'This is a do or die moment for public transportation in California,' said Sen. Scott_Wiener.
A group of lawmakers, transit agencies environmental advocates, business and labor leaders gathered together on Tuesday to urge California's forthcoming budget to include critical funding for BART, Caltrain, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and other agencies facing looming fiscal crises.
At the press conference, held in Sacramento outside the California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters, Wiener emphasized that the state would not meet its environmental goals if public transportation were to fail. Not only would climate goals suffer, but Wiener said housing, quality of life and the economy all would, too.
BART Board of Directors President Janice Li and Bob Powers said last week that, absent more funding, the agency's cuts would include trans running just once every hour, no weeknight service after 9 p.m., no weekend service, reduced airport service and the shuttering of entire stations and lines. Officers wanted: Breed makes safety an SF budget priority San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to bring on new officers and maintain community ambassador programs
But even those who drive everywhere will be affected by this, according to Wiener, with more people flooding roadways without an alternative.
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