Tag Archives: Metropolitan Transportation

Bay Area faces new high-speed rail costs

Now that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to allow the state to spend billions on high-speed rail, Bay Area residents had better brace for the real ride – a push for $650 million in toll hikes and new San … Continue reading

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Officials float San Francisco Bay area mileage tax

OAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco Bay area officials will study a proposal to charge motorists a tax on every mile they drive in the nine-county region as a way to raise money for roads and public transit while reducing traffic … Continue reading

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MTC real estate deal questioned

In the latest twist in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s surprisingly tangled attempt to move to San Francisco and cohabitate with other regional government agencies, the state Legislative Counsel is questioning the legality of using bridge toll money to buy the … Continue reading

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Dick Spotswood: Sinking those toll dollars into SF real estate – Marin Independent

EACH YEAR available funds for basic governmental service decrease. In Marin, police, fire, schools, sewers, public transit and social services all have to make do with less. Part of the cause is too much tax revenue ends up paying for … Continue reading

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MTC on track to leave Oakland for San Francisco

Blanca Torres Reporter – San Francisco Business Times Email The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Toll Authority plan to meet Wednesday morning to re-affirm their decision to move their offices to San Francisco. The commission and toll authority … Continue reading

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