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In a relentless competition to bike the most miles possible in order to rack up points for the team, 2014’s Team Bike Challenge shattered records as more than 9,630 San Francisco Bay Area bike...

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Samantha Sipin, about to begin her junior year at UC Davis, parlayed her experience in MTC’s high school internship program into a couple of plum part-time jobs as she works her way through college....

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Two people on MTC’s creative team have won a prestigious Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — (NATAS) – San Francisco/Northern California Division for their work on a...

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Their peers may spend the summer diving into swimming pools, but MTC's 42 high school interns will use theirs to dive headfirst into the Bay Area's vast and complex transportation network. Each year...

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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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The Commission today approved $27 million for the construction of suicide deterrents on the Golden Gate Bridge. This critical safety investment will allow for the installation of a net extending 20...

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Did you know there are over 2,500 public buses on Bay Area roads? And over 420,000 daily trips taken on BART? Those tidbits come from the brand new turquoise July 2014 edition of MTC’s annual...

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August brings Bay Area Bike Share's first birthday, but you wouldn't know the system was so young. The mint-colored bikes are already ubiquitous on the streets of San Francisco, San Jose and three...

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Armed with PowerPoint presentations, and flexing their budding public speaking skills, MTC’s high school interns competed last week to convey their summer experiences in the most creative and...

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Thousands of students will be seeing stars—sea stars, that is—in Bay Area classrooms this school year. It’s all thanks to a visit from the BayMobile, a traveling aquarium that brings sea creatures and...