Proof that zombie traffic engineers don't just shamble out on Halloween these days. Spend a few minutes watching @nickandert.bsky.social's excellent explainer on why LAX is worsening its already wretched horseshoe bottleneck car traffic

LA is building a new $1.5 billion freeway into LAX. The very same airport where we just spent $2 billion on the people mover — actually, more like $3 billion, plus another $900 million if you count Metro's investment in the LAX station; so let's just say $4 billion — to make cars go away

Photos from this morning’s Boo-Boo Bandage Brigade Bonanza teach-in

For #TransitMonth2025, we got California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin to drop his hottest ☄️ rail 🚊 talk.

Long Beach to Pomona was never easier! Metro opened the new 9-mile 4-station A Line light rail today. Go check it out!

Today I joined @governor.ca.gov, colleagues, and environmental leaders to sign the biggest affordability & climate legislation in decades. While Trump rolls back climate progress, these bills will reduce wildfire risk, lower electric bills, and increase funding for transit & housing.

I just signed bipartisan laws to lower Californians' electricity costs, stabilize our gas supply, and provide a stable funding source for @cahsra.bsky.social's high-speed rail. Millions of Californians will soon start saving billions on their energy costs, and the savings don’t stop there.

At Metro A Line opening celebration in Pomona

$60 BILLION. That’s how much Californians will save on energy costs because of the bills I signed today. Lower electricity bills. Preventing gas price spikes. A big win for Californians.

Supervisor Horvath seeks increased ad revenue, supports congestion pricing - questions if would work for LAX. Metro staff respond that LAX would lead looking at that.

It was great talking transit with @carterrubin.com on the YOLO Transit bus to Sacramento! #TransitMonth2025

Riverside Rail Walking Tour with @calelectricrail.org and #IEurbanists for #SoCalTransitMonth with @movela.bsky.social. We met at the Downtown Riverside Metrolink Station and toured the station. Discussed #Metrolink, the SCORE program, and electrification on the State Rail Plan.

California's Transit Month has a fashion photo contest - hello from late night on the @rideact.bsky.social 27 bus! Event runs 9/1-9/7, to participate, post a photo at the stop or on board, tag the transit you're riding and hashtag #TransitMonth2025 ! For more info, luma.com/transitmonth...

California lawmakers promised a $750M loan to sustain Bay Area transit until a 2026 regional sales-tax vote. But unless finalized by Tuesday, BART service could drop by 80%. "The clock is running out," says Laura Tolkoff. "We're doing our part—we need them to do theirs."

Kick off #TransitMonth2025 right! Tuesday September 2nd we will be ride @metrolosangeles.bsky.social to the Pink Pony Club for VMT Happy Hour! Meet us at Men’s Health Foundation (down the street from City Hall) at 5pm! RSVP: www.socaltransitmonth.org/socal_transi...

Big shout out to @governor.ca.gov @scottwiener.bsky.social @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social @jessearreguin.bsky.social for going to bat for public transit riders and funding public transit service in the budget. The work isn’t done to win abundant & affordable transit for all! Join @ movecalifornia.org

Thank you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for funding California transit in this year’s budget!!!!

Thank you ‪@asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social‬, ‪@jessearreguin.bsky.social‬, and ‪@scottwiener.bsky.social‬ for championing transit funding in this year’s budget!

Today, the state of California passed a budget that protects $1.1 billion in previously promised transit relief funds and provides a new $750 million loan to BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit. This will stave off severe service cuts.

Our advocacy on the budget—to protect public transportation funds from proposed cuts—was successful! Thank you @scottwiener.bsky.social and @jessearreguin.bsky.social and Asm Mark Gonzalez

Our budget agreement with the Governor is now public. We fully protected public transportation funding — reversing all proposed cuts — & fully protected the $750M loan to Bay Area transit systems we previously agreed to with the Assembly. 🧵

“This is a dangerous precedent from a court hellbent on protecting corporate interests,” said David Pettit, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

A victory for transit riders: Duffy cannot cut funds to states in immigration dispute, judge rules edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

California state legislators approved a budget proposal that protects transit from Governor Newsom's proposed immediate cuts. Thank you, Senators Scott Wiener, and Jesse Arreguin, Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez! @scottwiener.bsky.social @jessearreguin.bsky.social @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social

SB 125 Transit Transformation Task Force Postponed The Task Force was scheduled to meet today (June 10) at the Metro Board Room but has been postponed. If you want to submit public comment, please email [email protected] calsta.ca.gov/subject-area...

Interested in what to do about the horrid budget update that Newsom delivered last week? Tomorrow at 12:30pm, @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social, @transbaycoalition.bsky.social, @movecalifornia.bsky.social, and @transformca.bsky.social will discuss the update, and what comes next.

Here's the latest ridership graph slide (from CEO presentation skipped today) showing Metro transit ridership grew for the 29th consecutive month - as of April 2025.

Over 1.2 million people in the Bay rely on transit according to recent Clipper data. But despite playing a vital role to our regional and state economy, transit agencies are in desperate need of funding. Let’s put some of those numbers into perspective. www.transbaycoalition.org/how-much-fun...

Lots to unpack on Gov. Newsom’s May Revise and its impact on transit. Here’s what we know. The MR’s Cap-and-Invest Plan effectively resets the Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan established in 2014 as well as years of budget actions to direct multi-year funding to various programs. 1/X

WHOA! So today, Californians in: Arcata Davis Napa Martinez San Francisco Berkeley Hayward San Mateo San Jose Santa Cruz and two spots in LA Dropped banners calling on @governor.ca.gov to fund transit. Wow. Transit is key to just communities, economic growth, and a stable climate. FUND IT!

Round up of the banners we've seen so far telling @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to fund transit.

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Napa, Hayward, Martinez, Santa Cruz, San Carlos, and Berkeley! You can write to your state rep urging them to fund transit here actionnetwork.org/letters/fund...

We are seeing pro-transit banners go up all over the State asking @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov to fund public transportation service! We have never seen a coordinated action statewide like this for transit. Check it out!

This is pretty insane. I've never seen this level of coordination in transit advocacy across the state before. It's been a tough year. Our politicians have failed to solve transit funding problems for many years, and now everything is down to the wire in a bad budget year.

Another one from Napa. Vine Transit represent!

San Francisco checks in.

Speaking of Highway 92, the other side of the Bay in Hayward!

Looks like there may be more! Foster City (92 & 101)?

Have folks seen others?

Photos of DTLA pro-transit banner

👀 It looks like there were banner drops all over the state this morning calling on @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to properly fund public transit. I am here for it. Newsom announced the May state budget revise drops tomorrow. That would be a good time make it clear he intends to, indeed, fund transit.

Reminder -- without state funding, Bay Area freeways are going to clog even worse. actionnetwork.org/letters/fund...

Really solid coverage of Friday's transportation crisis. The Bay Area depends on BART and our bus systems; we must fund transit! www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...

Advocates from “Fund California Public Transit" in the Bay Area are putting up signs on overpasses urging the Governor to well... fund transit!

A day before Gov. Newsom releases the May budget revision, transit advocates across the state have hung banners on freeway overpasses, urging him to fund public transit. A banner over the S.F. pedestrian bridge crossing at Utah/18th streets, via Fund California Public Transit.

Pulling Federal funds for High Speed Rail is bad for Californians who deserve great transportation options and it’s bad for working people currently constructing this major project.

Sec. Duffy Moves to Rescind Billions for ‘Woke’ Transportation on Feb. 18 — So Advocates Must Speak Up Now - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/02/14/s...