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• Authorized $8.1 million for the purchase of equipment and smart cards in preparation for the first wave of regionwide implementation of the TransLink® fare collection system.
• Gave the green light to the Transportation/Land Use Initiative developed by MTC and the nine Bay Area county congestion management agencies (CMAs), and set aside up to $1.35 million in planning grants for the CMAs for fiscal year 2003–04 to finance this work.
• Adopted priorities for spending up to $1.8 million flowing to the region in fiscal year 2003–04 from the federal Elderly and Persons With Disabilities Program. (MTC Resolution 3540)
• Acted to support a variety of bills pending in Sacramento, including Senate Bill 541 (Torlakson), which calls for indexing the state’s gas tax for inflation; and Senate Bill 367 (Sher) and Assembly Bill 1409 (Wolk), both of which would delete a provision in current law that prohibits folding bike racks on 45-foot commuter buses.

• Tow Truck Service Crosses Historic Milestone
• Transportation Summit: Get Involved
• Public Involvement: How Are We Doing?
• Voters May Be Asked to Raise Tolls for Transit
• Project Update: Fish Friendly Bridge Project Forges Ahead
• Commission Actions