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Latest Issue

March 2011
Volume 24, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• El Cerrito Pothole Repair: A Success Story
• MTC Puts $84 Million to Work Keeping Bay Area Roads in Good Repair
• Software Updates and News
• StreetSaver® Pavement Management Tip
• Upcoming Events

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Recent Issues



July 2010
Volume 23, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• EPA Focuss on Sustainable Infrastructure
• Managing on a Shoestring Budget
• StreetSaver Pavement Management Tip
• State Budget Update
• Upcoming Events
• P-TAP 11 Update

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March 2010
Volume 23, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• Plenty of Cracks, Potholes on the Road to Meeting Region's Pavement Quality Goals
• StreetSaver Pavement Management Tip
• Software Updates and News
• Funding Update
• Upcoming Events

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November 2009
Volume 22, Number 3

Articles in this issue:

• Funding Overview: Streets and Roads Hit by Declining Revenues
• MTC Recognizes Great Pavement Management
• Software Updates and News
• Update on P-TAP, Round 11 • Upcoming Events

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July 2009
Volume 22, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• Statewide Needs Assessment Project
• Transportation 2035
• Bay Area Pavement Quality Lands in Fair Territory
• Software Updates and News
• Local Gas Tax Dollars at Risk
• Upcoming Events

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April 2009
Volume 22, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• State Budget Impacts Transportation
• Road Rehab Projects Put Recovery Dollars to Work
• Mandatory Race – Conscious Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
• 2009 Regional Streets and Roads Awards
• The Missing Link – GIS Mapping
• The Missing Link – GIS Mapping
• Upcoming Events

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November 2008
Volume 21, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• Latest Edition of StreetSaver Now Available
• Transportation 2035 Heavy in Pavement Upkeep
• Tax Revenue Losses Impact Streets & Roads
• PTAP Still Going Strong, Round 10
• Regional News
• Upcoming Events

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March 2008
Volume 21, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• MTC Recognized Local Streets and Roads Achievements
• Call for P-TAP Round 10 Projects
• Good News, Bad News in Governor’s 2009 State Budget
• El Cerrito Passes Measure to Fund Pothole Repair
• Software Updates & News
• Upcoming Events

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November 2007
Volume 20, Number 3

Articles in this issue:

• Big Win for Local Streets and Roads in State Budget
• Regional News
• STP/CMAQ Delivery Update: Keeping an Eye on Obligation Deadlines
• Software Updates and News
• Upcoming Events

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July 2007
Volume 20, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• S.O.S. – Saving Our Streets Strategic Plan Addresses Local Streets and Roads Shortfall
• At the Crossroads: Preserving Our Highway Investment
• PPTG Forms Pavement Management Subgroup
• Pavement Preservation Pioneers
• Software Updates & News
• Regional News
• Following the STIP Augmentation Process

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March 2007
Volume 20, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• Pavement Awards Program Recognizes Bay Area Winners
• Voter-Approved Propositions Provide a Boon for Local Streets and Roads
• Statewide Needs Assessment Study Could Become a Reality
• Project Delivery Deadlines
• 2007 California Pavement Preservation Conference
• Software Updates and News
• Regional News

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November 2006
Volume 19, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• Twenty Years and Running Strong
• Regional Report Card for Bay Area Streets and Roads
• Programming and Allocations News
• Deadlines Loom for Federal Funds
• Local Streets and Roads Biennial Survey
• Regional News
• Software Updates and News

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March 2006
Volume 19, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• Local Streets and Roads Strategic Plan Development
• Bay Area Roads Close to “Tipping Point”
• P-TAP Round 8
• Regional News
• Software Updates and News

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November 2005
Volume 18, Number 3

Articles in this issue:

• Web-Based PMS/GIS-Linked Application Developed for Sonoma County
• MTC Recognizes Local Streets and Roads Achievements
• Regional Certification Compliance Holds Steady at 95 Percent
• Pavement Management Intern Providing Key Support
• StreetSaver Online Success Story
• Software Updates and News

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July 2005
Volume 18, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• Proposition 42 – Pothole Panacea?
• Successful P-TAP Program Enters Seventh Year
• Pavement Management Program Gains New Member
• Software News

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March 2005
Volume 18, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• Regional Report Card for Streets and Roads
• Maintenance Funding Starts to Filter Down
• Local Streets and Roads Needs and Revenue Survey Update
• P-TAP Round 7

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November 2004
Volume 17, Number 3

Articles in this issue:

• Local Streets and Roads Survey Crucial for Maintenance Funding
• More to Funding Than Meets the Eye
• MTC Revises Pavement Management Certification Requirements
• MTC Awards Program Spotlights Innovative Pavement Managers

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July 2004
Volume 17, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• New Maintenance Funds: A Step in the Right Direction
• Defining Regionally Significant Roads
• New Player for the Pavement Management Team
• More Money, More Projects in P-TAP Round Six

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March 2004
Volume 17, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• Long-term Funding for Local Streets and Roads Gets a Boost
• City Celebrates Having the Region’s Best Roads
• Where the Rubber IS the Road

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November 2003
Volume 16, Number 3

Articles in this issue:

• Advocates for Local Streets and Roads Organize
• Keeping Local Bridges in Shape
• If You Pave It, They Will Come
• Bay Area's Latest Pavement Condition Report Card

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July 2003
Volume 16, Number 2

Articles in this issue:

• Software by Another Name Is... Better!
• MTC Polishes Its Crystal Ballbr> • Trench Cut Fee Litigation Update
• P-TAP Round 5 Kicks Off

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March 2003
Volume 16, Number 1

Articles in this issue:

• Refining Projections for Upcoming Bay Area Pavement Needs
• Managing on a Shoestring Budget
• P-TAP Recap
• Software News and Information

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November 2002
Volume 15, Number 3

Articles in this issue:

• Pavement Managers Are Awarded Their Due
• Power Users
• Pavement Repair Strategies Must Address Long-Term Needs
• Software News and Information

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More PMP Publications
StreetSaver Computer User's Guide Update
Funding Guide
  PCI Distress ID Manual

MTC Publications
State of the System, 2005

Read more about this report on the MTC site

The Pothole Report
If you think your ride to work is bumpy today, just wait: Over the next 20 years, the San Francisco Bay Area is projected to run short of funding for its local streets and roads to the tune of $5.6 billion, with $2.3 billion of this amount specifically shortchanging pavement upkeep and repair.

Read more about this report on the MTC site

Project Performance Report 2004
This report covers the 2003-04 highlights for regional operations and technical assistance projects overseen by MTC. Projects include the Pavement Management Technical Assistance Program, TransLink ® universal transit fare payment system, the FasTrak™ electronic toll collection system, the 511 Traveler Information Program the Call Box Program, the Freeway Service Patrol, Signal Timing and Traffic Engineering).

  Read more about this report on the MTC site
MTC Go To the MTC Site