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SFMTA director updates board on state budget, M Ocean View quick-build and summer events
Summary
SFMTA Director Julie Kirschbaum told the board that the state budget includes transit stabilization funds and that quick-build transit lanes for the M Ocean View project are being painted on San Jose Avenue; the agency also prepared for large summer events and co-hosts the APTA rail conference in late June.
SFMTA Director Julie Kirschbaum briefed the board on June 17 about the state budget outlook, progress on the M Ocean View transit-safety quick-build and operational planning for summer events.
Kirschbaum said the state legislature sent a budget bill to the governor that includes a $750 million loan program for Bay Area transit agencies and preserves $1.1 billion in transit funding that local operators count on for fiscal year 2025–26. “The fact that all of this is in the legislation is very good news, but it’s not the final budget deal,” she said, noting that the governor and legislative leaders could amend terms and…
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