TRANSACTIONS NEWSLETTER ONLINE

December 2005 / January 2006

Approved $40 million in Regional Measure 2 grants (derived from the July 2004 $1 bridge toll increase), including $1 million to cover environmental work and preliminary engineering for a second parking structure at the Fairfield Transportation Center; $11.3 million to San Francisco Muni to expand the NextBus real-time arrival prediction system; and $6.4 million in operating money to AC Transit for enhanced bus service in the Berkeley-Oakland-San Leandro Corridor as well as expanded transbay express bus service.
MTC Resolutions 3651-revised, 3666-revised, 3704-revised, 3716, 3719 and 3722
Authorized $780,000 in funding agreements to develop the next round of Community-Based Transportation Plans, which prioritize the needs of low-income/minority communities. This phase will provide $60,000 to each of 13 communities.
Reflecting the agency’s expanded role with regard to the Toll Bridge Seismic Safety Program, created 28 new staff positions, including 16 to handle toll accounting formerly handled by Caltrans.

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