Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Transportation Funding

Nate Kaplan, California State Director of GoRail, left, awards US Rep Jeff Denham the first Railroad Achievement Award of 2018.

Rail Organization Inexplicably Honors Anti-Rail U.S. Rep. Denham

By Melanie Curry | Aug 7, 2018 | 26 Comments

Yes, this is the same Jeff Denham who tried to stop federal funding for the electrification of Caltrain last year, and who vehemently opposes the California High Speed Rail project.

Reports Quantify Benefits of Gas Tax Investments for California, Regions

By Melanie Curry | Aug 1, 2018 | No Comments

ARTBA says that last year's gas tax increase, expected to bring in $5.2 billion in annual revenue, will add $18.3 billion yearly to the California economy.

An overcrowded Cincinnati bus. Photo: Cam Hardy

Frustrated Cincinnati Bus Riders Take Transit Funding Into Their Own Hands

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2018 | No Comments

Fed up with county representatives hostile to transit, advocates are fighting to give the city more resources and a stronger say in transit policy.

If House Republicans get their way, the next federal transportation bill will set off a round of fare hikes and service cuts. Photo: LivableStreets Alliance

House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 31, 2018 | No Comments

The bill would amount to a tax increase of more than $200 million annually on American transit agencies.

The City of West Sacramento conducts workshops in how to use its ride-share vans. Image: City of West Sacramento

This post is supported by GJEL Accident Attorneys

AARP Announces Challenge Grant Winners: Five Are in California

By Melanie Curry | Jul 20, 2018 | No Comments

Chula Vista, West Sacramento, Long Beach, San Francisco, and City Heights are the California recipients of AARP's 2018 Community Challenge Grant for quick projects that improve communities.

Federal funding for projects like the South Central Light Rail in Phoenix, shown here in mural form, is much more uncertain under the Trump administration. Photo: Valley Metro

Slowly and Stealthily, Trump’s DOT Starves Transit Expansion Projects of Federal Funds

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2018 | No Comments

The Trump administration has slowed the release of federal transit grants to such a crawl that expansion projects in the works for years are now in jeopardy.

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