Eighteen leaders, including those of more than a dozen major Bay Area transit agencies and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, signed the Equity In Infrastructure Project (EIP) Pledge at a recent event hosted by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), San Jose, CA. The organizations join a national coalition committed to increasing contracting opportunities for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) in the infrastructure sector.
“VTA’s transit connects one of the most diverse and economically vibrant metropolitan areas in the nation,” said VTA Board Chair Sergio Lopez. “Today’s commitment is a recognition that this diversity is key to success—whether to the economic vitality of Silicon Valley or to the successful operation of a complex transit agency—and will create opportunity in our communities for generations to come.”
The signing grows the EIP’s coalition to 92 transit authorities; airports; ports; water districts; and engineering, financial, and construction firms from across the U.S.—representing hundreds of billions of dollars. APTA is also a member of the coalition.
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