A transit-focused task force is meeting through October to devise a plan.
Bay Area voters could soon be asked to help shore up the region’s struggling public transportation network.
The formation of the committee comes as BART is facing a $35 million deficit in fiscal year 2026. The funding measure can’t move forward, however, unless state lawmakers pass legislation allowing it to be placed on the ballot. It could also compete with a regional measure to fund affordable housing thatSan Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa sits on the committee and said so far that there has not been a consensus among the group on how to proceed.
The bill would have given the MTA a green light to seek a sales tax, payroll tax, property tax or vehicle registration surcharge lasting up to 30 years. But in pulling the plug, MTC leaders said they needed more time to “build a consensus on how to structure a regional measure that protects Bay Area transit service into the future.”
EMC Research said in a presentation to the task force last month that “Bay Area voters have been in a pessimistic mood, and are sensitive to tax increases.”The poll of 1,802 registered voters in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties conducted by Embold Research found 56% say commuter rail — BART, Caltrain and light rail, such as VTA and Muni Metro — is important for the Bay Area and must be maintained even if it costs taxpayers more money.
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