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Innovation, Safety, Productivity to be Lauded at 25th MTC Transportation Awards

For Release: October 21, 2002

WHAT: Metropolitan Transportation Commission "Excellence in Motion" Transportation Awards

WHEN:
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
8:45 a.m. - Continental Breakfast
9:15 a.m. - Awards Ceremony

WHERE:
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
Lawrence D. Dahms Auditorium
101 Eighth Street (at Oak St.), Oakland, California
(Located directly across from the Lake Merritt BART Station)

WHY: To recognize individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to transportation in the Bay Area
(Members of the public are welcome.)

WHO: Winners to be recognized include Michael T. Burns of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for his efforts to turn around San Francisco’s ailing transit system; a couple who successfully lobbied to speed construction of safety improvements to a dangerous stretch of Bay Area roadway after their daughter was killed; a trio of journalists for their coverage of construction delays and escalating costs associated with retrofit of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; a trend-setting transportation agency that uses a team of ambassadors to help the public navigate the transportation system; two communities – in San Francisco’s and Oakland’s Chinatowns – who organized to make streets safer for pedestrians; a citizen advocacy group working to make sure the needs of older adults are considered in the transportation arena; and an innovative real estate development along a transit line. Also to be honored is State Sen. Tom Torlakson for his efforts to promote transportation and better integration of land use decisions and transportation investments.


Contact:
Catalina Alvarado, 510.817.5783
Ellen Griffin, 510.817.5854

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