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November 5, 2008 Transforming L.A. County A November 2016 Sales Tax Measure ? What are our Choices ? 1. Another cent sales tax measure 40 years = $76+ Billion 45 years = $90+ Billion 2. Possibly extending Measure R as well New


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November 5, 2008

Transforming L.A. County

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A November 2016 Sales Tax Measure ?

What are our Choices ?

1. Another ½ cent sales tax measure

– 40 years = $76+ Billion – 45 years = $90+ Billion

2. Possibly extending Measure R as well

New 40 yr. measure + Extend Measure R ~ $120+ Billion

(Like Alameda County in 2014)

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Where we were 100 years ago

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Where we were 25 years ago

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Where we will be soon

(when projects now under construction are done)

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Where we can be in 25 years

If voters approve a new measure in 2016

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Important Challenges to Make Transit Work

Get First-Last-Mile Right

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  • Congestion Relief
  • Beautification & Landscaping
  • Complete Streets with Mobility Hubs
  • New Mixed-Use Development &

Mixed-Income Neighborhoods along Boulevards that Build Transit User Base

  • Transition to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Restore Efficiency & Life to our Boulevards

Create a Grand Boulevards Program

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  • Disentangle Metrolink from

freight system

  • Build grade separations and

double tracking

  • Facilitate zero & near-zero

emissions trucks & trains

  • Connect Metrolink to regional

airports

Invest in Clean, Efficient Goods Movement & Modernize Metrolink