Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transportation Funding

A Critical Change in Leadership Faces San Mateo County’s Planning Agency

By Bryan Goebel | Oct 30, 2012 | 5 Comments

As San Mateo County’s congestion management agency, the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG), is supposed to be responsible for reducing auto congestion. It also controls the purse strings on transportation projects, doling out millions of dollars in state and federal grants to the region’s 20 cities, whose appointed representatives make up the agency’s governing board. “It […]

On the Ballot: A Key to Alameda County’s Sustainable Transportation Future

By Judy Silber | Oct 24, 2012 | 5 Comments

Alameda County could usher in a new era of progressive transportation projects if voters pass a proposed half-cent sales tax increase known as Measure B1 on November 6. Measure B1 would generate a projected $7.8 billion over the next 30 years for projects selected using a “complete streets” approach aimed at improving the county’s streets, […]

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SamTrans Poll Shows Strong Support for Tax Measures to Support Caltrain

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 12, 2012 | 8 Comments

The Green Caltrain blog has some promising news today for moving Caltrain toward a stable funding solution. Adina Levin from Friends of Caltrain reports: At its board meeting on Thursday, SamTrans announced the results of polling that it conducted in June. According to the poll, a ballot measure to support Caltrain and SamTrans would pass, barely, at the […]

SF Transit, Street Improvements Could Get a Boost From Vehicle License Fee

By Aaron Bialick | Oct 12, 2012 | 7 Comments

San Francisco may be on course to receive significant new revenue for transit and street improvements in the coming years following the passage of SB 1492, which specifically permits the city to vote on restoring its local vehicle license fee to historic levels. The legislation, which was signed by Governor Jerry Brown earlier this month, […]

Alameda County’s Bike/Ped Plans Take Local Approach, But Short on Targets

By Judy Silber | Sep 26, 2012 | 5 Comments

In theory, the East Bay has nearly perfect terrain for bicycling. Streets slope gently east for miles from the Bay, and once over the hills, pedaling conditions are almost idyllic — that is, if you feel safe enough to ride. The East Bay, like much of the country, was built for cars rather than for […]

Big Ferry Subsidies for Tech Firms Before Free Muni for Low-Income Youth?

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 12, 2012 | 10 Comments

Free Muni for low-income youth is just within reach, which would be the culmination of a hard-fought advocacy campaign that urged the SF Municipal Transportation Agency and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to set aside a total of $9.4 million to improve transit access for students in need. However, campaign organizers are remarking on the stark […]

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