Access, Equity & Mobility | Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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Archived: 2026-04-23 17:26
Access, Equity & Mobility | Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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Access, Equity & Mobility
MTC plans, coordinates and funds programs and projects to give older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes equal access to transportation services.
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Noah Berger
Life in the Bay Area is better when everyone is able to get around — to jobs, to food, to healthcare, to family and friends.
MTC is at work planning, funding and coordinating accessible transportation for the Bay Area’s older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes.
Clipper® START℠
Public transportation rides at discounted rates for residents with low incomes.
Community-Based Transportation Plans
Community-led planning to improve mobility options for historically underserved communities.
Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan
The region’s blueprint to promote mobility for the Bay Area’s older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes.
County Mobility Managers
County-based assistance to help older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes find information and resources for transportation.
Equity Priority Communities
By identifying which Bay Area communities are or have historically been underserved, MTC can direct funding toward projects that enable more equitable access to transportation, housing and services.
Express Lanes START℠
Interstate 880 Express Lanes discounts for lower-income adults.
Lifeline Transportation Program
Funding projects that advance mobility and accessibility for people with low incomes.
Mobility Hubs in Affordable Housing
A site-specific suite of mobility services in affordable-housing communities.
Section 5310 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities)
Transportation projects that serve older adults and people with disabilities.
Transportation Resilience, Accessibility & Climate Sustainability (TRACS) Project
A project designed to stimulate connection between the disabled community and Bay Area transportation agencies.
Regional Trends
The Bay Area’s population is aging, and, over the last decade, the portion of the population living in poverty has suburbanized.
On top of that, a growing share of the population lacks access to a vehicle. Together, these trends could cause our most vulnerable populations to have fewer transportation options and less access to vital services, like food, healthcare, jobs and recreation.
MTC 2018 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan Update
MetroTalks: Access for All
Remote video URL
Transit accessibility experts discussed why equity requires that public agencies design for people who face the biggest barriers to access, and how it makes a better system for all.
Related Gallery
Accessible Futures Conference
See photos from the 2025 Accessible Futures: Sharing. Listening. Learning. conference.
Access & Mobility Work Plan
Focuses on five actions to improve transportation access for people with disabilities, older adults and people with low incomes in the Bay Area.
Learn about the plan.
Mobility Managers: Helping People Connect to Transportation
Learn how mobility managers help older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes get around the Bay Area more easily.
See the story.
Community Action Resource & Empowerment (CARE) Program
Community-based organizations may apply for a grant through the
Community Action Resource & Empowerment (CARE) Program.
Learn about the CARE program.
Skip to main content
Access, Equity & Mobility
MTC plans, coordinates and funds programs and projects to give older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes equal access to transportation services.
Credit
Noah Berger
Life in the Bay Area is better when everyone is able to get around — to jobs, to food, to healthcare, to family and friends.
MTC is at work planning, funding and coordinating accessible transportation for the Bay Area’s older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes.
Clipper® START℠
Public transportation rides at discounted rates for residents with low incomes.
Community-Based Transportation Plans
Community-led planning to improve mobility options for historically underserved communities.
Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan
The region’s blueprint to promote mobility for the Bay Area’s older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes.
County Mobility Managers
County-based assistance to help older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes find information and resources for transportation.
Equity Priority Communities
By identifying which Bay Area communities are or have historically been underserved, MTC can direct funding toward projects that enable more equitable access to transportation, housing and services.
Express Lanes START℠
Interstate 880 Express Lanes discounts for lower-income adults.
Lifeline Transportation Program
Funding projects that advance mobility and accessibility for people with low incomes.
Mobility Hubs in Affordable Housing
A site-specific suite of mobility services in affordable-housing communities.
Section 5310 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities)
Transportation projects that serve older adults and people with disabilities.
Transportation Resilience, Accessibility & Climate Sustainability (TRACS) Project
A project designed to stimulate connection between the disabled community and Bay Area transportation agencies.
Regional Trends
The Bay Area’s population is aging, and, over the last decade, the portion of the population living in poverty has suburbanized.
On top of that, a growing share of the population lacks access to a vehicle. Together, these trends could cause our most vulnerable populations to have fewer transportation options and less access to vital services, like food, healthcare, jobs and recreation.
MTC 2018 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan Update
MetroTalks: Access for All
Remote video URL
Transit accessibility experts discussed why equity requires that public agencies design for people who face the biggest barriers to access, and how it makes a better system for all.
Related Gallery
Accessible Futures Conference
See photos from the 2025 Accessible Futures: Sharing. Listening. Learning. conference.
Access & Mobility Work Plan
Focuses on five actions to improve transportation access for people with disabilities, older adults and people with low incomes in the Bay Area.
Learn about the plan.
Mobility Managers: Helping People Connect to Transportation
Learn how mobility managers help older adults, people with disabilities and people with lower incomes get around the Bay Area more easily.
See the story.
Community Action Resource & Empowerment (CARE) Program
Community-based organizations may apply for a grant through the
Community Action Resource & Empowerment (CARE) Program.
Learn about the CARE program.