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without this funding, we could see the worst service cuts in HISTORY. think trains every hour, entire bus lines eliminated, and stations closed. so please, attend the rally and call Newsom to tell him - KEEP YOUR PROMISE, SAVE TRANSIT

can't attend the rally? CALL HIS OFFICE!! calling his office is super easy, and you can find info and a script here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

TOMORROW, there's a rally in SF to tell Newsom - KEEP YOUR PROMISE, SAVE TRANSIT

So here’s where you can help - the California state budget is being finalized imminently. If you live in CA, call state representatives and tell them to support 2 billion dollars for statewide transit funding in the budget!
www.movecalifornia.org/state-funding
calling is super easy, takes <5 min!

Without state funding, transit systems will literally collapse, raising fares while cutting most service. BART alone is talking about cutting 90% of its service. (9/10)

...returned as strongly due to a variety of reasons. This leaves a huge hole in transit budgets, and they have to raise fares to compensate.
But even that isn’t enough, and many California transit systems are facing huge budget deficits. (8/10)

From March 2020 until ~2022 when transit ridership dropped, fed, state, and local governments stepped in to support to transit. But after 2022, they stopped. While transit ridership has largely recovered, with agencies consistently breaking records, fare revenue hasn’t... (7/10)

While fare reliance might seem efficient, it hurts the most vulnerable people who can’t afford high fares. And transit is a public service - do you expect roads to make a profit? (6/10)

Pre-Covid, Bay Area transit, especially BART and Caltrain, relied almost completely on fares to operate, nearly 80% of their revenue. Meanwhile, NYC was at 50%, Chicago at 41%, and DC at 25%. (5/10)

tbf $4 is still high! And BART isn’t alone, transit systems throughout the Bay Area have higher fares compared to their West Coast peers, especially Los Angeles. So why is Bay Area transit specifically expensive? The answer is defunding and neglect by state and local govts (4/10)

Implementation of airport surcharges can be debated later, but the normal fare from Oakland to San Francisco is $4, and all Bay Area transit systems offer discounts for senior, disabled, low income, and young riders. (3/10)

First of all, in the viral tweet, Katie Porter took BART from Oakland Airport to Downtown SF, and paid the $6 airport surcharge, plus the $3 Clipper Card issuing fee. Many cities charge airport surcharges, including NYC, Chicago, and Denver. (2/10)