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MTC 2016 Award Winners
Billy Bradford, this year’s recipient of the Miriam Gholikely Public Service Award, acquires old bikes, rehabs them in his garage and gives them away for free to those in need.
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Noah Berger
The Doris W. Kahn Accessible Transportation Award recognizes Dr. Joshua Miele and Greg Kehret for inventing and developing Braille and tactile maps that allow blind and visually impaired persons to navigate in BART and Muni Metro stations.
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The 2016 Grand Award goes posthumously to Deb Hubsmith, for her work to create safe, active transportation for children and adults spread from Marin County to the entire Bay Area, California and the nation.
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Brian Maroney, who serves as Caltrans’ chief bridge engineer, is this year’s recipient of the Greta Ericson Distinguished Service Award. Maroney has been a leader in the area of bridge seismic safety for 32 years.
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Assembly Speaker pro Tempore, Kevin Mullin, is the recipient of the 2016 John F. Foran Legislative Award for authoring Assembly Bill 516 and carrying it across the finish line to be signed into law in July 2016 by Governor Brown.
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AB-516 requires vehicle dealers to issue temporary license plates that are linked to the owner. This will help law enforcement solve crimes involving recently sold or possibly stolen vehicles and will improve toll collection.
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Brenda Kahn
Jose Macasocol, a transit operator for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, receives the David Tannehill Special Employee Award for practicing safety and courtesy every day on the job as a bus driver.
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Mark Jones
An Award of Merit goes to the West B Street Undercrossing in the city of Dixon, which created a safe route under railroad tracks for students, disabled persons and other residents, and encourages walking and biking.
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Noah Berger
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Transportation YOU, a national mentorship program of the Women’s Transportation Seminar and the U.S. Department of Transportation, encourages girls to become interested in the field of transportation.
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The Free South San Francisco Community shuttle, one of this year's Award of Merit winners, provides transportation services to students, as well as to low-income and disabled residents, after a major bus route was eliminated.
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Noah Berger
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District was given an Award of Merit for successfully installing the Moveable Median Barrier and making related traffic control improvements.
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An Award of Merit goes to the West County Transportation Agency, a joint powers authority of 16 school districts in Sonoma County that provides transportation for all students, including the disabled, in a safe and efficient manner.
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MidPen Housing and Eden Housing, two non-profit organizations, were given an Award of Merit for providing affordable transit-oriented developments for low-income residents including families, the formerly homeless, disabled persons and seniors.
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Meet the 15 people, projects and organizations that were honored for exceptional contributions to Bay Area transportation at this year's MTC Transportation Awards.
“This awards program has become an institution in Bay Area transportation,” said Dave Cortese, MTC chair and Santa Clara County Supervisor. “It is important to show that good ideas and hard work can make a difference. From a field of nearly 100 nominations, the winners were chosen by a six-member jury representing business, environment interests, the Commission and MTC staff.” Read more.