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TRANSACTIONS NEWSLETTER ONLINE

January/February 2004
Commission Actions
December 2003

  • Reached a key milestone in the development of the Transportation 2030 Plan by approving a strategy for investing the $9 billion anticipated to be available over the next 25 years for new transportation investments in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. In one key decision, the Commission set aside $4 billion, or nearly half of the anticipated funds, for projects with regional significance. Topping the list is the rehabilitation/replacement of worn-out transit vehicles and facilities as well as local streets and roads, which garnered $2.3 billion. Other regional priorities include MTC’s Transportation for Livable Communities/Housing Incentive Program, $454 million; system management projects such as the TransLink® universal transit ticket and 511 Traveler Information System, $400 million; Lifeline Transportation (to serve transit-dependent residents), $216 million; and bicycle/pedestrian facilities, $200 million.
    (MTC Resolution 3609)

  • Adopted the 2004 Legislative Program, which will guide MTC’s efforts in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. To view the program, see “Legislative Update”

    • State Senator Don Perata
    Legislator of the Year: State Senator Don Perata
    (Photo: Noah Berger) 
  • Honored State Senator Don Perata (D-Oakland) with the 2003 John Foran Legislative Award. In his role as majority leader in the California Senate and chair of the Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Transportation, Perata was the chief architect of the bridge toll package on the March 2004 ballot in seven Bay Area counties (see story). “Senator Perata has not only been a stalwart in protecting and enhancing transportation funding in the difficult budget times we are experiencing, but also he has been the catalyst for promoting sound planning principles as we meet the ever increasing demands of our growing region,” said Randy Rentschler, manager of Legislation and Public Affairs for MTC. The Foran Award is named for the former legislator responsible for writing the bill creating MTC.

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