Tag: Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Plan Bay Area goes online
If you missed the public workshops on Plan Bay Area back in January, you still have one last opportunity to weigh in during this second round of workshops.
Posted: February 10th, 2012
Tags: ABAG, Association of Bay Area Governments, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, Plan Bay Area, valentine, workshop
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Round Two of OneBayArea Grants: One step forward, two steps back
Just last week the Metropolitan Transportation Commission released a second draft of the OneBayArea grant proposal. But it seems like for every step MTC took in the right direction, it took two more in the wrong direction.
Posted: January 12th, 2012
Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, OneBayArea, Plan Bay Area, Sustainable Communities Strategy
Comments: 1
And the results are in …
How do the five different scenarios for Plan Bay Area measure up to the 10 goals and targets we’ve set for ourselves as a region? Let’s take a look.
Posted: December 14th, 2011
Tags: ABAG, Association of Bay Area Governments, economy, housing, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, Plan Bay Area, SCS, smart growth, Sustainable Communities Strategy
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MTC considers new grant program to reward sustainable growth
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is currently considering a proposal to create grant programs for sustainable growth. This is a key step forward, and we like a lot of what we see.
Posted: July 5th, 2011
Tags: block grants, funding, grants, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, money, MTC, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Sustainable Communities Strategy
Comments: 3
A good start for the Initial Vision Scenario
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments presented the Initial Vision Scenario for Plan Bay Area, the region’s plan for the next 25 years.
Posted: March 10th, 2011
Tags: ABAG, Bay Area, growth, infill, Initial Vision Scenario, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, planning, smart growth, Sustainable Communities Strategy
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MTC approves the targets!
In late January, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved an ambitious set of targets to increase the sustainability and decrease the car dependency of the Bay Area.
Posted: February 3rd, 2011
Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, SB 375, SCS, smart growth, targets
Comments: 1