Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee  
Christine Fitzgerald, Chair  
Johnny Parker Jr., Vice Chair  
Tuesday, October 22, 2024  
1:00 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
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The Policy Advisory Council advises the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on  
transportation policies in the San Francisco Bay Area, incorporating diverse perspectives  
relating to the environment, the economy, and social equity.  
Clerk: Martha Silver  
Roster  
Pamela Campos, Anne Olivia Eldred*, Ilaf Esuf, Christine Fitzgerald (Chair), Gabriela Orantes,  
Johnny Parker Jr., (Vice Chair), Vinay Pimple, Terry Scott, Howard Wong, and Roland Wong  
*Alternate  
1. Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of this subcommittee shall be a majority of its regular voting  
members (6).  
2. Welcome and Chair's Report - Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council  
Equity & Access Subcommittee Chair  
2a.  
Chair’s Report  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access  
Subcommittee Chair  
3. Approval  
3a.  
Approval of the May 24, 2024 Meeting Minutes  
Action:  
Subcommittee Approval  
Attachments:  
4. Information  
4a.  
Express Lanes STARTSM: 12-Month Pilot Outcomes and Preliminary  
Recommendations  
Report on outcomes from the 12-month evaluation period for the Bay  
Area Infrastructure Financing Authority's (BAIFA's) low-income toll  
discount pilot on the Interstate 880 (I-880) Express Lanes (named  
Express Lanes START) and request feedback on preliminary  
recommendations for the future of the program.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Diana Dorinson  
Attachments:  
4b.  
Proposed Toll Increase for Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) Bridges  
Information on a proposal for a toll increase to support maintaining the  
BATA bridges in a state of good repair for discussion.  
Action:  
Information and Discussion  
Lynn Valdivia  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
4c.  
4d.  
Transit Transformation Action Plan: Accessibility Actions Update  
Verbal update on the Transit Transformation Action Plan: Accessibility  
Actions.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Drennen Shelton  
New Business  
Members of the subcommittee may bring up new business for  
discussion or addition to a future agenda.  
Action:  
Discussion  
Presenter:  
Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access  
Subcommittee Chair  
5. Public Comments / Other Business  
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6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee  
will be held at a time and location to be duly noticed.