Executive Director’s Report

Retirements • New Appointments • Updates

Retirements • New Appointments • Election Update • BART Secures Loan from USDOT For New Cars • Bay Bridge Steel Gets Second Life • Toll Increase Outreach • Holiday Wreath and Award • Planning and Capital Grant Opportunities: 2024 Call for Projects • BayREN Launches Its New Public Buildings Programs • Select Committee Special Meeting at MTC December 9

Retirements • New Appointments • Bay Bridge West Span Main Cable inspection • Joint Venture Silicon Valley Poll Briefing • West Oakland Link is a Caltrans Federal Grant Priority • Statewide Motorist Aid Committee • AC Transit Zero-Emission Bus University and Workforce Development Partnership Launch • Earthquake Preparedness • Bay Lights 360 New Installation • THRIVE with Bay Area Transportation

New Appointments • MTC Engages the Public for Plan Bay Area 2050+ Input • MTC Receives $500 million in Transit Funds Secured in Last Year’s State Budget • Fourth Meeting of Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee • Big 4 MPO Meeting and SB 375 Discussion • INFRA/MEGA Awards • Priority Sites Loan Helps Complete Funding for Affordable Housing Project for Seniors • Napa Valley Vine Trail Ribbon Cutting • Celebrate Transit Month this September • Green Complete Streets Technical Workshop in Campbell • 2024 Mineta Bay Area Summer Academy Achieves Record Numbers • Bay Area Metro Center Building Update

New Appointments • Social Housing Field Study Trip to Vienna, Austria • WETA Launches MV Sea Change • Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Deterrent Completed • BARC Agencies Enter into MOU to Enhance Sea Level Rise Coordination • Draft Coordinated Plan Released for Public Comment • Plan Bay Area 2050+ Draft Blueprint Performance & Equity Outcomes • MTC Awarded $5 Million from Inaugural HUD PRO Housing Grant Program • Bay Area Summer Academy Kicked off July 8 • Second Meeting of Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee, July 29

New Appointments • First Meeting of Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee, June 24 • MTC Garners Recognition at WTS Awards Gala • Be Safe Together: IBTTA’s Global Road Safety Week, June 24-28 • MTC Hosts State’s Transit Transformation Task Force, June 17 • SMART Pathway Groundbreaking, June 14 • VTA Breaks Ground on BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension, June 14 • BART-Caltrain San Bruno Derailment Exercise, June 14 • Regional Transportation Tabletop Exercise, June 5 • State Resource Agency Approves Plan for North Bay Habitat and Species Conservation • Bay Area Summer Academy Kicks off July 8 • Ann Fitzgerald Flemer College Mentorship Program

New Appointments • MTC/ABAG Annual Advocacy Trip to Washington, D.C. • SCAG 59th annual Regional Conference & General Assembly • FHWA/FTA Certification Commends Public Engagement • Bay Wheels Bikeshare Debuts in San Mateo County • MTC, CARB, TransForm Unveil New Mobility Hub at San Jose Apartment Complex • Caltrain Electric Train Tour and 160th Anniversary • MTC Staff Ascend to Leadership Positions at COMTO • College Mentorship Program to Honor Late Deputy Executive Director • Bike Month and 2024 Bike Champion of the Year Winners • Portal Project Enters Engineering Phase • Objective Standards for Multifamily Housing: Introducing MTC-ABAG's Objective Design Standards Handbook • State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference Re-scheduled

New Appointments • Updates ABAG Exec Board Takes First Step to Put Regional Housing Bond on November Ballot • Bay Wheels East Bay Expansion • Federal Highway Administration Approves $20 Million Grant for Highway 37 • Disadvantaged & Small Business Enterprise Programs • Bay Area Summer Academy Now Accepting Applications • Sea Level Rise Project List Update • Regional Mapping and Wayfinding • Washington, D.C., Advocacy Trip, May 13-16 • Bike to Wherever Days • State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference Re-scheduled

New Appointments • State Senators Weiner and Wahab Unveil Senate Bill 1031 • Sacramento Advocacy Visits, March 11-12 • MTC Officials Tour Port of Redwood City • PCA Grants Will Provide Up to $8.5 Million for Bay Area Conservation Projects • MTC Pathway to Government College Mentorship Program Seeks Applicants • Bay Area Summer Academy Now Accepting Applications • Now Open: Nominations for Bike Champions of the Year • April Commission Workshop • Bike to Wherever Days

New Appointments • USDOT RAISE Grant Application • Bay Area Housing Element Update • Medium-High FTA Rating for Portal • Federal Certification Review Feb. 26-28 • North Bay League of Cities Meeting Feb. 15 • Bay Area Caucus Meeting Feb. 7 • Statewide Transportation Policy Forums • Building Updates • State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference, March 12-13 in Oakland • April Commission Workshop

New appointments • Retirements • Assembly Transportation Committee Chair Lori Wilson Visits Bay Area Bridges • MTC Staff Tours High-Speed Rail Construction Project • MTC Invited to Speak about Transportation-Housing Linkages at Bay Area Caucus Event • Clipper® START Makes Bay Area Transit More Affordable for More Low-Income Riders • Blake Named Interim NorCal President of COMTO • Meeting with Bay Area Legislators on Transportation Revenue Measure • State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference to be March 12-13 in Oakland

New Appointments • Retirements • DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant • Clipper® BayPass Welcomes Aboard UCSF • New State Grant for Hwy. 37 Upgrades • State Transformation Task Force • Funding Opportunity: Call for Letters of Interest for Priority Sites • Transit Priority Workshop in Oakland • Regional Network Management Meetings • MPO Executive Directors meeting in Sacramento • Recent MetroTalks

New Appointments • CTC Recommends Two Bay Area Projects for Local Transportation Climate Adaptation Program • Bay Wheels Bikeshare Expansion • SMART’s Petaluma North Station Groundbreaking • Working Waterfront Coalition • Local Government Roundtable • Large Bridge Project Program Grant Application • COMTO NorCal 20th Annual Gala • Holiday Wreath Returns to Yerba Buena Island Tunnel

New Appointments • Caltrans’ Excellence in Transportation Award for All Aboard Bay Area Transit • Housing Heroes Awards for BAHFA • Bay Area Travel Study • New HUD PRO Housing Grant Application • AB 1319 and ACA1 • Ride-Along and Socialize Event with Bay Area Transit Leaders • Ferry Tour • Richmond-San Rafael Toll Plaza Incident

New Appointments • Key Updates • Items to Note

A reminder that all Covid-19 related reporting items can be found on our MTC webpage. We provide monthly updates on all related activities, and statistics that are affecting the region.

COVID-Related Activities • Clipper® Launches on iPhone and Apple Watch, Debuts New Mobile App • Regional Housing Technical Assistance Program Training Series • CTF Awards • Equity Panel: San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors Meeting

SR-37 Town Hall • Equity Bench • Speaking at Social Equity Forum • Commission Orientation Presentation • Executive Director “Top Five” Focus Areas for 2021

Key Updates on COVID-Related Activities • Technical Assistance for Housing and Local Planning • Transit Fare Coordination Survey

RFQs: On-Call Equity Consultant Bench and Regional Planning Bench • Housing Technical Assistance Opportunities • Clipper START