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Hi friends, We hope you're doing well! It's been an exciting few months for the New Urbanism Initiative, from organizing a record-breaking BART speedrun to working with local officials on safer streets and expanding our youth transit advocacy efforts. Here's a recap of what we've been up to and what's coming next! 🚲 Making Palo Alto's Streets Safer On October 8, our steering committee met with officials from the City of Palo Alto's Transportation Department to discuss studen

On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation authorizing the Regional Transit Measure (SB63), a proposed 14-year tax across five Bay Area counties. If approved by voters in the November 2026 general election, the measure would fund public transportation agencies including BART, Caltrain, Muni, AC Transit, and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or VTA. The Regional Transit Measure is projected to raise approximately $980 million annual