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Wanted! Bay Area Residents for MTC Advisory Committees

CONTACT:
Pam Grove, 510.817.5706
Ursula Vogler, 510.817.5785

OAKLAND, Calif., March 15, 2007… Do you know people who want to contribute their time and talent to improve Bay Area transportation? The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is seeking applicants to serve on one of three advisory committees — the MTC Advisory Council, the Elderly and Disabled Advisory Committee, and the Minority Citizens Advisory Committee. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 13, 2007.

“MTC must make transportation policy and investment decisions that serve all Bay Area residents,” said MTC Chair Bill Dodd. “MTC’s advisory committees give a voice to a range of viewpoints that enhance our decision-making process. I encourage anyone interested in helping us improve Bay Area mobility to apply for a seat.”

MTC wants to ensure its three working groups include individuals who will offer varying perspectives to inform and influence its major transportation policy and funding decisions. Seats on the three panels reflect the Bay Area’s diversity, including members from ethnic minority, low-income, senior and disability communities, users of the transportation system (such as motorists, transit riders, or bicyclists) and representatives of academia, and architecture, engineering, labor and public safety.

No specific educational background is needed, just an interest in transportation and how it affects residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties. Experience in working with the community or on community-related issues is desirable. Committee members are expected to attend monthly meetings held at MTC’s offices in Oakland during business hours, and to serve a two-year term. While positions are voluntary, committee members do receive a stipend for their attendance at certain meetings.

MTC’s governing board of commissioners will review all applications and make final appointments to the advisory committees. For more information or to obtain an application, call 510.817.5757, go to MTC’s Web site at www.mtc.ca.gov/get_involved/advisory/index.htm or visit MTC offices at 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, during regular business hours.

MTC is the regional transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

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