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The board-approved framework allocates future funding to maintaining service, rider improvements, equity initiatives, and infrastructure repairs.
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The FY2027 operating budget totals $595.7 million and does not include fare increases or service reductions. To balance the budget, PRT is using $44.8 million in capital funding and $15.4 million in operating reserves.
Read More →A 5% rise in deliveries and a surge in zero-emission buses signaled progress in 2025, but high costs, long lead times, and shifting funding priorities continue to cloud the outlook.
Read More →The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board recently met for a budget workshop, during which staff outlined the significant service reductions Caltrain could be forced to make without new external funding.
Read More →The funds will specifically reconstruct the portion of the pier used by PSTA’s Clearwater Ferry, creating a permanent dock for the ferry service, which serves as an important transportation and tourism link to other Pinellas County communities.
Read More →If adopted by the city councils of all 13 member cities, the plan would provide the requested funding from DART to the cities.
Read More →Because rail has high fixed costs and low marginal savings, it is impossible to close the projected FY27 $376M deficit with service cuts and fare increases alone, said agency officials.
Read More →Transit agencies across the Bay Area are confronting structural budget shortfalls as post-pandemic travel patterns continue to reshape commuting behavior.
Read More →Under the award, NOACA will provide federal funds equal to 80% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $1,695,348, beginning in State Fiscal Year 2026.
Read More →The bill sets the stage for a 2026 ballot measure that could secure long-term funding for Bay Area transit agencies and safeguard essential services.
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