Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about CalSTA

Already existing parking garage for West Dublin/Pleasanton BART. Photo: Eric Fischer

State Funds Meant for “Transformative” Transit Projects Will Go For an Unwanted Parking Lot

By Melanie Curry | May 4, 2018 | 7 Comments

BART came up with a less expensive, more environmentally appropriate way to accommodate riders at a terminus station, but the state said: nah, build a parking structure.

A Pilot Project Will Explore How to Make Transit Easier for Riders in California

By Melanie Curry | May 3, 2018 | 11 Comments

The notion of a “seamless” transit trip—wherein a transit rider can effortlessly travel across regional boundaries among different transit agencies and using various modes—is a vision that has long eluded California. But it is a reality in other places.

The TIRCP allocated funding to extend BART into downtown San Jose, among 27 other projects. Image: VTA

Gas Tax Funding Announced for Transit, Highway, and Local Priority Projects

By Melanie Curry | Apr 26, 2018 | 26 Comments

All kinds of transportation projects will get funding from the gas tax. Both CalSTA and the CTC are ready to make allocations.