"That's the initial eligibility for these funds. RTD is a transit operator that is not at risk of cutting back below its 2022 service levels."
"We're the largest transit operator in the MPO's region providing 86% of all bus trips in the and we've received zero dollars of SB 125 dollars. It doesn't make sense to me,"
"It doesn't make sense to anyone that works here. Other agencies near us, StanRTA or SacRT ...these agencies have gotten SB 125 funds."
"The state's intent with SB 125 was to get help fast to transit. The state did their part - the local MPO failed to do their part."
A funding dispute in the San Joaquin Valley centers on SB 125 dollars intended for transit operations. The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) refuses to release funds to San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), saying RTD is not at risk of cutting service below 2022 levels and that releasing funds would violate a signed funding agreement. RTD counters that having $62 million in reserves and expanded service to rebuild ridership should not disqualify it, and that it has received no SB 125 funds despite providing 86% of regional bus trips. RTD is threatening a lawsuit; the state aimed for rapid transit relief.
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