Budget

Railfans: it's time to go full steam ahead.

The federal Transportation secretary is using two large transit projects as a bargaining chip to bully Congress into passing a budget that could be disastrous for communities across the country.

Congress has a chance to restore order, seize back their power of the purse, and stop Trump from "pocket-rescinding" hundreds of millions for good transportation projects.

It's time to talk about fiscal crises in history and how they affect today's failure to fund infrastructure.

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With only a few weeks left to finalize a budget, transit agencies warning they may have to make deep service cuts as soon as this summer

Editor’s Note: Former Deputy Executive Officer at the California Air Resources Board Craig Segall wrote this open letter to the legislature, including members of the Senate and Assembly committees currently working on a response to Governor Newsom’s proposed state budget. According to statute, both legislative houses and Newsom must agree on a final version of […]

Advocates ask people and organizations to sign on to a letter asking the legislature to support public transit in its hour of need

The Governor's proposals to shift money from transit and the Active Transportation Program are "reasonable," given budget constraints, says the LAO. But the legislature could do something different. Like make cuts to highways instead??