Why Vote Yes?
Help us make our community a better place for all of us. We need to take action NOW to fix today’s problems. Vote yes – twice – on ballot questions 1 and 2 on May 16. Both must pass.
Passing the Regional Transportation Plan and funding source is an investment in ourselves.
- Better health
- Safety
- Less time wasted
- Lower costs for transportation
- More jobs
It’s a vital first step to fixing today’s transportation problems for the whole region.
- Truly a regional approach
- Balanced – by mode, between urban and suburban areas, to serve mobility needs, geographically
- We all agree we have a problem today. But it’s only going to get worse.
- And it will cost all of us more
- Traffic congestion costs as much as $3,000 per year for the average family.
- Rush hour time in transit has doubled since 1982 – today’s delays waste 36 hours per year PER PERSON
- The Regional Transportation Plan will be in addition to – not in place of – local government’s ongoing maintenance and improvement projects and state projects such as I-10 improvements.
The sales tax is our only option and it’s the most cost effective use of limited dollars
- The only revenue that can be used for transit
- Pima County is only one in Arizona without those funds for transportation.
- Pima County has the lowest average sales tax of any county in the state.
- Maricopa County has just renewed its sales tax for 20 more years
- We’re on the verge of having WORSE congestion than Phoenix.
- Sales tax is most equitable funding (cost shared by residents and visitors)
- Best way to fund
- As much as 20 percent of sales tax paid by non-residents spending money here.
- A third of the tax will be paid by governments and businesses
- No sales tax on basic needs: groceries, prescription drugs, housing, transit
- Will cost the average household just 18 cents per day. Isn’t that worth every penny?
This plan was created by your neighbors.
- Very diverse group strongly behind it
- Open, public meetings with input from all
- Prioritized best options to benefit the most
- Unheard-of regional cooperation never seen before
- Unanimous endorsement by every jurisdiction
It’s time to say “Yes!!” and control our own future at last. Get involved:
- Vote yes.
- Tell your friends to vote yes.
- Help us make a presentation to a group you belong to
- Write a letter to that group
- Help us get an article in your group’s or company’s newsletter
- Write a letter to the editor
- Put a sign out in your home or business
- Make a donation
Email [email protected] or call 798-0900 today.
