Executive Director's Report

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEVE HEMINGER’S REPORT TO THE
COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 28, 2015

SUMMARY OF EVENTS:

Silicon Valley Leadership Group Trip
Washington DC, September 29-October 1

Commissioner Liccardo and I joined the Silicon Valley Leadership Group in their latest advocacy visits to congressional and administration officials in Washington D.C.

APTA Annual Meeting
San Francisco, October 5

I moderated a panel on major Bay Area infrastructure projects underway at the annual meeting of the American Public Transportation Association.

Bay Area Partnership
Oakland, October 9

This meeting of the Partnership featured discussions with our CMA and transit agency partners on Plan Bay Area 2040 and proposed changes to MTC’s Cap & Trade framework. Several members of the Partnership expressed an interest in a more regular meeting schedule, so expect more frequent updates about these meetings in the future.

Assemblyman Levine Briefing
San Rafael, October 15

Commissioner Kinsey and I met with Assemblyman Marc Levine for a discussion that centered around the MTC/ABAG functional consolidation issue as well as Mr. Levine’s legislation (AB 24x) that would convert the commission into a directly-elected board.

UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference
October 18-20

Allison Brooks, Matt Maloney and I journeyed to Lake Arrowhead in southern California for the annual conference on transportation planning issues sponsored by the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.  I was one of three panelists at the wrap-up session for the conference.

CTC Regional Forum
Oakland, October 22

Chair Cortese, Commissioner Worth and I participated in a forum on regional issues sponsored by the California Transportation Commission.

CMA Director’s Association
Napa, October 23

I met with the Congestion Management Agency directors to discuss various commission initiatives.

Rail-Volution Conference
Dallas, October 25-27

Commissioners Haggerty, Spering and I traveled to Dallas for the annual meeting of the group founded by Congressman Earl Blumenauer to promote transit-oriented development.  I spoke on a panel about “Transit’s Role in America’s Affordable Housing Crisis,” a subject of obvious relevance to our own increasingly unaffordable region.

MTC Operational Statistics

The monthly report on the performance of MTC’s operating programs:

• MTC Operational Statistics (PDF)

Upcoming Events

November 3 — Big 4 MPO Meeting, Sacramento
November 6 — Regional Economic Strategy Event, San Francisco
November 10 — Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee, Sacramento