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MassTransit_December2016_January2017

IN BRIEF National View Transportation Ballot Measures, November 8 MassTransitmag.com/12277131 Passed Pending Failed Transportation Ballot Measures, November 8 Last Words Discussion Breakdown Measures Pass MassTransitmag.com/12277131 LA County Voters Approve 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 69% Transit Snapshot 58 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 71% 2016 Cumulative Transit Measures Pass 34 of 49 Measures Pass Nearly $200 billion for 2016 fl ickr.com/photos/metrola Tax to Improve Traffic with Measure M ▶ Measure M will 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 will continue until voters choose to end it. It is expected to generate an estimated $120 billion over four decades for operations, maintenance and fare subsidies.


MassTransit_December2016_January2017
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