Pathway to Victory REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION REFERENDUM

The Crisis Metro Atlanta starts with consensus - we have a traffic crisis Were the 9 th worst in congestion in the country We have 7 of the worst freeway bottlenecks in the country Georgia is 48 th in per capita spending for transportation Gas tax revenues continue to fall Federal funds expected to drop by 20-30% Average commute times are over 60 minutes, one of the highest in the country and Metro Atlanta is expected to grow by 3 million people by 2040 Competing cities know our problem

State law passed in penny sales tax for transportation that expires after 10 years 12 individual regions statewide, all 12 regions vote July 31, 2012 All money raised in a region, stays in that region Metro region – 10 counties vote TOGETHER Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale Raises more than $8.5 billion over 10 years 15% goes to local governments, local projects 85% goes to 157 regional projects Nearly a 50/50 split between roads and transit The Solution

157 regional improvement projects in the 10-county region selected by local elected officials Over 200,000 citizens had input Citizen Review Panel Online reporting Sunsets in 10 years Transparency and Accountability

Regional Interactive Project Map

Economic Impact 4 to 1 Return on Investment 200,000 additional jobs supported 34,000 construction jobs Two-thirds of jobs are mid to high paying sector jobs $18 Billion increase in regions personal income Travel Impact 24% average decrease in future travel delays Improved air quality Daily transit use will go up from 417,000 to 580,000 Safety needs on roadways with 25,000 accidents per year $9.2 Billion in travel time savings The Impact

Citizens for Transportation Mobility (CTM) is a 501c4 campaign committee that will promote passage of the referendum Untie Atlanta UntieAtlanta Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network (MAVEN) is a 501c3 non-advocacy organization that will focus exclusively on non-partisan voter education & generic GOTV Transform Metro Atlanta TransformATL Campaign Organization

What Do I Do Now?

Vote Yes! June 16th – absentee ballots begin going out July 2nd – last day to register to vote July 9th- advanced in person absentee voting begins July 21st – early voting begins (only day for Saturday voting) July – early voting July 31 – election day

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