March 10, 2020
MTC developed a public engagement tool to educate and engage the public around regional transportation planning constrai...
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Overview:
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC works with each county Congestion Management Planning Agency or Transportation Authority to plan, develop, and program transportation investments. MTC also works with the Association of Bay Area Governments to forecast growth and plan housing needs for the region. In addition, the Legislature established two additional agencies under the MTC umbrella: the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) to administer toll revenues and maintenance needs of seven state-owned toll bridges and Service Authority for Freeways & Expressways (SAFE) to manage Freeway Service Patrol tow trucks and network of roadside emergency call boxes. Additionally, MTC serves as the Rideshare Agency for the region.
Primary Funding Sources:
Local funding and bridge tolls, federal and state funding
Total Members:
109: 8 counties, 101 cities, 1 combined city and county (San Francisco)
Population Represented:
7,650,000
Staff:
204
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Board Makeup:
The Commission is comprised of 18 local elected officials that represent all 9 Bay Area counties. Each county gets a specific number of representatives. Alameda and Santa Clara counties each have three representatives, one selected by the county Board of Supervisors; one selected by the mayors of the cities in each county; and one appointed by the mayor of the largest city (Oakland in Alameda County, San Jose in Santa Clara County). San Francisco is also represented by three members, one appointed by the Board of Supervisors; one by the mayor; and a third selected by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) whose representative is required by state law to be a San Francisco resident. Contra Costa and San Mateo counties each have two representatives, one selected by each county’s Board of Supervisors; and the other selected by the mayors of the cities in each county. Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties each appoint one MTC commissioner to represent both their Board of Supervisors and the cities within each county. ABAG also selects a local elected official from its board to sit on MTC. There are 3 ex-officio members representing U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and California State Transportation Agency.
Executive Director:
Andrew B. Fremier
CALCOG Board Representative:
James P. Spering, Commissioner Representing Solano Counties & Cities
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