Transportation Awards

1977 MTC Award Winners

Grand Award

• People of Santa Clara, passage of 0.5 cent sales tax for public transit

Awards of Merit

• Richard P. Demko, maintenance of BART’s rolling stock

• Mary E. Gilbert, Med-I-Hop transportation services (Oakland?)

• Miriam Gholikely, senior citizens transit advocate

• Barabara J. Guise, public transportation advocate in Eastern Contra Costa County (Brentwood councilwoman)

• Humphrey Go BART, free transportation to UC Berkeley

Certificates of Achievement

• AC Transit District, BART Express to Livermore

• American Institute of Architects, transportation advocates

• BART Handicapped Task Force, Bay Region Transit Discount card

• City of Berkeley Transportation Commission

• M.H. Brrokbank & J.L."Doc" Harris, operation of Commuter Club buses

• Center for Independent Living, free paratransit service

• City of Concord, bus system

• Michael Cory, member of Moraga Town Council, advocated bus service for Moraga and Orinda

• East Bay Regional Park District, accessible recreation

• Dr. George Ellman, Commuter Club bus

• John Evans, advocate for Commuter Club buses

• Senator John F. Foran, legislative advocate for Bay Area public transportation

• Bob Gefken, vanpool serving Fairfax

• Hayward Citizens Transportation Consortium

• City of Healdsburg, mini-bus system

• Landor Associates, donated public relations services

• Michael Luckoff, KGO Radio

• Edward Martinez, Vista Bus Rides paratransit service in Vallejo

• Modern Transit Society, public transportation advocate

• Volunteer Center of Napa County, paratransit services

• City of Palo Alto, Project Mobility paratransit

• City of Petaluma, neighborhood-oriented public transit system

• City of Pleasant Hill, promotion of local transit and BART Express bus service

• Press Publications, transit coverage

• City of San Pablo, Omnibus I & III, paratransit

• Solano County Economic Opportunity Council, project "Move," free paratransit service

• Union City Transit, low cost public transportation