Recent Streetsblog SF posts about MTC

BART Strike Likely To Overwhelm Other Transit Agencies

By Michael Rhodes | Aug 13, 2009 | 25 Comments

Click to enlarge: A map of Muni lines that displaced BART commuters can consider taking during a strike. Photo courtesy SFMTA. A BART strike will leave hundreds of thousands of riders in search of an alternate commute on Monday. Since most of the region’s largest transit agencies are already operating near capacity during peak hours, […]

511 Transit Called “Heroic Act of Interagency Cooperation”

By Matthew Roth | Aug 12, 2009 | 18 Comments

Image: transit.511.org The Government Computer News magazine, part of the U.S. General Services Administration, called the 511 Transit website maintained by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) "a heroic act of interagency coordination" when naming it to it’s list of the "10 great government websites nationwide for 2009." I’m not trying to downplay the utility and […]

Streetscast: An Interview with MTA Chair Tom Nolan

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 6, 2009 | 13 Comments

Photo by Bryan Goebel. Tom Nolan is a veteran of local government. A former San Mateo County supervisor, he’s served on the boards of numerous public agencies, including SamTrans, Caltrain and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. He views his current position as chair of the MTA Board of Directors as his "civic responsibility." "I’m not campaigning […]

MTC Asks: Are You Prepared If BART Workers Strike Next Week?

By Matthew Roth | Jun 23, 2009 | 3 Comments

Will this resemble your commute on Wednesday, July 1st? Photo: a7an The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) just sent over a press advisory suggesting that Bay Area residents prepare their contingency plans for getting to work starting next Wednesday, July 1st, in case BART workers don’t get the contract they want and go on strike. Such […]

MTC Deputy Director McMillan Named to #2 Post at FTA

By Matthew Roth | Jun 5, 2009 | 5 Comments

Photo: MTC The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today named Therese W. McMillan as its Deputy Administrator, the number two job at FTA. McMillan, who has been a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) staff since 1984 and has served as the Commission’s Deputy Executive Director for Policy since 2001, will assume her new post […]

Supervisor Chiu Urges MTC to Invest in Transit Over Freeway Expansion

By Bryan Goebel | Jun 3, 2009 | 11 Comments

Flickr photo: pbo31 In honor of the 50th anniversary of San Francisco’s famous "Freeway Revolt," car-free Board of Supes President David Chiu has introduced a resolution calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to reallocate funds for highway expansion and "prioritize investment in public transit maintenance." "This is really to put us on record as saying […]

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