Transportation Awards

1984 MTC Award Winners

Grand Award

• Cable Car Reconstruction Project, reconstruction of San Francisco’s 100 year old system, on-time and within-budget

• Guadalupe Light Rail Project, 21 miles of light rail that connects residences with Silicon Valley industries

Special Transportation Employee Award

• Tom Jordan, Elderly & Handicapped Coordinator for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Lifetime Commitment Award

• Helen Putnam (posthumous), held many public transportation-related elected positions.

Awards of Merit

• BART/Muni joint pass project

• Luxor Cab Compnay, paratransit service for SF

• Mike Mills, marketing director for AC Transit, implementation of Transbay Terminal Information Center

• CalTrain Peninsula Pass & peak-hour shuttle service

• Santa Clara County Paratransot Coordinating Council, developing funds and coordinating paratransit service

• Sunset Development Company, transportation management program that seeks to reduce single occupancy vehicles in their business park

Certificates of Achievement

• Charles W. Holland, senior vessel operator for Golden Gate Ferries

• Louise McClung, promotes ridesharing for the University of San Francisco

• Mary Moon, volunteer driver for Tri-City Bus Service

• Tomi Skinner, dispatcher, San Pablo Omnibus program

• Berkeley TRiP

• Arlene Chew Wong, San Francisco Paratransit Coordinating Council (member, vice chair & chair)

• Rick Laubscher, conceived, organized & managed the San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival

Letters of Recognition

• Linda Shepard, affirmative action officer for BART, summer youth work programs

• residents of Parkland Convalescent Hospital, raised $800 for East Bay Regional Park District’s summer bus program

• Terra Linda carpool, 5 member group that commuted between Marin and the SF Financial District for more than 25 years