ClimatePlan is sponsoring AB 2560, authored by Assemblymember Nick Schulz from Burbank, to codify the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) into law. This bill ensures that CAPTI’s framework continues beyond Governor Newsom’s administration and guides California’s future transportation investments.

Over 60 attendees came together Feb. 4–5 at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator for Building the Power to Fund Public Transit. We left with a shared commitment: to build a statewide campaign to secure stable operating funding for public transit in California over the next five years.

The California Legislature is back in full swing, with the bill introduction deadline fast approaching in February. Governor Newsom released his final budget recommendation as governor, serving both as a starting point for this year’s budget negotiations, and as a reminder that California will start 2027 with a new governor.

Governor Newsom released his final budget recommendation, including his recommendations for transportation and housing. This surprised us:

Last week, the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) released the long-awaited report from the two-year Transit Transformation Task Force (TTTF).

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) will decide how billions of dollars are spent in 2026 — from roads and transit to bike paths. Their decisions shape whether California’s transportation system supports cleaner, more affordable travel or reinforces car dependency. 

The first year of California’s 2025–2026 legislative session is in the bag. Are we passing the policies and funding the programs needed to align California’s transportation, housing, and land use — and drive down climate pollution? Not quite.

The CTC approved over $600 million in SB 1 funding for highway expansion projects across California that will increase driving, worsen congestion, and exacerbate climate risk.

On July 31, 2024, ClimatePlan brought together 50 people representing groups from across the state for a day-long, in-person convening at The Greenlining Institute's office in Oakland, CA.