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We need to pass a balanced transportation bill that includes funding for public transit.
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Public Transit Funding
Senate
The Senate passed the transportation bill on a 42-24 vote. The Senate bill designates 75% of a ˝ cent, 7-county metro sales tax to transit, and an additional 5% to bicycle, pedestrian and transit-oriented-development projects.
House
The House passed the transportation bill on an 83-46 vote. The House bill included 100% of a 5-county metro sales tax (Scott and Carver counties could opt in by County resolution) to transportation (no minimum percentage to transit was defined).
In both bodies, un-friendly amendments to require a referendum or County Commissioner vote on the sales tax, or to pull off the sales tax completely, were soundly defeated.
Contact Patience Caso for more information, 651-767-0298, ext. 110 or PatienceC@tlcminnesota.org
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Your State Senator
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Support a Balanced Transportation Bill
Dear Senator,
I believe that funding is urgently needed to create a balanced transportation system in our state. The sales tax provided in the Senate transportation finance bill is needed now to significantly expand and improve transit service in the Twin Cities metro area.
Minnesotans should not have to wait a quarter century for a balanced system that provides transportation choices. A transportation system is a region’s circulatory system—and transitways are the arteries. Each public transit line, whether it’s a rail line or a bus line, creates a healthier transportation system, making it easier for all Minnesotans to reach their destinations.
As a conference committee member, I need your help to ensure that the bill coming out of conference committee is courageous and adequately funds a 21st century transit system. If the transportation funding package is not balanced between roads and transit or requires a referendum to fund transit, please do not support it.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Your name and address here
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