Sign On Letters

Climate, environmental justice, sustainable agriculture, conservation, and other organizations support $10 billion climate bond

July, 2024

We write in support of Senate Bill 867. This bill would place a first-of-its-kind, $10-billion Climate Resilience Bond on the November 5, 2024 ballot. We know you agree: California’s future sits on the edge of a knife. We cannot credibly provide Californians with clean water, clean air, healthy lands, and protection from floods, fires, extreme heat, and other devastating climate impacts with a second year of budget cuts and funding delays. The truth is, even with this bond, every year the legislature and Administration will need to prioritize investments in making vulnerable communities safer and more resilient.

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Sustainable transportation advocates respond to governor’s May budget revision

May, 2024

As organizations that advocate for building a more sustainable, equitable transportation system in California, we are grateful for the Governor’s continued support for last year’s SB125 transit funding package. Maintaining the $5.1 billion in critical funding for California transit agencies that was previously approved is critical to maintaining essential transit service and keeping major transit capital projects on track. However, the administration’s proposed $600 million in cuts to the Active Transportation Program and $75 million in cuts to the Highways to Boulevards program threaten to undermine our progress towards an equitable transportation system aligned with California’s climate goals.

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REQUEST TO IMMEDIATELY LIFT TEMPORARY SPENDING FREEZE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT FUNDING

May, 2024

On behalf of the undersigned organization, we respectfully request that the Administration immediately lift the current spending freeze on the funding appropriated for California’s transit agencies as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023- 24 Budget Act, which had been scheduled to be released on April 30th. We further request that your Administration lift the spending freeze on TIRCP Cycle 6 grants, approved under the FY 2021-22 Budget Act and awarded in early 2023.

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We strongly support a transportation revenue measure authorized by SB 1031 (Wiener, Wahab) that delivers needed funding for our region’s transit system, roadway repair, safer streets and active transportation to advance climate and equity throughout the Bay Area.

March 22, 2024

As organizations committed to environmental sustainability and equitable transportation, we strongly support a transportation revenue measure authorized by SB 1031 (Wiener, Wahab) that delivers needed funding for our region’s transit system, roadway repair, safer streets, and active transportation to advance climate and equity throughout the Bay Area. As our global climate crisis continues, we know that a thriving transit system, safer streets, and active transportation networks are imperative to meet the Bay Area and California’s goals for equity, climate, safety, and economic prosperity.

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Protect Funding for Transit, REAP 2.0 and Other Critical Housing Programs

March 7, 2024

TransForm strongly supports the Governor’s January budget proposal honoring last year’s agreement on transit funding. We are grateful for the legislature and Governor’s actions in the 2023-24 budget to give transit agencies breathing room to retool and reinvent transit service to meet residents’ current needs.

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Communities Over Highways Call For Action

February 6, 2024

“Endless highway expansions are pulling our country into an environmental, budgetary, and public health crisis. It’s time to end this destructive, unsustainable practice and set a responsible course toward a cleaner and more equitable future.” TransForm joined with almost 200 organizations to call on our elected leaders to prioritize investments in infrastructure that puts communities and people first by divesting from both current and proposed highway expansion projects.

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Letter to MTC: No Dollars for Freeway Widening in Regional Transportation Funding Measure

January 11, 2024

As organizations committed to environmental sustainability and equitable transportation investments, we appreciate MTC’s work toward a potential transportation revenue measure. The need for significant new funding for our region’s transit operators is critical to prevent severe service cuts and enhance overall service quality. We are in the midst of a global climate crisis and a thriving transit system is imperative to meet the Bay Area’s sustainability objectives and to reduce our region’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Budget Request for Climate-Smart Transportation Investment

December 19, 2023

We request a fiscally-responsible transportation budget that meets the most vulnerable Californians’ needs while reducing traffic and the cost of commuting, especially given potential budget constraints the state may be facing. We are not requesting new funding. On the contrary, we ask that existing funding be put to more efficient and equitable uses that fully aligns with our state’s climate and environmental priorities.

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Strong support for the implementation of AB 645

June 15, 2023

We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to express our strong support for the implementation of AB 645, enabling a safety system pilot program in California.

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Working Families, the California Economy, and Environmental Sustainability All Depend on Healthy Public Transit

June 23, 2023

Dear Governor Newsom,

We write to you to today to urge your support for the Legislature’s two-party agreement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 budget, captured in SB 101 (Skinner). SB 101 would maintain the full funding commitment for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) established in the FY 2022-23 budget…

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Budget Deal a Step Forward For Transit: Advocates call for additional funding so transit can survive and thrive

June 12, 2023

By allocating $1.1 billion in largely cap-and-trade funds flexible for transit operations, making the $4 billion in Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) funds flexible for transit operations, and reversing the governor’s proposed $2 billion cut to transit capital funds, California’s leaders have affirmed the state’s commitment to public transit operations across the state…

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Proposed Legislative Budget Actions and Additional Needs for Transit Operations Funding

June 2, 2023

Dear Governor Newsom, Pro Tempore Atkins, Speaker Rendon, Senator Skinner, and Assemblymember Ting: We write to you today to thank the Legislature for its commitment to public transit, as reflected in recent budget actions, which would maintain the full funding commitment….

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