California Transit Association staff joined with representatives from a broad range of advocacy groups in the first meeting of a new coalition that has been formed to address transit funding concerns both short- and long-term. The group was spearheaded by leaders from the Environmental Defense Fund, the Planning and Conservation League and TransForm (formerly the Transportation and Land Use Coalition). The meeting also included representatives from a wide-ranging collection of organizations, including the California Budget Project, CalPIRG, the Congress of California Seniors, CalTrans, and the California Transportation Commission, as well as labor organizations, local air quality management districts, and several Association member agencies. The group is already in the process of arranging meetings with key state legislators, as well as outreach to decision makers at the federal level. Association staff will play an active role in the leadership of this group, which is being formed with the intent to find stable, sustainable funding for transit in California to bring the system to a level that meets today's needs, while emphasizing that support of and benefit from vibrant public transit services are as diverse as the state itself.