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Senior/Disabled Mobility Plan Available for Public Comment
MTC’s Draft 2017 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area aims to improve coordination among transit agencies and other transportation providers to promote mobility for and better serve the needs of seniors, people with disabilities and low-income residents. The Plan Update is now available for public review and comment. Comments must be received by Thursday, January 11, 2018. MORE
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Register Now for 2018 Youth for the Environment and Sustainability (YES) Conference
The YES Conference will take place at Laney College in Oakland on Saturday, February 24, 2018. This free, day-long regional conference will bring together middle and high school students from all over the nine Bay Area counties to collaborate and share ideas on sustainability and climate solutions. Tell the teens in your life to register now! MORE
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Seeking Ideas on the Ingredients for Regional Resilience
The “Raising the Bar on Regional Resilience” report (November 2017 draft) is a call to action by the Bay Area Regional Collaborative (BARC) and its member agencies to take a comprehensive, regional approach to preparing the Bay Area for the climate-related challenges ahead like flooding and rising sea levels, and other hazards such as seismic events. An umbrella organization for four regional agencies – MTC, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission – BARC is accepting public comments on the draft report until January 15, 2018. MORE
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Vital Signs Data Release: Fatalities and Injuries From Crashes on the Rise
Vital Signs, the Bay Area’s comprehensive performance monitoring website, has released the latest data for road fatalities and injuries from roadway crashes, with the data showing a sharp upward trend. There were 455 fatalities and 2,089 injuries from crashes in 2016, representing 43 percent and 25 percent increases from 2010, respectively. MORE
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WETA Breaks Ground on Richmond Ferry Terminal
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the city of Richmond broke ground on the Richmond Ferry Terminal this November, with new ferry service between Richmond and San Francisco expected to begin in September 2018. The new service will help alleviate traffic and boost emergency response capabilities. MTC is providing $12 million in bridge toll funds to help purchase two ferries for the new service. MORE
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Video: Final Implosion of the Old Bay Bridge East Span
Caltrans finished its demolition of the old Bay Bridge East Span a year ahead of schedule, and $10 million below budget, with a stupendous implosion of the final two piers. Our Mark Jones was up with the bridge crews at 4 a.m. as the countdown began. MORE
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Video: Virtual Tour of the Transbay Transit Center
We take you behind the scenes at the construction site for San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center — billed as the Grand Central Station of the West — including the stunning 5.4-acre park that’s taking shape on the roof. MORE
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2017 North Bay Wildfires: Affected Areas
Four simultaneous catastrophic North Bay wildfires in October burned over 161,000 acres across Sonoma and Napa counties, claiming the lives of 43 people. Some 8,200 structures were either damaged or completely destroyed in the infernos. MORE
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