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CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO EXEC. DIRECTOR COLIN PARENTS TESTIFIES AT CALIF. LEGISLATURE, CALLS FOR IMPROVED TRANSIT

East County News Service

 

View archived video from the hearing: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media-archive.

 

March 1, 2023 (San Diego) – On Monday, Colin Parent, executive director and general counsel for the nonprofit think tank Circulate San Diego, testified to a joint hearing of the Assembly Transportation and Senate Transportation Committees in the California State Legislature. Parent was invited to speak on a panel of transit stakeholders, to discuss the funding issues facing transit agencies throughout California and how to increase transit ridership. After the COVID-19 pandemic, transit ridership has declined, reducing fare revenues, and forcing transit agencies to consider reducing bus and train schedules.


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STATE FACES CUTS IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING

 

Legislators grapple with options to plug gap left by falling gas tax revenues

By Miriam Raftery

February 16, 2017 (Sacramento) – The California Transportation Commission last week approved a 38% decrease in funding for road and transit projects, a drop of $754 million over the next five years. The cut is due to falling gasoline tax revenues, the Los Angeles Times reports.  That’s left legislators scrambling for proposals to find alternative ways to fund transportation projects impacting counties statewide, which have been asked to list projects to delay or delete completely.


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SANDAG SEEKING SHINING STARS IN SUSTAINABLE COMMUTING: DIAMOND AWARDS NOMINATIONS DUE FEB. 28

 

More award categories added this year to recognize sustainable commute leaders

February 25, 2013 (San Diego)--SANDAG is seeking nominations for the iCommute Diamond Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations for promoting and adopting sustainable commute choices, such as taking transit, carpooling, and teleworking. Nominations are due by 4 p.m. PST, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.


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MTS SETS BUS RIDERSHIP RECORD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012

 
July 15, 2012 (San Diego) -- Ridership aboard Metropolitan Transit System’s bus network set a new ridership record for the year ending June 30, 2012.  There were 55.5 million passenger trips taken on bus during the year, which was 5.2% higher than the previous fiscal year and more than 800,000 more passenger trips taken in fiscal year 2009, which was when the previous bus ridership record was set.

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