Transit Funding Option Needed In Idaho

The Idaho Statesman presents an editorial outlining a four step roadmap to obtain necessary public transit funding from a reluctant legislature.

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April 26, 2006, 6:00 AM PDT

By David Gest

"The locals want something simple and sensible enough: They want the ability to ask voters whether they would pay higher taxes for public transportation. They hope, after years of getting nowhere, that 2007 is the year that lawmakers finally say yes.

We're hopeful, too â€" Treasure Valley public transportation sorely needs a dependable source of money, and we support giving the choice to the voters. We're also realistic about the politics. Here's a roadmap for selling local option, in four steps:"

Thanks to Jon Cecil, AICP

FULL STORY: Our View: Local option tax crucial to transit funding

Tuesday, April 25, 2006 in The Idaho Statesman

Government / Politics Land Use Transportation Idaho

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