Executive Director’s Report

ABAG All Staff Meeting • Commission Workshop  • U.S. DOT Finalizes MPO Coordination Rule • Golden Gate Bridge Board Meeting • Future of the Interstate Committee

Air District Open House • Bridge Yard Completion • Election Results • UC Davis Symposium • Clipper 10th Year Anniversary • More Housing Ideas

Cap and Trade Housing Grants · Top Ten Congestion List · Mega-Region Working Group · RailVolution Conference · Climate Forward Bay Area · Bay Area Partnership · Caltrans Awards · Climate Plan Conference · Bay Bridge Bike Path ·  Complete New Housing Reports

Metro Center Wins Award · Cap & Trade Transit Grants · Transbay Cost Review Committee · East Bay BRT Groundbreaking · Cap & Trade Budget Deal · Future Interstate Study Committee · Ford GoBikes Announcement · Bay Area Council Field Trip · Corless Heads Home

RTP Guidelines Panel · Court of Appeal Victory · Northern California Megaregion Report · Mayor Lee Welcome Reception · U.S. DOT Freight Grants · Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net · U.S. Metro Economy Report · By-Right Housing Forum · Bay Area Partnership

Vital Signs Wins Tranny Award · Federal Planning Certificate · Bay Area Partnership · ITS American Conference ·MTI Finance Summit · New Bay Trails Map

CMA Meeting · Big 5 Meeting · Bike to Work Day · TBPOC Meeting · Smart City Roundtable ·  MTC/ABAG Move

Mega Region Working Group · NACO Freight Roundtable · Bay Area Partnership · South Bay Housing Tour · CityAge Conference · Miami MPO Site Visit · Beale Street Green Light · High Speed Rail Meeting

Caltrain Electrification Meeting · McMillan Announces Resignation · Federal Advocacy Visits · SEPTA Site Visit

Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee · Peninsula 101 Corridor Group Meeting · YES Conference · U.S. DOT Certification Review · Obama Proposes Clean Transportation System · High Speed Rail Business Plan · Assembly Committee on Regionalism · Calling the Bay Area Home

Meeting With Senator Feinstein · Transportation Research Board · Legislative Visits · CTC Cuts Fund Estimates · CALCOG Directors Meeting · 2016 MTC Transportation Awards

Global Infrastructure Initiative · FAST Act Signed into Law · Rating Agency Briefings

“Big 4” MPO Meeting · House Approves Reauthorization Bill · Roadmap for Economic Resilience · U.S. 101 Corridor Initiative · Bay Area Planning Directors Association · MTC is MPO of the Year

Silicon Valley Leadership Group Trip · APTA Annual Meeting · Bay Area Partnership · Assemblyman Levine Briefing · UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference · CTC Regional Forum · CMA Director’s Association · Rail~Volution Conference

Fix the Roads Roundtable · Eno Technical Assistance Award · Assembly Select Committee Hearing · Sacramento Seminar · San Mateo 101 Forum · Megaregion Partnership · Beyond Traffic Forum

Assembly Transportation Committee Sacramento, July 6

I testified before the Assembly Transportation Committee on the transportation funding issues pending before the special session of the Legislature called by Governor Brown. I presented a letter co-signed by the executive officers of the “Big 4” metropolitan planning organizations Commissioner Liccardo made a similar appearance before the Senate Transportation Committee on July 2nd.

Silicon Valley Forum Mountain View, May 29

I joined Commissioner Baker in a panel discussion on transportation and housing issues at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s annual Regional Economic Forum.

TRB Executive Committee Meeting Washington DC, June 11-12

I attended the biennial meeting of the executive committee for the Transportation Research Board. While in the nation’s capital, I briefed Senator Feinstein about the bolt troubles on the new east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

CMA Directors Meeting

April 24, Cordelia

I met with the directors of the Bay Area’s congestion management agencies to discuss the upcoming second cycle of the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program.

Governor Sets 2030 GHG Target

April 29, Sacramento

Commonwealth Club

March 31, San Francisco

I participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the Mineta Transportation Institute about public transit governance and coordination along with several Bay Area transit agency chiefs. The discussion revolved around two recent reports on the subject issued by the Eno Transportation Foundation in Washington DC and the regional advocacy organization SPUR. Here are links to the two reports:

Field Poll on Transportation

February 27, San Francisco