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Transit boards to revisit Connect Bay Area regional funding legislation after amendments

Transit boards to revisit Connect Bay Area regional funding legislation after amendments

Published April 28, 2024 by Carter Lavin

On Wednesday May 1 and Thursday, May 2, the SamTrans, Caltrain, and VTA boards will review their positions on AB1831, the Connect Bay Area Act. …

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Bill proposes CEQA exemption for rail electrification; spare other projects from delays that affected Caltrain

Bill proposes CEQA exemption for rail electrification; spare other projects from delays that affected Caltrain

Published April 21, 2024 by Carter Lavin

A bill in the legislature this year, AB2503 (Lee), proposes to exempt rail electrification projects from the sort of delay that impacted Caltrain electrification. Back…

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A Powerful Tool for Climate and Environmental Justice: Transit

Smoke billowing from a oil refinery with the city of Richmond around it and a mountain in the distance

A Powerful Tool for Climate and Environmental Justice: Transit

Published April 18, 2024 by Carter Lavin

Cars are California’s largest source of carbon emissions and that is just the tip of the melting iceberg on the justice and environmental impacts cars…

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MTC Legislation Committee proposes changes to Connect Bay Area regional funding legislation

MTC Legislation Committee proposes changes to Connect Bay Area regional funding legislation

Published April 14, 2024 by Carter Lavin

On, Friday April 12, the Metropolitan Transportation Legislation Committee approved a set of proposed amendments to SB1031. The amendments refine the funding formula to ensure…

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