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What Is T-SPLOST?

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• Traffic congestion

• social issues

• business decline

• not a sustainable community

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

• 25% goes to local government projects

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

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

Matt Attokaren

Mathew Carter

Emily Haddock

Gonzalo Andrew Salazar

Dr. Lauren Curtright

ENG-1101-SF4

CRN: 54069

19 July 2012

T-SPLOST

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Works Cited

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Breakdown of Projects For Atlanta

Atlanta v. A Sustainable Community

Roads

Total Cost

Bicycle and Pedestrian

• $3,627,099,900

Problems with Atlanta

• $24,070,000

An Ideal Sustainable Community

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

• 51.1% of total spending

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

• smog and other environmental waste

• 0.34% of total spending

• 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

What does a sustainable community look like?

• plentiful public parks that are frequently used

Transit

Aviation

• main commercial streets with high speed rails in

the middle

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

• more green areas

• $3,445,592,477

• $3,190,000

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

• 48.5% of total spending

• 0.04% in total spending