TALC took  positions on the following transportation measures on the November 2004 ballot.
 

YES on BART's Measure AA --
the BART earthquake safety program
The BART system is one of San Francisco’s most vital transportation links, averaging about 310,000 trips every weekday.

BART’s 2002 Earthquake Safety Program study found that a powerful quake could likely cause many BART structures to fail, risking passenger safety, unless strengthened to today’s seismic standards. The study found a massive quake would likely shut down BART for two and a half years or longer and cost taxpayers upwards of $15 billion to rebuild if isn’t strengthened.

Measure AA will protect BART from earthquake vulnerability.

Learn more about Measure AA

YES on AC Transit's Measure BB --
for affordable AC Transit service
If Measure BB is passed, AC Transit will use funds raised by the measure for the operation and maintenance of its service. These funds would help preserve affordable local public transportation services that allow seniors and people with disabilities to remain independent, and take students to and from school.

Learn more about Measure BB

YES on Marin's Measure A --
Marin’s transportation sales tax
TALC has endorsed Measure A, Marin County’s transportation sales tax, which will appear on the November 2004 ballot. The measure has a strong focus on local transit and an unprecedented commitment to Safe Routes to Schools. If passed, Marin County’s transportation sales tax can serve as a great model for other counties.

Learn more about Measure A

YES on Contra Costa's Measure J --
Contra Costa's transportation sales tax
For the past two years, TALC coordinated a broad effort to influence the renewal of Contra Costa's transportation sales tax (formerly known as Measure C, now known as Measure J). The final Measure J package is a big step forward for the county. Over half the funding supports to alternatives to solo driving: 44% to mass transit and alternatives to driving and 9% to HOV-related highway projects. And Measure J funds all of the programs recommended in the Transportation for a Livable Contra Costa County platform signed by 40 groups throughout the county, although at lower funding levels than the platform recommended.

Measure J supports a smart growth incentive program and a program for safe transportation for children, both of which would be firsts in the state for transportation sales taxes. Measure J also funds a wide range of mass transit improvements and increases funding for local bus service and transportation for seniors and people with disabilities ("paratransit"). The measure ties nearly one-quarter of the sales tax funds to compliance with a Growth Management Program, including a requirement that cities and the county develop a joint, voter-approved Urban Limit Line. Reflecting the view of some member groups, TALC's Board also maintains some reservations about the final measure, and we commit to working with elected officials and stakeholders in the county to address these reservations.

Learn more about Measure J