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The Outlook for Bay Area Transit Post-Election
Description
Bay Area transit agencies have struggled to recover ever since the pandemic decimated ridership and revenue. Several measures on the ballot aimed to shore up public transportation. In San Francisco, Prop. L, which would have provided more funding for Muni, failed. But in Napa, voters approved Measure U to bring $25 million a year to improve transit. With a Republican administration and Congress set to take power in January, local transit agencies, concerned there may be a lack of federal support, are thinking about long term solutions to their funding shortfalls and looking to the state to do more. We’ll talk about the future of Bay Area transit funding and what it means for you.
Guests:
Dan Brekke, editor and reporter, KQED News
Rebecca Long, Director of Legislation and Public Affairs, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Sebastian Petty, Senior Advisor, Transportation Policy| SPUR