TRANSACTIONS NEWSLETTER ONLINE

May 23, 2001

• Adopted rules for the fall 2001 pilot program of the TransLink® smart card transit fare payment system (Resolution No. 3360).
• Voted to oppose Senate Bill 545 (McClintock), which would establish needlessly restrictive requirements for the evaluation of high-occupancy-vehicle or carpool lanes.
• Voted to support Assembly Bill 984 (Papan), which would provide a state and local sales and use tax exemption for public transit vehicles when they are acquired via a leaseback arrangement.
• Voted to support and seek amendments to Assembly Bill 1419 (Aroner), which would transfer state-owned lands in the vicinity of San Francisco's Transbay Transit Terminal from Caltrans to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and the Transbay Joint Powers Agency to facilitate the construction of a new terminal.

Contents

• News Briefs
  • Transactions' New Look
  • Bay Area Toll Authority Bonds Boost Bridge Work
  • Outreach Brings Thousands Into Process
  • Dahms Honored
  • Bridge Retrofit Review Jolts Bay Area
• In Print and Online
  • MTC Meetings Go Live on Web
  • Bay Area Census Data at Your Fingertips
  • Headlines Delivered to Your Desktop
• Facts and Figures
  • Poll Respondents Weigh in on Transportation Priorities
  • COMMISSION ACTIONS