Transportation Funding

Not all campaigns are state and regional. This guide helps you win transportation for your community - whether it is safer streets, better bus stops, or affordable fares.

Transportation accounts for nearly 40% of California's GHG emissions. TransForm is working to enable the Bay Area and other California regions to raise fees on gas or vehicles in order to reduce emissions and improve our transportation system.

In 2009 the six-year federal transportation bill will be reconsidered. And, even sooner, the federal government will be infusing the economy with billions of dollars through economic recovery legislation. With climate change rising on the agenda, the federal highway funding crisis, and new leadership in Washington, it is a perfect opportunity for groups from across California to join the Transportation for America campaign.

High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes allow solo drivers into High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes when there is space, but for a fee. The proposal for a regional HOT network is gaining momentum, and TransForm and Urban Habitat will be working to make sure the network benefits low-income communities and the environment.

TransForm supports important legislation as requested by organizations that are members of the regional coalition, and sometimes sponsors important transportation measures.

The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's 25-year, $100+ billion blueprint for how transportation funding will be spent in the Bay Area - and a huge opportunity to shape how the Bay Area grows. This update of the RTP is especially exciting because MTC has stated their interest in prioritizing climate change and land use in decision making.

Just as ridership was making record surges, there were massive state budget cuts for public transit funding. We need both short and long-term solutions to this crisis.