MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council
Bay Area Metro Center
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Agenda Items
Roster
Victorina Arvelo, Padma Balaji, Michael Baldini, Diana Benitez, Chuck Cantrell, Amanda Chang,
Warren Cushman, Ashton Desmangles, Bryant Duong, Julia Gerasimenko, Dwayne Hankerson,
Wendi Kallins, Charles Lavery, Alexander Madrid, R. Shay Miles, Louis Mirante, Karen
Nemsick, Peter Saathoff-Harshfield, Marlene Salazar, Joshua Saunders, Tim Sbranti, Sonja
Shephard, Gaetano Trachtenberg, Carina Vinh Lieu, Janelle Wong, Gabriela Yamilet Orantes
Agenda item1.
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Agenda item3.
Agenda item4.
Agenda item4a.
Approval of MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council minutes of June 5,
2026
Agenda item5.
Agenda item5a.
Overview of MTC’s Community-Based Transportation Planning (CBTP) program - an initiative that funds community-led transportation planning in Equity Priority Communities (EPCs) - including recent evaluation findings and draft guidelines for the upcoming CBTP program cycle.
Agenda item5b.
Preliminary update summarizing key themes of internal listening sessions with MTC-ABAG staff in spring 2026.
Agenda item5c.
In response to feedback from the Council at the June 2026 meeting, staff revised the Council Work Plan to elevate equity as a foundational principle throughout the document, centering MTC and ABAG's commitment to equity, and strengthening the Council’s role in advancing inclusive and equitable regional outcomes.
Agenda item6.
Agenda item6a.
Overview of recent MTC and ABAG policy decisions and other activities.