Regional transportation committee eyes 2026 ballot measure for transit funding

Bay Area voters could soon be asked to help shore up the region’s struggling public transportation network.

A regional committee of transit officials, lawmakers, union and business representatives and community groups has been formed to explore ways to help keep BART from falling off a fiscal cliff and ensure other Bay Area transit agencies are solvent.

The 18-member Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee began meeting in June to develop recommendations for placing a transit funding measure on the 2026 ballot.