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Advocates Breathe Sigh of Relief: Transit Disaster Averted for Now
Governor Newsom signs Bay Area public transit loan to prevent severe service cuts
February 20, 2026
Advocates: The Senate’s Chance to Ensure America’s Public Transit Future Is Now
Congress is in the process of writing America's next big transportation bill — and more than 100 organizations are demanding it deliver for transit.
October 19, 2025
Gov’s Signature on SB 63 Launches Campaign to Fund Transit
There will be a ballot measure to fund Bay Area transit in November of 2026. But now the real work begins: building support, gathering signatures, and getting a majority of voters to approve it
October 14, 2025
Advocates and Agencies Celebrate Progress Towards Funding Transit
Funding measure advances to the governor's desk. But it's not over yet.
September 15, 2025
New Leadership at Transform
Changes at one of the Bay Area's most formidable transit, safe-streets, and affordable housing advocacy groups
September 10, 2025
Emergency Rally: Advocates Demand Gov. Newsom ‘Fund Transit Now’
All the major transit advocacy groups assembled Monday morning in downtown San Francisco to demand the city's former mayor (Governor Gavin Newsom) intervene and stop the cancellation of a vital $750 million state loan intended to keep the city moving
September 8, 2025
Call to Action: Tell Governor Newsom (Again) to Support Transit
A crucial $750 million loan for transit funding is in jeopardy with the Dept. of Finance and needs the governor's intervention
September 5, 2025
If it’s September, it Must be Transit Month
San Francisco's favorite advocacy groups for better buses and trains kick off a month of celebration. And it comes at a time when transit seems more threatened than ever
September 2, 2025
Katie Wilson’s Success in Seattle Shows Again that Urbanism Is A Winning Campaign Issue
The transit advocate's strong early performance in Seattle's mayoral primary is rekindling a national conversation about the power of bold transportation reform to win at the ballot box.
August 10, 2025
Bay Area Transit is Not Out of the Woods
Sacramento gave BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, and others a lifeline, but the struggle to keep the trains and buses running is far from over
Laura Tolkoff
July 16, 2025
