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MTC’s Programming and Allocations Committee today approved a three-point set of principles to guide the distribution to Bay Area transit agencies in the coming months of nearly $1.7 billion in federal...

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MTC released a list of about 700 Bay Area transportation projects—a total of approximately $6.6 billion in committed federal, state and local funding for the four-year period through 2020.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration this spring jointly recertified the SF Bay Area’s transportation planning process through May...

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OAKLAND, CA — The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today named Therese W. McMillan as its Deputy Administrator, the #2 job at FTA. McMillan, who has been a member of the Metropolitan...

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The sun was scorching at the site of the old Pagoda Palace Theater in San Francisco’s North Beach last Friday morning, but the Central Subway crews were blissfully protected. They were toiling away...

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Mayor Edwin M. Lee and several key officials today announced federal approval of an agreement dedicating $942.2 million in federal funds to the Central Subway Project. The agreement finalizes the...

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Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Chair and Napa County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza today thanked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the other members of the Bay Area’s congressional caucus for...

The MTC Administration Committee: Oversees the operation and management of MTC staff Approves consultant contracts Sets the commission’s budget Establishes financial and personnel policies Oversees...