Right now and for the next few months, there is a huge opportunity for California to create the basis for a future transportation system that works for everybody. S.B. 1, which was recently passed by the legislature, will raise gas taxes and vehicle registration fees, and for the first time in years there will be a lot of money available for California’s transportation system.
The revenue is slated to “fix roads”–that is, repair potholes and bridges, repave roads, and catch up on maintenance that has been deferred for decades.