For the first time in Northern California history, there will be bike and pedestrian access connecting the East Bay with Marin County. A moveable barrier will separate automobiles from those on foot.
The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee approved in 2014 a program to salvage some 450 tons of steel from the old eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for creative reuse in public art and exhibitions throughout the state.
For the 19th year in a row, MTC has picked 30 high school interns from throughout the Bay Area, for summer jobs in transit and transportation agencies, in or near their home towns
For his leadership in chairing the Senate Transportation Committee and authoring Senate Bill 1, State Senator Jim Beall, who represents California Senate District 15, is receiving the Bay Area Metro Legislative Award.
Three public transit operators and a public energy program are being recognized for their work to save lives, protect communities and aid in rebuilding in response to the October 2017 North Bay fires.
The dedicated efforts of these three local leaders was instrumental in getting Regional Measure 3, the now-approved measure which raised bridge tolls to fund transportation improvements and congestion relief projects, on to the June 2018 ballot.
With the help of the Oakland Community Land Trust, tenants of the 23rd Ave. Community Building in Oakland purchased the building, permanently preserving it as an affordable, mixed-use building.
Long-term housing and services are provided to chronically homeless individuals in San Leandro thanks to a unique collaboration between the City of San Leandro and several partners.