Bay Area Transit Gets $747M Lifeline, but There’s a Catch for BART and Muni

State Sen. Nancy Skinner raised the question of how money from a voter-approved bridge toll increase approved in 2018 could be reallocated from its initial purpose of expanding capacity in the transit network. 

“It just seems that there needs to be a re-look at what was viewed as priority at the point when that was passed and what is priority today,” Skinner said. She added she had faced “great resistance” from the MTC about putting the question back on the ballot. 

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