Two Bay Area lawmakers had urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to include $2 billion in emergency transit funding in his revised budget proposal. He declined, but the Legislature could still add it.| www.kqed.org
State Sens. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley are seeking $2 billion to help Muni, BART and others avoid drastic service cuts before a planned tax measure can go before voters.| www.kqed.org
Friday's BART shutdown brought much of the Bay Area to a standstill, offering a sobering preview of what could become a daily reality if public transit agencies are forced to make drastic service cuts due to looming budget shortfalls.| www.cbsnews.com
Cleaner air, less traffic, and healthier communities – when we as California fund transit, we support our communities. We make it so our neighbors and families can easily and affordably get where they want to go when they want to go. Whether Californians are going to work, to the store, to appointments, or just out with friends – they should be able to rely on transit to take them there. But California underfunds transit – especially compared to other states. So people are often left wa...| actionnetwork.org
A map showing where routes will turn around at Market Street under a new proposal to save funds by reducing duplicate Muni service. | SFMTA