‘This is about triage:’ transit officials ask for $5 billion in state funding to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’

Transit officials from across California have called on the state to allocate some $5 billion over the next five years to help transit agencies stave off drastic cuts and massive pandemic-induced deficits.

As transit officials have signaled in recent months that agencies could face existential financial conditions as soon as 2024, the California Transit Association asked state legislators on Tuesday to provide a total of $5.15 billion to public transit agencies over the next five fiscal years.