The amendment to the RTCAA ratifies the extension of the full penny sales tax levy through 2057.
Includes investing $1 billion to enhance access to transit services, including delivery of the OC Streetcar and expanding Metrolink.
If the target of five million EVs by 2030 is met, the state will collect $2B more in revenue than if it moves at slower rate, new report says.
The More MARTA Atlanta program will be partially funded by approximately $2.7 billion generated by a half-penny sales tax.
Critics said doing away with the city's bus service would impede their ability to get to school and jobs.
Mayor Barry wants to raise four taxes, including the sales tax, to create dedicated funding for a far-reaching mass transit proposal that includes light rail.
The COMET has a total of 50 fixed-route vehicles and all but eight will have been replaced within the last three years.
The numbers, outlined in a new Vanderbilt University poll, could help boost the cause of Middle Tennessee transit advocates who are seeking action from the state legislature to allow local governments to hold referendums on funding transit projects.
Under his tenure, Laketran passed two local sales tax levies in 2003 and 2013, which safeguarded the future of the agency through the passage of a permanent levy.
Mayor Greg Stanton, on the call organized by the Center for Transportation Excellence and APTA, talked about the city’s passage last year of an increase in the sales tax.