Transportation Funding

Not all campaigns are state and regional. This guide helps you win transportation for your community - whether it is safer streets, better bus stops, or affordable fares.

Transportation accounts for nearly 40% of California's GHG emissions. TransForm is working to enable the Bay Area and other California regions to raise fees on gas or vehicles in order to reduce emissions and improve our transportation system.

In 2010, the overdue six-year federal transportation bill will provide an incredible opportunity to create a transportation policy that gets America moving again. With climate change on the agenda, the federal highway funding crisis, and an increasing demand for more efficient , affordable, and accessible transportation choices, we can lay the foundation of the 21st century transportation system that we so desperately need.  Groups from across California are joining the Transportation for America campaign to push for a transformative federal transportation bill in 2010.

The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's 25-year, $200+ billion blueprint for how transportation funding will be spent in the Bay Area - and a huge opportunity to shape how the Bay Area grows.

High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes allow solo drivers into High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes when there is space, but for a fee. The proposal for a regional HOT network is gaining momentum, and TransForm and Urban Habitat will be working to make sure the network benefits low-income communities and the environment.

Just as ridership was making record surges, the state gutted public transportation funding in the budget. We need long-term solutions to this crisis.