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October 2003

In Brief
 Ex-MTC Chief Larry Dahms Scores National Award
Larry Dahms
Larry Dahms
(Photo: Christopher Springman)
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) inducted former MTC Executive Director Lawrence D. Dahms into the transit Hall of Fame at its annual meeting in late September.

One of the high points during Dahms’ two-plus decades at MTC’s helm — from 1977 to 2000 — was the Regional Rail Agreement that resulted in the new BART extension to San Francisco International Airport and several other major rail links.

He also held leadership positions with a number of prominent national transportation organizations and was instrumental in writing the landmark 1991 federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, also known as ISTEA.

Dahms joins the ranks of two other MTC-affiliated APTA Hall of Fame members: retired MTC Commissioner and former MTC Chair William R. “Bill” Lucius, and the late Miriam Gholikely, who served on three MTC advisory committees.

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