Advocates achieved a significant victory by restoring a $1.1 billion transit budget in California. Seamless Bay Area and over 120 organizations mobilized public support to prevent drastic service cuts through grassroots actions. However, advocacy continues as groups plan initiatives for a regional measure to secure future funding for transit. Concurrently, activists are petitioning against a proposed $73 million highway expansion, arguing that funds would be better used for sustainable transport, given future climate-related challenges. This reflects an ongoing struggle in California for prioritizing transit over road expansion in efforts to combat traffic and climate change.
Whether you sent an email, called your elected representatives, put up flyers, donated, shared the alerts, or did something else to help speak out for transit, this victory wouldn't have been possible without the work you and everyone else put in.
This victory isn't just an end; it’s a bridge to future fights for funding. Rallies are already planned for a regional measure to sustain transit operations.
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