MTC created the paid high school internship program in 2000 in order to expose students — and particularly underrepresented minority populations — to transportation professions.
Students from across the region recently gathered at the Bay Area Metro Center to share their experiences interning at transportation agencies over the summer through the MTC High School Internship Program.
MidPen Housing and Eden Housing, two non-profit organizations, for providing affordable transit-oriented developments for low-income residents including families, the formerly homeless, disabled persons and seniors.
Jose Macasocol, a transit operator for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, receives the David Tannehill Special Employee Award for practicing safety and courtesy every day on the job as a bus driver.
Solano Mobility, winner of a MTC Award of Merit, is a Solano Transportation Authority program that identifies and addresses the needs of seniors, disabled and low-income residents.
One of this year's Award of Merit winners is the West B Street Undercrossing in the city of Dixon, which created a safe route under railroad tracks for students, disabled persons and other residents, and encourages walking and biking.
The Free South San Francisco Community shuttle, operated by the city of South San Francisco, provides transportation services to students, as well as to low-income and disabled residents, after a major bus route was eliminated.
The Bay Area’s own Assembly Speaker pro Tempore, Kevin Mullin, is the recipient of the 2016 John F. Foran Legislative Award for authoring Assembly Bill 516 and carrying it across the finish line to be signed into law in July 2016 by Governor Brown.
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Transportation YOU encourages girls to become interested in the field of transportation and to take math and science courses to fulfill that goal.
