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Protect BART at Upcoming Budget Hearings
As BART embarks on its fifth decade of operations, its draft FY2014 budget is an important step towards a more responsible focus on maintaining and improving the existing system, rather than heedlessly promising extensions at the edges of the region. BART declares passenger needs as the top priority of this year’s budget. The BART Board will discuss the draft budget at hearings this month, with adoption scheduled for early June.  
 
FY2014 Budget Highlights:
 
  • Safer and More Reliable Service: BART’s highest priority capital programs (the “Big 3”) are core investments for BART to meet its safety, reliability, capacity, and sustainability goals.
    • New Rail Car Program -...
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Past Entries

Title Posted Date
Protect BART at Upcoming Budget Hearings 05/22/2013
Plan Bay Area comment period is closed, but we look forward to an open conversation about our region’s future 05/17/2013
400 ppm and the Governor is loaning away climate funds? 05/15/2013
Transit 101: More students could get discounted passes with cap-and-trade funding 05/10/2013
We’re over the moon for the EEJ alternative 05/08/2013
Impact of Advocacy Day already visible in key bill’s approval by Assembly committee 05/01/2013
We can – and must - plan for an equitable and sustainable Bay Area 04/30/2013
Transportation Choices Summit ignites advocates to spark change 04/24/2013
CARB calls for transforming California’s transportation system – really! CARB 04/17/2013
Calls for better public transportation, affordability at first Plan Bay Area meetings 04/16/2013
California’s cap-and-trade program: An opportunity to invest in community health Community Health 04/09/2013
Putting together the Plan Bay Area puzzle Puzzle Plan Bay Area 04/05/2013
MTC Express Lanes: HOT or not? 03/28/2013
AB 1051: Assemblyman Bocanegra calls for Sustainable Communities for All Assemblymember Bocanegra 03/27/2013
On Cap-and-Trade: Together, our voices are being heard. 03/12/2013
“Let’s Get Moving” Silicon Valley Transportation Choices and Healthy Communities Summit is a Hit 03/05/2013
Transportation advocates turn out in force for final cap-and-trade workshop Cap-and-Trade Hearing in Los Angeles 02/28/2013
Transportation and affordable housing take center stage at California’s first cap-and-trade workshop Jerry Brown 02/21/2013
Students launch Carpool Parking Area in Pleasanton Students stencil CARPOOL on a parking space 02/13/2013
What happened at the first auction of cap and trade 12/04/2012
What yesterday’s election means for transportation 11/07/2012
Full Speed Ahead with Bus Rapid Transit on El Camino Real! 11/06/2012
Governor signs AB 1532 and SB 535... but what does cap and trade mean for public transportation? 10/26/2012
Victory for Bus Rapid Transit along El Camino Real! 10/01/2012
Decision Time for Silicon Valley's El Camino Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project 09/14/2012
2012 Legislative Round-Up 09/04/2012
TransForm’s 2012 Ballot Initiative Endorsements 08/30/2012
A Postmortem on the Newly Passed Federal Transportation Bill 07/26/2012
Plan Bay Area Moves Forward with Five Alternative Strategies for EIR 07/25/2012
Big news: last night's vote on Bus Rapid Transit signals a shift for the entire Bay Area 07/18/2012
Historic Vote Kicks off Real Journey for High Speed Rail 07/10/2012
Plan Bay Area begins its Environmental Impact Report (EIR) 06/22/2012
Major Milestone in the Bay Area’s Sustainable Community Strategy 05/30/2012
$1 Million Awarded to Implement Transit-Oriented Development Plan on International Boulevard in Oakland 05/29/2012
Victory for Climate Innovative Grants! 05/25/2012
TransForm Supports Measure B, Alameda County’s transportation measure 05/23/2012
Transportation Choices Summit Gets Statewide Movement Off to a Running Start 05/03/2012
Recommendations on the Draft Transportation Investment Strategy 04/13/2012
New High Speed Rail plan offers great benefits to Bay Area 03/27/2012
Analysis of Proposed reauthorization of Alameda County Measure B 03/07/2012
MTC respects Performance instead of Politics 02/28/2012
BART Protects Existing System while Moving to Study Livermore Project 02/23/2012
Good Projects, Bad Projects: Results of the Project Performance Analysis 02/16/2012
Will the Metropolitan Transportation Commission rethink some of the largest transportation projects on the books? 11/02/2011
Let the marathon begin: San Diego adopts California's first SCS 10/30/2011
MTC Express Lanes: Flawed Plan, Needs Public Planning 10/14/2011
The Bay Area deserves a better Express Lane plan 09/27/2011
MTC Misses Huge Opportunity in Rushing Flawed Express Lane Proposal 09/06/2011
Rewarding cities that do the right thing 07/21/2011
Waiting for Wednesday: MTC Commission/ABAG Meeting to Address Alternative Scenarios 06/21/2011
The Devil is in the Details 06/10/2011
Introducing... Strategic Investments for a Better Bay Area 05/17/2011
Project Performance Analysis 101 05/02/2011
Politics over Performance: Option 1 Wins at MTC Commission 04/27/2011
Choose Your Version of Bay Area 2040 04/20/2011
MTC Planning Committee Makes the Right Choice: Option 2 for Committed Projects 04/11/2011
Why Option Two is the Choice on Friday 04/04/2011