A wave of activity following Governor Brown's call for a special transportation funding session of the Legislature made its way from Sacramento to the Bay Area and MTC's auditorium in August. The wave brought with it proposals offering the hope of relief.
Set to open in late 2016, the new 70-mile SMART rail service will feature sleek green and black self-propelled clean diesel trains that will take passengers north and south along the Highway 101 corridor.
The Bay Bridge Steel Program, being administered by Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), was created in response to significant interest from Bay Area artists and creative communities, who asked whether steel from the historic East Span could be made available for creative repurposing and reuse. The program’s intent is to preserve elements of the original 1936 East Span of the Bay Bridge, as well as its legacy as a major landmark and historic icon, by making salvaged steel available for incorporation into public and civic art projects throughout the State of California.
