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For Immediate Release

Public Meeting on Future of Bay Area Airports

CONTACTS:

Marjorie Blackwell
510.464.7884

Chris Brittle
510.464.7831

OAKLAND, Calif., May 25, 2000 . . . An all-day public information workshop on the future of the Bay Area's major airports will be held Saturday, June 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the auditorium of the Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, in San Francisco.

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) are currently updating the Regional Airport System Plan to address existing and future air transportation issues in the Bay Area.

The public workshop will include presentations on critical planning issues facing the Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose international airports, including:
• future demand for air passenger travel and cargo;
• proposed airport runway expansions and other alternatives to meet increasing air travel and cargo demands;
• impacts of runway expansions on San Francisco Bay, overflight noise, air quality, airport access and other related issues;
• economic issues.

Briefings on each topic will be provided by planning staff from MTC, ABAG and BCDC and other experts working on air transportation issues.

The public will have opportunities to comment and ask questions during the workshop.

Current information on the Regional Airport System Plan update, the public workshop agenda, and a public opinion survey form will be posted on the MTC Web site: <www.mtc.ca.gov>. For more information on the workshop, call Michelle Brubaker, MTC planner, at 510.464.7861. MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

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Location Note: The Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building is close to Civic Center BART and Civic Center parking.

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