The Bay Area Council transportation program works to improve transportation convenience and reliability for all Bay Area residents and businesses. 

While Bay Area population has exploded, transportation investment has lagged.  Predictably, traffic congestion has skyrocketed, commutes times have increased, and the region has become a less hospital place to live, work and do business.  In the new global economy, the transportation infrastructure—sea ports, airports, freight rail, and highways—that supports international trade is key to economic leadership. Local and regional transportation systems remain critically important as well, to ensure quality of life for Bay Area residents and efficient day-to-day operations for Bay Area businesses.

The Bay Area Council transportation program is leading the charge to reverse these dismal trends with efforts to get more service out of our existing transportation system, to raise more funds for the system, and to ensure that investments go towards projects that will best improve the region’s transportation problems.  These efforts will lead to easier commutes, less time stuck in traffic congestion, more convenient transit alternatives, and reduced costs to move people and ship goods in, out and through the region.

Relevant Committee:
Transportation Committee