Bay Area Voters Approved More Transit Funding Through Taxes. Here's How You'll Pay for It

Measure RTM passed at a dire moment for Bay Area transit. Now what?

Measure RTM passed at a dire moment for Bay Area transit. Now what? AC Transit and BART will start receiving tens of millions of dollars by next summer.

Bay Area Voters Approved More Transit Funding Through Taxes. Here's How You'll Pay for It

Several Bay Area counties approved a tax to prevent transit service cuts, but it means prices for many items are going up. Here's how you'll be affected.

The Bay Area Just Rescued Its Public Transit System

v Ballot measure’s apparent victory shows that voters are willing to reimagine public transportation in a post-pandemic world. By Mariana Duran / Mother Jones / Nov. 4, 2026 In a huge win for public transit, voters in the San Francisco Bay Area appear to have approved a measure that will slightly increase the sales tax to fund transportation in the region over the next 14 years, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The measure will allow tr…

BART Board Reacts to Passage of Regional Transit Measure

The BART board got an update Thursday on its budget that factors in funding from the Regional Transit Measure, which is passing with 63% of the vote The post BART Board Reacts to Passage of Regional Transit Measure first appeared on The Contra Costa Pulse.