Caltrans awards millions to 28 Bay Area clean transportation projects

Caltrans will award $206 million for 149 local, clean transportation projects to reduce pollution, especially in disadvantaged communities across the state. 

The funding brings the state’s total investment for these types of projects to more than $1 billion in the last decade.

“Thanks to California’s Cap-and-Trade Program, more clean transit is coming to communities impacted most by pollution, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. "With more than $1 billion invested in clean transit in our communities, we’re bettering the health and day-to-day lives of countless Californians.”

Bay Area projects include:

• Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Next Generation Clipper Operations. $6,630,180.
• Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, Cutting Boulevard Improvement Project. Purchase, construction, and/or installation of transit-related amenities or infrastructure to encourage increased transit ridership. $1,739,064.
• Alameda-Contra Costa County Transit District, AC Transit Tempo Service Operating Assistance. New expanded/enhanced transit service. $7,025,347.
• Bay Area Rapid Transit District, BART-to-Antioch Operating Funds (Year 6). Provision of new expanded/enhanced transit service. $11,008,728.
• Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, Free Fares for Routes Serving the Monument Corridor. $1,077,145.
• Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, Newly Modified Martinez Amtrak-to-BART Bus Service. $506,072.
• City of Fairfield, Purchase, Construction, and/or Installation of Infrastructure, Equipment, or Facilities to Support Zero-Emission Vehicle(s). $700,532.
• City of Petaluma, Petaluma Transit Purchase One Zero Emission Replacement Bus. $179,947.
• City of Santa Rosa, Purchase of Replacement Zero-Emission Vehicle(s) (may include equipment/infrastructure). $543,405.
• City of Union City, Union City Flea (Flexible, Local, Easy, Access) Microtransit Expansion of Service. $229,992.
• Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, Hydrogen Fueling Station. $928,558.
• Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, MV Del Norte Replacement Project. $2,783,751
• Livermore-Amador Valley Transit, Atlantis Facility Construction. $669,768.
• Marin County Transit District, Local Match for Four Zero Emission Vehicles in FY26/27. $850,107.
• Napa Valley Transportation Authority, NVTA Zero Emission Bus Project. $417,050
• Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, New Enhanced or Expanded Transit Service. $2,619,704
• San Mateo County Transit District, Purchase of 15 BEB to Replace Diesel Buses. $2,627,393.
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Battery Electric Bus On-Route Charging Pilot Project. $2,600,200.
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, New Transit Passenger Amenities to encourage increased transit ridership. $1,847,755.
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension SVBX (BART to San Jose) Operating Funds. $5,363,150.
• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Free Muni for seniors, people with disabilities and youth. $18,767,269.
• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Purchase, construction, and/or installation of transit-related amenities or infrastructure to encourage increased transit ridership. $3,043,361.
• Sonoma - Marin Area Rail Transit District, Provision of a new expanded/enhanced transit service. $566,356.
• Solano Transportation Authority, Electric Charging Station for Suisun City Mobility Hub. $484,639.
• Solano County Transit (SOLTRANS), Inductive Charger for York Street Extension of Vallejo Transit Center. $484,639.
• County of Sonoma, Purchase of One 40-Foot Battery-Electric Bus. $763,304.
• Western Contra Costa Transit Authority, Zero-Emission Bus Purchase.$326,140.
• San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), Vessel Replacement - MV Mare Island. $714,349.

This funding is possible through the California Climate Investment funds in the Low Carbon Transit Operation Program (LCTOP), funded by the state’s cap-and-trade program. 

Over the last decade, LCTOP has provided over $1 billion for over 1,400 projects which expanded bus or rail service, helped transit agencies purchase zero emission vehicles, funded zero emission infrastructure projects, and supported free or reduced transit fare programs. About 96% of this funding has gone to disadvantaged and low-income communities.

“Caltrans is investing in transit services and infrastructure improvements to enhance and increase travel options in local, disadvantaged communities and help combat climate change,” said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares. “The program exemplifies our commitment to ensuring a transportation network that respects the environment and serves all Californians.”

LCTOP is funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction fund and is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that allocates billions of cap-and-trade dollars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen the economy, and improve public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.