In Brief
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Transportation Ballot Measures, November 8
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Discussion
Matt Bevilacqua @MattBevi
Worth remembering: - not everyone can walk/bike with ease - not everyone can afford to own a car - not everyone can afford Uber #septastrike
Dow Constantine @kcexec
Tonight, our region chose to move forward with a rail system connecting millions of people in communities across three counties. #ST3
FultonCountyGeorgia @FultonInfo
Thank you, Fulton County voters! #TSPLOST will bring $570M in transportation investments. See your city's projects http://bit.ly/2fBgvQJ
Blazer Mack @BlazerMack
.@canadiantransit estimating total of $87 billion in potential leveraged finding for #transit over next 10 yrs #CUTAyvr
MARTA @MARTASERVICE
Thank you Atlanta! 72% approval. Public transit gets boost as T-SPLOST, MARTA referendums pass
Breakdown
Transportation Ballot Measures, November 8
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69% Transit Measures Pass
34 of 49 Measures Pass
71% 2016 Cumulative Transit Measures Pass
Nearly $200 billion for 2016
Snapshot
LA County Voters Approve Tax to Improve Traffic With Measure M
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board Member and City of Los Angeles Council Member Mike Bonin speaks at a victory party in downtown Los Angeles. Measure M would raise the county’s base sales tax rate by a half-cent in 2017 and increase it to 1 percent in 2039 after another half-cent tax expires. The levy would continue until voters choose to end it. It is expected to generate an estimated $120 billion over four decades for Metro bus and rail operations, system maintenance and fare subsidies, as well as rail expansion.
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