3/4/24: 🌅 On the horizon: Bay Area and National Transit Funding
There are important public transit funding efforts underway in the Bay Area and at the national level that we’re tracking closely. Join us for upcoming events in March and check out our latest blog posts to learn more about what you can do to support funding that has the potential to supercharge public transportation across the region.
Webinar: March 6th, 12pm – Winning a 2026 Bay Area transit funding measure
We polled 600 Bay Area residents about their priorities for a 2026 regional transit funding measure.
Join us this Wednesday from 12-1pm PST for an online webinar to discuss how including these priorities in the funding measure will be key for winning at the ballot box. We’ll also discuss how advocates, elected officials, and transit agencies should be thinking about messaging in support of the regional ballot measure and what’s going on over the next six months that will influence our ability to win in 2026.
Panelist will include:
Adina Levin, Advocacy Director, Seamless Bay Area
Darnell Grisby, Beneficial State Foundation
Matt Hogan, Impact Research
March 14th, 5:30-7:30pm – Housing & Transit Happy Hour in Menlo Park
Join us for an evening of fun at the Barebottle Brewing Company in Menlo Park. Get ready to mingle, make friends, be inspired, and plot our next housing moves with like-minded individuals from across our two counties. Snacks and the first round are on us!
Barebottle Brewing Company is located in the new Springline development next to the Menlo Park Caltrain station. For anyone interested, we will take a walk through the development's publicly accessible open space (complete with patio chairs, places to gather, and a dog park).
Don't miss this awesome cross-county YIMBY/transit party co-hosted by us, Menlo Together, Silicon Valley at Home (sv@home), Peninsula for Everyone, Palo Alto Forward, Housing Leadership Council.
[Survey] Help improve transit on 6,500+ miles of Caltrans roadways, highways
Fill out this survey to tell Caltrans how they should use infrastructure funding to improve transit speed, reliability, and access. This survey is part of Caltrans’ Bay Area Transit Plan to improve transit on the state-owned freeways, major arterial roadways, and related facilities in the Bay Area. The plan will include:
Strategies and actions to promote and support transit-supportive infrastructure that improves access and makes your trip faster and easier once onboard;
An inventory of existing transit infrastructure on the State Transportation Network;
Region-wide goals, objectives, and performance measures for transit-supportive infrastructure; and a
Prioritized list of transit-supportive infrastructure along state highways.
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Bill providing $80 billion for transit operations funding introduced in US Congress
Seamless Bay Area joins transit and environmental advocacy organizations and labor groups across the country in support of a bill that could transform transit nationwide with additional funding. H.R. 7039 - the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act by Congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia would provide $20 billion in annual transit operations funding over four years ($80 billion), including over $3 billion annually for California. Read more about the bill, and then check below if your congressperson has cosponsored this important bill.
Alameda TMA joins the second phase Clipper BayPass pilot
The Alameda Transportation Management Association has joined the second phase of the Clipper Bay Pass pilot, which is serving employers and transportation management associations. Alameda’s TMAs serve 900 residents and 600 employees in the City of Alameda. Before the Bay Pass was available, ATMA provided EZPasses giving access to AC Transit. Now, residents and workers also have access to BART, ferries, and other Bay Area transit services.