Bay Area Metro Awards

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The first Bay Area Metro Awards were presented on June 6, 2019, at a ceremony in Oakland recognizing 13 people, projects, organizations and local governments advancing solutions to ease the Bay Area’s...

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What projects, people or programs are making a real difference to solve the Bay Area’s housing and transportation problems? Is there a local government agency or other organization that has helped...

MTC's Transportation Awards recognized people and organizations who made extraordinary contributions to the way people get around in the Bay Area. For over three decades, MTC honored the day-to-day...

Transit workers at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are supported in their professional development and workplace well-being by the Joint Workforce Investment apprenticeship...

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 human services and police departments, a...

Steven Falk, decades-long city manager of the City of Lafayette, is recognized for his years of committed service and for his deep commitment to repairing the Bay Area’s housing shortage.

Measure AA – the Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure – was placed on the June 2016 ballot by the San Francisco Restoration Authority, and approved overwhelmingly by Bay...

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...

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), which connects Sonoma and Marin counties by 43 miles of rail and links up with other Bay Area transit systems, opened for service in August 2017.

The all-volunteer conservation non-profit Pacific Beach Coalition has organized volunteers for over 21 years to clean up beaches along the San Mateo Coast.