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State Leaders Rally for Transit Funding in Budget
With only a few weeks left to finalize a budget, transit agencies warn they may have to make deep service cuts as soon as this summer
May 30, 2023
Quick Legislative Update: Where Are the Bills Now?
Here's a super quick and far from comprehensive update on some key street safety bills
May 26, 2023
Redding Celebrates Launch of Shasta Bike Depot, New Electric Bike-share System
California transportation and climate action leaders showed up to celebrate the long-anticipated opening of Shasta Living Streets' new bike space, and to champion more biking and walking everywhere
May 25, 2023
Op-Ed: Lack of Transit Funding in Proposed State Budget Conflicts with Climate/Air Quality Goals
Dear Honorable Members:
May 22, 2023
Speed Camera Bill Passes a Major Hurdle
Safety advocates are thrilled that Laura Friedman's bill has made it to the Assembly floor
May 19, 2023
Happy Bike to Work/Wherever Day – (Oakland’s 30th)
Oakland tests out a safe crossing near a high school, and there are plenty of bikes, smiles, coffee, and snacks.
May 18, 2023
Bay Area Public Transit Agencies Lay Out Their Case for Emergency Funding
Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit holds its first hearing to listen
May 17, 2023
Southern California Mobility Advocates Rally for State Speed Camera Bill
Will Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon support safer streets or the continued worsening of the current deadly status quo?
May 15, 2023
Newsom’s Budget Revision Ignores Transit
Despite increasingly desperate pleas and op-eds from multiple quarters - including, most recently, a letter from a very long list of environmental groups, transportation reformers and even some transit agencies - Governor Gavin Newsom continued to completely ignore public transportation in his revised budget. If passed without amendments, Newsom's revised budget would leave transit agencies facing a $6-8 billion deficit over the next 5 years.
May 12, 2023
Analysis: Saving Transit Would Be Cheaper Than Letting it Die
A new analysis of the costs of not helping public transportation agencies fill a $2.5 billion funding gap found that it would cost former riders twice that much - $5 billion - in annual car ownership costs alone.
May 11, 2023
