• Ensure service remains at current levels and is able to expand by hiring enough operators and maintenance staff to operate the system. This includes funding from the State to ensure public transportation operations is not cut due to the fiscal cliff facing transit agencies across the State (known as “Survive and Thrive”).

• Accelerating promised transit projects so that they are on time and on budget. Sustainable funding can address the operator shortage, which hinders high-quality, frequent service goals.

• Partnering with ClimatePlan to develop a statewide Executive Order on reducing VMT by prioritizing the

• Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) and road pricing that equitably prioritizes VMT reductions.

• Funding and siting more bus shelters to improve bus riders’ customer experience and climate resiliency in Equity-focused communities.

• Funding a statewide California Student Transit Pass Pilot Program in the California State Budget so that every public school student--K-12, community college, and university--can travel on public transit for free. These programs have immediate, measurable, and lasting impacts on VMT by creating the next generation of transit riders.

•Fund higher speed and electrified regional rail, specifically Metrolink, which provides an alternative to ‘super-commuters,’ the best return on investment for reducing VMT. This will likely take a ballot measure in the South Coast region to fund capital and operations for our regional rail system.

•  Advancing an innovative funding solution using MICLA to close a $150 million gap and construct nearly a dozen shovel-ready active transportation projects across Los Angeles in time for LA28, prioritizing disadvantaged communities to achieve the City of Los Angeles 2035 climate goals and combat record traffic fatalities.