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Steve Kinsey likes federal transportation funds

 

 

 

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Steve Kinsey likes federal transportation funds, but is the Transportation Authority wasting 292 billion dollars of our taxes from the Federal government for transportation projects, which are low priority projects when Novato and other Marin Cities need streets and highways repaired? Are the constraints that to get funds the county must build and is it worth the angst of overbuilding poorly designed 100- 900 units on 101 and creating a greater need for road repair?   

Plan Bay Area Document Now Available

 

 MTC Public Information <info@mtc.ca.gov> 

Plan Bay Area, adopted by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), lays out a 25-year vision for transportation and housing to sustain our communities, environment and economy. The plan is available online – http://onebayarea.org/plan-bay-area/final-plan-bay-area.html

 

and a limited number of printed copies are available via the MTC-ABAG Library. To request a printed copy, please email library@mtc.ca.gov or call (510) 817-5836.

 

The long-range plan, which includes $292 billion in transportation investments through the year 2040, was developed over three years in collaboration with thousands of Bay Area residents and local government partners, as well as with a range of interested stakeholder organizations. Plan Bay Area is the nine-county region's first Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) to meet the requirements of California's landmark 2008 Senate Bill 375, which calls on each of the state's 18 metropolitan areas to include in the RTP a Sustainable Communities Strategy to accommodate future population growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks. Working in collaboration with cities and counties, Plan Bay Area advances initiatives to expand housing and transportation choices, create healthier communities and build a stronger regional economy.

 

MTC Public Information

January 21, 2014 

 

Plan Bay Area is a joint effort led by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in partnership with the Bay Area's other two regional government agencies, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). For more information, visit our website.

 

 

 

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