We were so proud to be part of Saturday's funeral march & rally for public transit with Scott Wiener and hundreds of advocates.
Now we need everyone to call Gov. Newsom and other state leaders to ask they fund transit in the state budget.
These calls are fast & easy -- use the phone numbers below. Then simply tell a friendly staffer where you’re from, why transit matters to you, and ask that their member work with the governor on fully funding transit.
Made some calls to #SaveTransit today. One of the workers sounded a bit overwhelmed as she informed me she had been receiving a lot of calls on the subject, so I think it's working!
I really hate talking on the phone but it's not hard to prepare a few sentences and read it off, do it now!
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/save-california-transit-call-top-decisionmakers-now
Public transportation systems across California are facing major budget shortfalls in the aftermath of the pandemic. If not addressed with state funding, agencies will be forced to implement devastating, potentially irrecoverable service cuts that pose a devastating threat to California’s future. We need to burn up the phone lines of Governor Newsom and the top legislative leaders to let them know they must provide finding to save public transportation by the June 15 midnight budget deadline. Subject: Take Action: Save California transit - call top decisionmakers now Friend, I took an action on Action Network called Save California transit - call top decisionmakers now. Public transportation systems across California are facing major budget shortfalls in the aftermath of the pandemic. If not addressed with state funding, agencies will be forced to implement devastating, potentially irrecoverable service cuts that pose a devastating threat to California’s future. We need to burn up the phone lines of Governor Newsom and the top legislative leaders to let them know they must provide finding to save public transportation by the June 15 midnight budget deadline. Please call now - click here for the numbers to call: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/save-california-transit-call-top-decisionmakers-now?source=email& Thanks!
Today, a funeral for #publictransit @ civic center #sanfrancisco
#savetransit in #california. Write/call to Governor Newsom for #transit funding otherwise kiss our transit systems goodbye.
What happens if we don't #SaveTransit? Here's what downtown San Francisco would look like if the 50,000 people who currently BART in each day had to drive and park downtown instead.
50,000 cars = almost an entire square mile of parking.
Weekend/evening service would be first on the chopping block if transit doesn't get funding the the CA state budget.
Many events in San Francisco rely on transit to bring together people. The Pride Parade, Outside Lands, sports - even going out on Friday night - none of these events are possible without good transit service - there'd simply be no place for everyone to park.
While the headlines on the transit fiscal cliff have been about office jobs remaining remote, entertainment, arts, and tourism jobs are back - but will also be lost if transit service is cut back.
There's less than a month left in the California state budget process. Now's the time to ask your legislator to save transit. Tweet at them, call them, and sign the petition here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/support-gap-funding-for-public-transportation
Public transportation agencies are rapidly running out of money. Starting this upcoming budget year transit agencies are starting to run out of federal Covid relief funds that kept service running during the depths of the pandemic. Meanwhile transit ridership has been recovering at a steady but gradual pace. Deep cuts to transit service due to lack of operations funding risk triggering a death spiral. With less service, even fewer people would use transit, deepening the fiscal crisis. Deep service cuts would be devastating to meeting regional and state strategies to reduce climate emissions and support housing near transit. You can help prevent this dire outcome and save public transit. Sign this position to support state funding needed to bridge the “fiscal gap”, to maintain and improve transit service until ridership fully recovers. Supporting data (see this section for ongoing updates) In the Bay Area, Caltrain will be the first to be impacted in the coming budget year, and BART impacts in the next 2-3 years. See these recent blog posts for more information: Fiscal cliff impending for Bay Area transit Fiscal cliff poses risks to Caltrain service
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