Former MTC Executive Director Larry Dahms, former ABAG Executive Director Revan Tranter and long-time former MTC and BART employees returned to the MetroCenter for the final Commission meeting in Oakland.
MTC was invited to tour the construction of San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency's Central Subway project, a large-scale underground infrastructure project designed to extend the exising T-Third Light Rail north to Chinatown.
Funded entirely by regional toll dollars, the SR-160/HWY-4 ramps eliminate the U-turn that was previously required at Hillcrest Avenue, reduce through traffic and congestion on Oakley's city streets, and improve access for Eastern Contra Costa County.
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and MTC/BATA, joined by state, regional and local officials, marked the completion of work on the much-needed $50 million connection between State Route 160 and Highway 4 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
You may have heard or read that BART must shut down for a few hours every night for mandated inspections and critical maintenance work but there's no replacement for actually seeing what happens during the race till dawn.
As of February 2016, the I-580 Express Lanes are now open for travel. Commuters in the Tri Valley Corridor in Alameda County can now use FasTrak to access the newest addition to the regional network of Express Lanes.
Bay Area housing and transportation policymakers, city planners, community and business leaders, housing developers and advocates attended a half-day event to discuss how to address skyrocketing housing costs and displacement of long-time residents.
