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Thousands of students will be seeing stars—sea stars, that is—in Bay Area classrooms this school year. It’s all thanks to a visit from the BayMobile, a traveling aquarium that brings sea creatures and...

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The Experience Electric campaign, sponsored by MTC together with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and a consortium of electric vehicle (EV) organizations, rolled into Cupertino on...

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It was a Tuesday evening, but it looked like a lively weekend afternoon at East Palo Alto’s Joel Davis Park. Kids and parents wheeled around on their bicycles — a pink princess bike with training...

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Teenagers in Marin, Sonoma and Napa Counties love public transit. But don't take our word for it. Armed with Go-Pro cameras supplied by MTC, youths in these three areas took videos of their own...

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UPDATE February 4, 2015…There’s still room at the YES Conference – Youth for the Environment and Sustainability — set for this Saturday, February 7, at MTC’s Oakland offices, starting at 9:30 a.m. It...

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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has signed a contract with Alta Bicycle Share to deploy and operate a regional bike-sharing system pilot program that is expected to launch by August 2013...

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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District and its project partners announced details today about the Bay Area Bike Share system, which is scheduled to launch in August 2013. The system will provide...

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“Go Bears!” is the popular chant in these parts, but it might take a back seat to “Go Berkeley!” thanks to a comprehensive new program that aims to reduce driving and air pollution in the city. A two...

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Bay Area youth aren’t waiting to take charge of their future. On Saturday, November 2, 2013, they’ll be demonstrating their leadership and advocacy at the first-ever Youth for the Environment and...

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With over 178,000 miles traveled since the launch of Bay Area Bike Share, a distance that would allow a bicyclist to circle the Earth more than seven times, ridership in the popular regional bicycle...