 2021.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty took over the helm of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Wednesday after the 19 voting members of the 21-member regional Commission unanimously elected him as chair for the two-year term running through February 2021.
  • Haggerty has served for the past two years as MTC's vice chair, and has represented Alameda County on the Commission since 2000.
  • I hope the entire organization Commission and staff alike can focus on this over the next two years," Haggerty said.
  • Haggerty represents Alameda County on the National Association of Counties, and also serves as a member of the Alameda County Transportation Commission, San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and Tri-Valley Transportation Council.

MTC, ABAG Name Therese W. McMillan New Executive Director

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today named Therese Watkins McMillan as its new Executive Director.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today named Therese Watkins McMillan as its new Executive Director.
  • This position also serves as the top executive for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
  • McMillan, who currently serves as the Chief Planning Officer for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, will replace Steve Heminger, who is retiring next month after serving as MTC's Executive Director since January 2001 and as ABAG's Executive Director since July 2017.
  • ABAG is the official regional planning agency for the nine counties and 101 cities and towns of the Bay Area.

New Bus/Carpool Lane Opens Thursday On West Grand Avenue Approach to Bay Bridge

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Thursday, January 3, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Caltrans and the City of Oakland early this morning completed work on the addition of a dedicated bus and carpool lane to the West Grand Avenue approach to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Caltrans and the City of Oakland early this morning completed work on the addition of a dedicated bus and carpool lane to the West Grand Avenue approach to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
  • Designed both to speed travel for buses and carpools, and to improve safety for all vehicles approaching the Bay Bridge toll plaza from West Grand Avenue and Interstate 880, the $2 million project involved the conversion to a traffic lane of a quarter-mile stretch of the right shoulder of the West Grand Avenue on-ramp as well as a portion of the right shoulder of the Bay Bridge approach from northbound I-880.
  • In addition to the opening of the new bus/carpool lane, an existing cash lane near the right side of the Bay Bridge toll plaza will be converted tomorrow to a FasTrak-only lane.
  • The West Grand Avenue approach to the Bay Bridge is used by AC Transit's transbay NL line as well as by thousands of carpool vehicles each day.

Bart Sweeney joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager and Associate Vice President

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Thursday, December 27, 2018
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ROCKY HILL, Conn., Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Bart Sweeney, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager and associate vice president.

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  • ROCKY HILL, Conn., Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Bart Sweeney, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager and associate vice president.
  • Based in the firm's Rocky Hill office, Sweeney has 25 years of transportation infrastructure experience that includes project management, design, construction, maintenance and operations.
  • "Bart is recognized throughout the state as a transportation leader with comprehensive knowledge of Connecticut's bridges and highways," said Jennifer Carrier, PE, HNTB Connecticut office leader and associate vice president.
  • With more than a century of service, HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients' most complex technical, financial and operational challenges.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Selects ViewPoint Cloud for Modern ePermitting

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewPoint Government Solutions is excited to announce that Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has selected ViewPoint Cloud to bring modern, user-friendly permitting to the agency.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewPoint Government Solutions is excited to announce that Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has selected ViewPoint Cloud to bring modern, user-friendly permitting to the agency.
  • "Our permits have been increasing in volume, leading us to look for a more streamlined way to manage them," explains Kathy Bradley, Manager of Real Estate & Joint Development at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
  • We're so proud to be collaborating with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, who shares our core values in consciously serving local communities as they develop and grow," says Bassil Silver, ViewPoint's Chief Operating Officer.
  • Launching in 2019, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority joins the growing number of California communities using ViewPoint Cloud to modernize online services, paving the way for other County organizations and transportations authorities to do the same.

Recruiting Bay Area High School Students: Apply Now for Paid MTC Summer Internship

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Thursday, December 13, 2018
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If so, let them know that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is offering high school students around the Bay Area the opportunity to gain professional experience in transportation planning, engineering and related fields through its 2019 High School Internship Program.

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  • If so, let them know that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is offering high school students around the Bay Area the opportunity to gain professional experience in transportation planning, engineering and related fields through its 2019 High School Internship Program.
  • The internship program, now celebrating its 19th year, is now accepting applications for paid summer jobs with a variety of public transit agencies, city planning departments and public works agencies throughout the region.
  • Eligible students will be at least 16 years old and completing the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade by summer 2019.
  • Jonathan, a 2018 MTC high school intern, wrote of his experience: "I really enjoyed the internship and learned so much.