BayRail Alliance - Funding for Transit (regional, state, federal)

What is a CMA (Congestion Management Agency) ?

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:31:29 -0600

VTA Seeks Smaller Tax Increases

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:07:46 -0600

Sweeping Changes Arrive at VTA

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:56:15 -0600

Santa Clara Permanent 1/2 Cent Sales Tax for Transit 1976

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:37:30 -0600

In 1976 voters approved, by 54%, a 100% 1/2 cent sales tax for transit. This tax is permanent and has been used primarily to fund the bus system. The problem is that buses are not very attractive to r

Local Transportation Funding

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:43:24 -0600

In 1986 voters passed Proposition 62, which sought to close a “loophole” in Proposition 13 that enabled transportation sales taxes to be passed by a simple majority of the voters. Proposition 62 required that these measures be approved by a supermajority of two-thirds of those voting, but proponents of the transportation sales taxes challenged the measure in court, and its impact was not fully felt until the early 1990s, after the measure was upheld by a state appellate court. Voters in Santa Clara County had approved by a simple majority a new sales tax to succeed the expiring tax originally passed in 1984.

Local Transportation Funding Sources

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:28:45 -0600

Local Transportation Sales Taxes

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:17:30 -0600

Permanent Taxes
- AB 1107 Permanent 1/2¢ Sales Tax for Transit in Alameda, San Francisco and Contra Costa Counties
- Santa Clara County Permanent 1/2¢ Sales Tax for Transit

Benson's Transit Funding Page

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:17:07 -0600

General Sources of Transportation Funding

Sierra Club statement on Commonwealth Club "Debate"

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:27:09 -0600

April 21, 2005

If BART supporters are willing to engage in an open and fair debate, they should reinstate Greg Perry to the panel. And if they are right, they should not be afraid to debate him on this issue.

General Meeting April 19, 2007

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:26:45 -0600

Date:
Thursday, April 19, 2007

Time:
6:15 PM - 8:10 PM

Exact Date and Time:
April 19, 2007 - 5:15pm

Short Description:
Kurt Evans -- Introduction to Transportation Funding

Location City:
Mountain View

Location Details:
back room of Cafe Yulong, 743 W. Dana St.

How Much Does a Gallon of Gas Really Cost?

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:30:12 -0700

The price we pay for gasoline at the pump, although it seems high today at $3-plus per gallon, doesn’t begin to cover the full social cost of our oil consumption.

What is a CMA (Congestion Management Agency) ?

BayRail Alliance and Funding for Transit in the News

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:15:16 -0700

1991 - Prop 116

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:16:21 -0700