Advisory Council

Policy Advisory Council

Policy Advisory Council biographies

The mission of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's new 27-seat Policy Advisory Council is to advise MTC on transportation policies in the San Francisco Bay Area, incorporating diverse perspectives relating to the environment, the economy and social equity. Some of the issues that this new panel might be asked to advise on include:

• Regional planning efforts linking transportation, housing and land use plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• An MTC project to improve the cost-effectiveness of the region's public transportation system and pursue strategies to secure new revenues for this system.

Membership

The membership of the Policy Advisory Council is structured around interests related to the economy, the environment and social equity. In the areas of economy and the environment, there are a total of nine members, with four members representing economic interests and four bringing an environmental perspective; the ninth member is representative of either category. In addition, five of the nine are from each of the five most populous Bay Area counties – Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara.

In the area of social equity, nine members (one from each county) represent communities of color and issues affecting low-income communities or environmental justice. Of these, four members represent communities of color and four members represent environmental justice/low-income issues; the ninth member is representative of either category. In addition, nine members (one from each county) represent issues related to transportation for seniors and persons with disabilities. Four members represent seniors and four members represent people with disabilities; the ninth member is representative of either category.

The new committee effectively merge MTC’s three former advisory committees – the MTC Advisory Council, the Elderly and Disabled Advisory Committee, and the Minority Citizens Advisory Committee – into one new advisory committee. These three former advisory committees ended in March 2010 with the formation of the Policy Advisory Council.

Policy Advisory Council members will serve an initial two-year term. Appointees should maintain an ongoing engagement with organizations and individuals from the categories and communities they represent. Council members are expected to attend committee meetings regularly (typically held on selected Wednesday afternoons at MTC's offices in Oakland). Advisors will be eligible for a stipend to cover costs of meeting attendance. All meetings are open to the public.

Recruitment

Recruitment for the 2010-2012 Policy Advisory Council is closed.

Information on recruitment for the next term beginning in 2012 or any vacancies on the council will be posted here as it becomes available.

For more information on the Policy Advisory Council, contact the MTC Public Information Office at 510.817.5757 or via e-mail at info@mtc.ca.gov.