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San Francisco will be in the international spotlight when leaders and experts from around the globe descend on the city to attend the Global Climate Action Summit (GACS), taking place September 12 –...

The number 10 seems to have special significance for the Bay Area when it comes to grappling with sea level rise, starting with the date of September 10, 2017. That Sunday was the day when local...

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Resilient by Design, an exciting new approach in addressing climate change before disaster strikes, today announced it has received 51 Design Team applications from multi-disciplinary experts vying to...

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Caltrans has recognized the Bay Area’s Spare the Air Youth Program with an Excellence in Transportation Award in the Public Awareness Campaigns category. Caltrans received nearly 100 entries for this...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this week kicked off a new program known as Drive Smart Bay Area to help motorists save money, improve air quality and increase safety by...

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Center for Sustainable Energy this month kick off a new series of public test...

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“Bring us your tired, your rusty, your broken bicycles.” That’s the motto of MTC’s Bay Area BikeMobile program — a bike repair shop on wheels that appears at schools, libraries and festivals. The van...

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"Feel the power!" That slogan captured the concept behind MTC’s innovative Experience Electric campaign, which was recently honored in two separate award programs. The California Transportation...

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Two MTC-sponsored climate initiatives, the Youth for the Environment and Sustainability (YES) Conference and Bay Area Bike Share, were among were among the feted at BREATHE California’s awards...

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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District and its project partners announced details today about the Bay Area Bike Share system, which is scheduled to launch in August 2013. The system will provide...