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Task force opens wide discussion on TDA reform and state funding options
Summary
Members debated Transportation Development Act (TDA) performance measures, the role of farebox recovery, unmet‑needs hearings and the need for new or restructured state funding for transit, with several members urging the task force to connect performance expectations to any new or expanded funding streams.
The Transit Transformation Task Force took up a broad discussion of the Transportation Development Act (TDA), State Transit Assistance (STA) and other funding mechanisms for transit operations, focusing on whether current performance requirements are appropriate and how the state could incentivize outcomes that increase ridership and service sustainability.
Staff gave a brief overview of TDA and current waivers that have been used in recent years. Members identified four central questions: what outcomes should TDA funds promote, do current TDA requirements incentivize those outcomes, how should…
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