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San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties vote to join regional transit funding measure| Green Caltrain
San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties vote to join regional transit funding measure| Green Caltrain
In the first week of August, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties voted to join the regional transit funding measure, joining San Francisco and the East Bay. The VTA Board voted unanimously to opt in…| Green Caltrain
On Wednesday, July 23, the Caltrain board voted on a compromise agreement on how Caltrain would be funded in the context of a regional transit funding measure. The Caltrain board agreed to alloc…| Green Caltrain
On July 2, the SamTrans board heard information about new polling that drew more board members to lean toward support for participation in a potential regional transportation funding measure. The p…| Green Caltrain
On Wednesday, July 2, the SamTrans board will discuss new polling and will evaluate options to fund transit for the county, including Caltrain and BART regional services which face steep deficits and potential service cuts in upcoming budget years, and SamTrans which is starting to show future deficits imperiling service. Options to keep the regional […]| Green Caltrain
At board meetings in the first week of June, decision-makers in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties inched toward decisions on a regional transit funding measure. Legislation to authorize a funding measure includes San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties have the option to join. Both “opt-in” counties […]| Green Caltrain
A new poll commissioned by the Service Employees International Union shows a “gross receipts tax” on businesses would get more voter support than the sales tax that has been polled to date. The poll asked likely November 2026 voters whether businesses should pay their fair share to support public transit. The business gross receipts tax […]| Green Caltrain
A tour of Kiku Crossing, an affordable housing community near downtown San Mateo, was a highlight of Affordable Housing Month. The tour showed how a set of transportation demand management strateg…| Green Caltrain
Last week, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties inched closer toward participating in a regional transportation funding measure. There are more key meetings in San Mateo County this month, and in b…| Green Caltrain
On Thursday, the Caltrain board will consider taking a position in support of SB63, the authorizing legislation for a regional transportation funding measure, being authored by Senator Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin. The Caltrain board Advocacy and Major Projects committee recommended this position in April. SB63 was approved last week in two Senate committees. Caltrain […]| Green Caltrain
Last week, the bill authorizing a regional transportation funding measure, SB63, passed the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday April 22 and the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on Wedn…| Green Caltrain
