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Workers put finishing touches on the airy metal latticework guideway for the Oakland Airport Connector and go for a test drive. MTC is a major funder for the 3.2-mile link between BART's Oakland Coliseum station and the Oakland Airport.

In January, BART unveils the first test vehicle for the Oakland Airport Connector. Watch our video about the preparation of the first cars, and read about the first full-speed test drive.

In February, neighboring residents get a chance to explore the building at 375 Beale Street. in San Francisco, where the atrium has just been carved out, exposing eight floors to natural light.

Street performers, travelers and locals — many sporting illuminated accesories and clothing — gather at the Embarcadero to commemorate the first anniversary of the dazzling light display on the north side of the Bay Bridge.

Crews working on the Lake Elizabeth tunnel entrance, which will lead to the new Warm Springs BART station. Tracks stretching 10 miles beyond the new Warm Springs station will end up in Silicon Valley

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The demolition of the old East Span of the Bay Bridge reaches a dramatic milestone when crews cut the cantilever in half.

In a scene reminiscent of rock climbing, crews install an elevator that can travel to the top of the East Span's suspension tower.

This dizzying view from the lower deck of the old East Span shows the cantilever mid-demolition in April. Photo by Sam Burbank

West Oakland elementary school students take a field trip to the Bay Bridge East Span construction project to act as engineers for the day.

The two disconnected ends of the old East Span flank the sparkling new tower at night.

Volunteers at one of many Energizer Stations popping up for Bike to Work Day distribute a refreshing breakfast to cyclists as they embark on their commutes.

A rider gets decked out for Bike to Work Day in San Francisco. She grabs a bagel and coffee at City Hall before heading to work on the brand new Polk Street bike lanes.

Thousands of commuters turn out for the 20th annual Bike to Work Day, celebrated in cities throughout the Bay Area.

After collecting fully grown Canary Island date palms, crews plant the trees along the Oakland approach to the new East Span of the Bay Bridge.

MTC Chair Amy Worth (second from left) greets Orinda city staff members Janet Keeter and Dorothy Dodds as they arrive at work on Bike to Work Day.

Clip, the friendly Clipper card mascot, makes his debut. Photo courtesy of Clipper

Experience Electric electric vehicle event

A graffiti artist transforms a green vehicle into an even greener scene at the Experience Electric kick-off event.

Emmy award for coverage of East Span SFOBB construction

Our very own Mark Jones and David Cooper, a videographer and a graphic designer from MTC's creative team, win this shiny Emmy for their extensive coverage of the new Bay Bridge East Span.

Riley Jones plays in her mom's sky blue Nissan LEAF at the Berkeley Experience Electric ride-and-drive event.

Experience Electric, a months-long campaign, kicks off at a garage in SOMA, followed by a free public ride-and-drive event at San Francisco's Marina Green featuring the latest in electric vehicles.

The original Bay Bridge troll retired along with the old East Span. This new guard, whose human-like features contrast with the old troll's gargoyle look, takes over the duties in June — tucked away and out of sight on the new span.

Presidio Parkway/Doyle Drive construction

Crews work on the tunnels of the Presidio Parkway, which is the lush replacement for Doyle Drive, the seismically unsafe San Francisco approach to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Our photographer explores the expansive Presidio Parkway construction site, capturing here twin viaducts.

The Franciscan Manzanita, a thought-to-be-extinct plant, was discovered near Doyle Drive before construction began on the Presidio Parkway. The landscaping at the Presidio site will include 62,000 native plants, but not the rare manzanita.

Tunneling machine for SF Central Subway Project

Big Alma and Mom Chung, the boring machines named after San Francisco icons, emerge from the Central Subway tunnels underneath San Francisco.

In July, we catch up with the two MTC-funded Bay Area BikeMobiles in the middle of their busy summers. The roving mechanics travel throughout the region repairing bikes and teaching young cyclists how to do it themselves.

In the wake of a magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes Napa on August 24, a youth discovers that a buckled sidewalk makes for a skateboard ramp.

On a hot summer day, Central Subway crews get some refuge in the damp, chilly underground of North Beach. When it opens in 2019, the Central Subway will host the extension of the Muni Metro T Third Line.

These boys demonstrate that EVs are family friendly at the August Experience Electric ride-and-drive event in Burglingame.

In September, the MTC community mourns the loss of John Foran, aka the Father of MTC. The former state legislator and author of the bill the created MTC was a life-long champion of transportation. MTC Archives

Kids at climate change education program

The MTC-funded BayMobile brings the San Francisco Bay and its inhabitants — along with a hands-on climate change curriculum — to classrooms like this one. Photo: Erin Chalk

Among the honorees at MTC's biannual Excellence in Motion ceremony in October is Mary King, who scoops up the Grand Award for her outstanding job as chair of the Bay Bridge Design Task Force.

Charles Davis, who livens his Muni passengers' trips by belting out the names of the stops in his beautiful singing voice, wins an Award of Merit. (Photo: Mike Kepka-San Francisco Chronicle/Polaris)

Good Karma Bikes, a winner of MTC's Excellence in Motion awards, is a San Jose nonprofit that provides bike repair services and training to underserved community members.

irst lighting of the tower base for the new Bay Bridge East Span. (Photo by Sam Burbank)

The Antioch High School cycling club poses proudly by the Bay Area BikeMobile, which has stopped by the campus' cycling festival.

BMX superstar Pete Brandt soars over some brave high school students at the free cycling festival in Antioch.

Family Biking Workshop in East Palo Alto

Five-year-old Christian takes his first lengthy bike ride at the East Palo Alto Family Biking Workshop, a project of the Spare the Air Youth grant program. He stops by the Bay Area BikeMobile before the big ride.

A mixed-age group takes a jaunt on a local segment of the Bay Trail as part of the East Palo Alto Family Biking Workshop, funded by the Spare the Air Youth grant program.

When it opens in 2017, the Transbay Transit Center will house 11 different transit operators.

Progress being made at the four-block construction site of the future Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco.

Oakland Airport Connector opens for business

To the excitement of travelers and transportation officials alike, BART to OAK opens for business just in time for the Thanksgiving travel crush.

Clipper mascot Clip previews the new BART to OAK system, which accepts Clipper cards.

A slew of Bay Area officials throw their hands up in celebration of the grand opening of BART to OAK, which shuttles travelers between the Coliseum station and the Oakland International Airport.

Even animals are electrified by the latest in alternative vehicles, as evidence by this shot from November's Experience Electric ride-and-drive event in San Jose.

The San Jose electric vehicle ride-and-drive event coincides with a Día de los Muertos celebration — hopefully signaling the impending demise of high-emission vehicles.

Transit operators in Solano and Napa counties join the large family of agencies that accept Clipper cards.

Per a tradition started in the 1930s, a wreath ushers cars into the Yerba Buena tunnel linking the East And West spans of the Bay Bridge during the holiday season. Photo: Sam Burbank

The dazzling light display that has graced the north face of the Bay Bridge since 2013 gets the go-ahead from MTC's Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) on December 15 to become a permanent fixture

night shot of demolition of old East Span with Bay Lights

By December, demolition on the old Bay Bridge East Span has made significant progress, and the gap separating the two halves of the cantilever has widened. Photo: Sam Burbank

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