The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) Board has approved $2.9 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2026 transit fund allocations. This significant allocation, representing almost 30 percent of L.A. Metro’s total budget, aims to enable municipal and local transit operators across Los Angeles County to access crucial federal, state, and local funding.
The approval ensures continued funding for various transportation projects, programs, and services throughout L.A. County. This includes California Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 4, State Transit Assistance, and State Bill 1 Funds, which provide much-needed operating and capital funding for 17 municipal transit operators throughout L.A. County. Additionally, California TDA Article 3 Funds have been allocated to all 89 jurisdictions based on population. This allocation funds the maintenance of regionally significant Class I bike paths, pedestrian enhancements, and other bike improvements.
The Clean Fuel Bus Capital Facilities and Rolling Stock Fund, a Measure R ordinance, provides a lump sum allocation of $150 million over the life of the ordinance for clean fuel and bus facilities. This fund is allocated to L.A. Metro and to Los Angeles County Municipal Operators Association (LACMOA) at $10 million every even year. Furthermore, over $800 million is estimated to have been awarded in FY26 to all L.A. County jurisdictions from local sales tax measures to support local transportation within their jurisdictional boundaries, including transit services, roadway improvements, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, traffic signal coordination, and senior dial-a-ride services.
Fund dispersal will commence in July 2025 and continue throughout FY26.