In response to California's budget deficit, Governor Newsom's Administration put a spending freeze on numerous agencies, which also impacted the release of emergency transit operating partners. In June, SPUR and our Survive + Thrive coalition partners once again came together to urge the administration to make funding available to transit operators for transit operations and capital projects. In July, the governor released that critical funding to operators to avoid cutting service.

SPUR supports and seeks amendments to SB 1031 (Wiener, Wahab), enabling legislation for a future regional transportation revenue measure. SPUR strongly supports finding new funding to support transit operations and we have been working with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, legislative staff and other advocates to advance and shape SB 1031 as this complex bill advances through the legislative process.

SPUR is proud to co-sponsor and support Senate Bill 960 alongside CalBike, Street for All, AARP, and WalkSF. Senate Bill 960 is designed to make state-owned highways in California safer and more convenient for all users. If enacted, this bill would redouble the state’s efforts on improving roadway design on state highways to achieve the following goals: ● Reduce deaths and serious injuries by making state-owned roadways safer by design; ● Give transit riders a more reliable and predictable trip with transit priority treatments; ● Create a virtuous cycle of growing ridership that, in turn, reduces climate pollution, increases equitable mobility, and improves transit’s fiscal sustainability.

SPUR provided comments on the California High Speed Rail Authority's 2024 Draft Business Plan. While SPUR applauds the progress the Authority has made on the Central Valley segment of the project we remain deeply concerned about the overall lack of funding to complete the full statewide program.