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METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AWARDS
MORE THAN A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS TO PROMOTE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
has approved ten grants totaling more than one half million
dollars to community-oriented transportation projects in San
Francisco, Fairfield, Martinez, Napa, Oakland, San Jose, San
Leandro, San Pablo, and South San Francisco. MTC established the
program in 1998 to provide incentives for pedestrian- and
transit-oriented developments and other projects to strengthen
the link between transportation, land use, and community goals.
The projects receiving the awards are
 | The Oakland Chinatown Community
Transportation Plan
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| The East 14th St. South Area Development
Strategy for San Leanrdo
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| The Martinez Downtown and Waterfront
Revitalization Plan
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| The El Portal Streetscape Design Plan for
the City of San Pablo
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| The First Street and Second Street Plan for
the City of Napa
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| The Stockton Street Enhancement Plan for
San Francisco
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| The Market Street Study in San Francisco
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| The BART Linear Park for San Francisco
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| The Coyote Creek Trail for San Jose
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| The West Texas Street Master Plan for
Fairfield
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MTC currently is seeking proposals for a new
round of grants totaling $9 million. Municipalities and their
development partners can apply for grants to finance a wide
range of transportation-related improvements, including transit
villages, streetscapes, pedestrian plazas, and bicycle
facilities. Information can be obtained from MTC’s website at
www.mtc.ca.gov.
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