Post by les on Apr 25, 2023 12:41:39 GMT
April 25, 2023
"Now we know the price tag to keep California public transit agencies from going over a “fiscal cliff” — $5.15 billion over five years.
As part of a budget proposal being unveiled today in the state Senate, transit agency officials and their supporters in the Legislature are seeking “bridge funding” for transit systems throughout the state, some of whom are struggling to recover ridership after the pandemic.
The proposal is being championed by Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, who said that without the state cash, BART and other big-city transit systems will have to make drastic service cuts."
A $5 billion ask for CA public transit
"Now we know the price tag to keep California public transit agencies from going over a “fiscal cliff” — $5.15 billion over five years.
As part of a budget proposal being unveiled today in the state Senate, transit agency officials and their supporters in the Legislature are seeking “bridge funding” for transit systems throughout the state, some of whom are struggling to recover ridership after the pandemic.
The proposal is being championed by Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, who said that without the state cash, BART and other big-city transit systems will have to make drastic service cuts."
A $5 billion ask for CA public transit