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• Traffic congestion

• smog and other environmental waste

Problems with T-SPLOST

Focus to much

How Much Of An Investment?

Who is Affected?

• If passed in all 12 regions, over $18 billion

• All of Georgians in Georgia's 12 regions

• Regional 1% sales tax Increase

• Funds regional transportation projects for the next 10 years

• $8.468 billion projection for Metro-Atlanta

When?

• Tuesday July 31, 2012, so go mark your calendars and vote!

Where Does The Money Go?

Who Implements It?

• Funds collected in each STAY in that region

• Mostly by the Georgia DOT along with local governments

• No sharing of funds between regions

• 75%(Except ARC) of funds go to regional projects

• Transit projects implemented by Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) in Atlanta with local transit sponsors

Breakdown of Projects For Atlanta

• 25% goes to local government projects

Total Cost

Transit

Aviation

Problems with Atlanta

• $3,445,592,477

• $7,099,952,377
• 85% of revenue generated for Metro Atlanta

• $3,190,000

An Ideal Sustainable Community

• people work together to thrive and enjoy a high quality of life

• 48.5% of total spending

• 0.04% in total spending

• social issues

• recognize that land, water, air, and natural and cultural resources must not be diminished

air pollution causes major problems for citizens with asthma, and it increases the likelihood of acute bronchitis and other respiratory infections

• a place where the environment is valued and harmful emissions are kept at minimal levels

• business decline

• not a sustainable community

What does a sustainable community look like?

• plentiful public parks that are frequently used

• main commercial streets with high speed rails in

the middle

• more green areas

Roads

• a grocery store, shopping mall, homes, pharmacy, any essential stores located in the same area

Bicycle and Pedestrian

Prepared by the Georgia Chapter RAIL Committee, April 2012 <http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/20120430_TSPLOST.html>

• $3,627,099,900

• $24,070,000

• 51.1% of total spending

• 0.34% of total spending

What If It Is Voted Down?

• For each region:
• No Receiving of additional funds to pay for proposed projects
• Does not affect other regions directly
• If this referendum is turned down, no new plans can not be introduced for another 2 years

Works Cited

Matt Attokaren

Mathew Carter

Emily Haddock

Gonzalo Andrew Salazar

Dr. Lauren Curtright

ENG-1101-SF4

CRN: 54069

19 July 2012

If Voted Yes?

• Projects for each region where voted will receive funds for regional and local projects

• For every $1 billion spent on bridges and roads, 28,000 jobs are created and up to $2.5 billion generated in indirect economic activity

Add your works cited stuff here guys!

What Is TSPLOST?

T-SPLOST

Local

(cc) image by nuonsolarteam on Flickr

There is a higher percentage of people who drive themselves in Atlanta than in Chicago, Washington D.C., New York City, San Francisco and Seattle.

Why?

Source: http://infographics-inspiration.blogspot.com/2010/11/means-of-transportation-infographics.html

The Future of Transportation

Atlanta

BeltLine

Coming in 2015

T-SPLOST can improve transportation in Atlanta, but...

...is it the best way to spend funds from a 1% increase in sales tax?

...can T-SPLOST shrink Atlanta's carbon footprint?

...does it advocate more sustainable transportation instead of business as usual?

...will T-SPLOST prepare Atlanta for a growing future?

Source: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/20120430_TSPLOST.html

Source: http://beltline.org/about/the-atlanta-beltline-project/atlanta-beltline-overview/