2025 is in full swing and Alameda CTC is excited to continue delivering transportation improvements that enhance mobility, safety, and sustainability across Alameda County. This year promises new opportunities to engage with our communities, advance key infrastructure projects, and expand programs that support a more connected and accessible future. Read on further to learn more about what to look forward to in 2025! | |
Opening of Dublin Ironhorse Trail Bridge means better connections and increased safety for pedestrians and cyclists | |
City of Dublin's Iron Horse Trail Bridge Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held in November 2024. Credit: City of Dublin | |
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Last Fall, the City of Dublin celebrated the grand opening of the Iron Horse Trail Bridge which was made possible in part with Alameda CTC’s Measure BB funding. The bridge crosses over Dublin Boulevard near Scarlett Drive and is within walking and biking distance of Dublin’s BART Station. Community members, local leaders, and project partners joined the celebration, which included remarks from officials, a ceremonial ribbon cutting, and the opportunity to be among the first to cross the new bridge.
Alameda CTC, through its Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP), provided over $6 million in Measure BB funding to the project. With construction complete, the new bridge now connects two existing segments of the Iron Horse Trail, creating a continuous bike and pedestrian path separated from cars. The bridge also eliminates the possibility of conflict between motorized vehicles and pedestrians/bicyclists, making this segment of the road safer and more comfortable for all roadway users. Learn more about the project here.
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Alameda CTC ensures federal grant program delivers throughout county | |
AC Transit's Quick Build Lanes project will improve rider experience. | |
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The Metropolitan Transportation District (MTC) created the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) in 2015 to guide distribution of federal transportation funding to projects and programs that improve safety, spur economic development and help the Bay Area meet climate change and air quality improvement goals. Funding from the program has helped advance Alameda CTC’s goals of supporting safety, climate and equity through multimodal projects that support transit, improve safety, and reduce emissions while encouraging coordinated land use and transportation planning. Alameda CTC nominates projects throughout the County to receive OBAG funding.
In 2017, Alameda CTC nominated 21 projects for OBAG funding to MTC and an additional eight projects were nominated in 2021. These recommendations totaled more than $69.4 million in funding for Alameda County projects.
One of the capital projects, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s (AC Transit) Quick Build Transit Lanes Project, has made significant strides recently toward completion in Berkeley and Oakland. AC Transit completed bus bulbs and transit shelters along Durant Avenue in Berkeley in early December 2024. Transit lane installation will finish in early 2025. At the MacArthur/ Alma intersection in Oakland, the westbound bus stop improvements were completed including a new pedestrian island; the eastbound bus stop will be completed in early 2025.
Another capital project funded by OBAG nearing completion is the City of Hayward’s Main Street Complete Street. The project will reduce the roadway from four to three lanes, add curb extensions at intersections for better pedestrian visibility, add bike lanes, improve persons with disabilities access with new curb ramps, remove and replace sidewalks, create on-street parking opportunities that provide door zone protection for cyclists, resurface and restripe roadways, and create an attractive, sustainable landscaping buffer along sidewalks. Construction is estimated to be completed in March 2025.
To learn more about the OBAG program, click here.
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Commission looks ahead for the Countywide Transportation Plan Update | |
Timeline of major milestones for Alameda CTC's CTP update | |
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Approximately every four years, Alameda CTC updates the Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP) to respond to changing conditions and evaluate new opportunities and demands placed on the transportation system. The CTP creates a vision for the future of transportation in Alameda County, sets priorities, and guides decision-making at Alameda CTC as it plans, funds, and delivers transportation improvements. Alameda CTC staff are working with agency and community partners throughout the next two years to craft the final phase of the Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP) and develop detailed recommendations to advance the plan’s policy objectives. This work will include a needs assessment of transportation priorities, identification of a priority set of projects, programs, strategies, and near-term action, and a planned performance evaluation.
Alameda CTC will continue to conduct engagement throughout the CTP process, deepening and building relationships with community-based organizations throughout the county, and conducting general outreach. Visit our website to learn more about the CTP.
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Call for small local businesses in Alameda County to certify and become part of the Commission's professional network | |
Local small businesses are encouraged to do business with Alameda CTC. Credit: Jatinder Jeetu/Pixbay | |
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Alameda CTC invites all businesses in Alameda County to apply to become certified in our Local Business Contract Equity (LBCE) Program! The program is designed to promote and support Alameda County businesses by establishing local business enterprise (LBE), small-local business enterprise (SLBE), and very small-local business enterprise (VSLBE) utilization goals on contracts funded with local funding from Measure BB, and Vehicle Registration Fees. Certified businesses become part of Alameda CTC’s professional network and receive contracting opportunity notices, information about upcoming outreach and networking events, and more.
The LBCE Program advances Alameda County’s economic vitality through a variety of contributions including encouraging businesses to have offices locally; creating employment opportunities for County residents; and generating local economic activity.
For more information about the LBCE Program, please visit the LBCE web page. If you have any further questions, please contact us by phone (510)208-7460 or email certification@alamedactc.org.
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High Schools across Alameda County participate in 'Reboot Your Commute' 2025 | |
Youth across Alameda County participated in Reboot Your Commute 2025 during February and March | |
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2025 marks another year of outstanding participation among high school students across Alameda County in Safe Routes to Schools’ (SR2S) Reboot Your Commute. Reboot Your Commute is an annual county-wide encouragement event designed by and catered for youth to increase walking, rolling, taking transit, and carpooling to and from school. This year’s activities started in early February and will continue through March.
The SR2S Program promotes safe, active, and shared transportation choices as fun and easy options for parents and students to travel to and from school. The program offers direct support and various program elements to over 300 public elementary, middle, and high schools in Alameda County, and it fosters partnerships and collaborates with school communities across the county to promote active (e.g., walking and rolling) and shared (such as carpooling and transit) transportation options while emphasizing and teaching safety. To stay up to date on Reboot Your Commute stories and other general program updates, follow Alameda County SR2S on Facebook and X.
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Ten new Commissioners join Alameda CTC | Several Commisioners joined Alameda CTC in 2025. | |
Alameda CTC welcomed several new commission members at the start of 2025 including:
- Alameda County District 5 Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas,
- BART Director Melissa Hernandez,
- City of Dublin Mayor Sherry Hu,
- City of Emeryville Councilmember Matthew Solomon,
- City of Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan,
- City of Newark Mayor Michael K. Hannon,
- City of Oakland Councilmember At-Large Rowena Brown,
- City of Piedmont Vice Mayor Conna McCarthy,
- City of Pleasanton Mayor Jack Balch, and
- City of Union City Mayor Gary Singh.
The Commission is comprised of 22 members including all five Alameda County Supervisors; one representative from each of the other 13 cities in Alameda County; two City of Oakland representatives; one representative from AC Transit and one representative from BART. Alameda CTC’s Chair, Supervisor for District 1 David Haubert, and Vice Chair, City of Alameda Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft, are elected to serve a two-year term. Learn more about our Commission here.
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Two opportunities for businesses to contract with Alameda CTC are expected soon:
1) Oversight and project management support and
2) Project controls services
For more information, visit the Contracting Opportunities webpage.
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