UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES

22 HILLSBOROUGH IS A REALLY BIG COUNTY

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44 WE ARE AS BIG AS RHODE ISLAND

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6 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE HERE

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8 THAT’S A POPULATION LARGER THAN EIGHT U.S. STATES AND D.C.

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10 WE WILL HAVE 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING HERE BY 2040

11 THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO ALMOST 2 MORE TAMPAs

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13 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAS MORE THAN 12,000 MILES OF ROADS

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15 THAT’S A GIANT LOOP AROUND AMERICA – FROM MIAMI TO BOSTON TO CHICAGO TO ANCHORAGE TO SEATTLE TO SAN DIEGO TO NEW ORLEANS TO TAMPA

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17 OUR COMMUNITY HAS INVESTED $1.3B IN TRANSPORTATION OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS

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19 THE COUNTY USED OVER 50% OF ITS CIT DOLLARS ON TRANSPORTATION

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21 TAMPA INVESTED 20% OF ITS CIT FUNDS IN TRANSPORTATION

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23 OUR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN

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25 WE ARE FACING $750M IN MAINTENANCE NEEDS

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27 OUR ROADS & INTERSECTIONS ARE STILL FAILING

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29 HART IS UNABLE TO EXPAND SERVICES

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31 FLORIDA STATE LAW RECENTLY CHANGED & DEVELOPERS DON’T HAVE TO HELP PAY FOR BACKLOG ANYMORE

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33 GAS TAXES ARE A SLOW GROWING SOURCE OF REVENUE & THEY HAVEN’T KEPT PACE WITH COSTS

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35 OUR CHOICES ARE LIMITED

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37 WE ARE IN 33 RD PLACE FOR ACCESSIBILITY AMONG METRO AREAS IN AMERICA

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39 WE ARE THE WORST AREA IN THE NATION FOR PEDESTRIAN CRASH FATALITIES

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41 WE ARE FACING A DECLINE IN OUR QUALITY OF LIFE

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43 WE ARE OUTLIVING OUR ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY BY 7 – 10 YEARS

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45 WE ARE VULNERABLE TO GETTING AND KEEPING JOBS AND BUSINESSES HERE

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47 THIS CAN CAUSE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON PUBLIC SERVICES AND PUBLIC EDUCATION

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49 THE TIME HAS COME TO ADDRESS OUR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES

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51 THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE WORSE IT GETS

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53 THE WORSE IT GETS, THE MORE IT COSTS.

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55 TOUGH CHOICES MUST BE MADE

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57 DRIVING ON LOUSY ROADS COSTS EACH MOTORIST $181 EACH YEAR

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59 TAMPA BAY MOTORISTS SPEND 45 HOURS EVERY YEAR JUST SITTING IN TRAFFIC

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61 PEAK COMMUTE HOURS ARE GETTING EVEN LONGER

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63 LESS TIME WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR WORKING ON YOUR BUSINESS

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65 LONG COMMUTES & CONGESTION MEAN STRESS, LESS EXERCISE & BAD EATING HABITS

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67 MORE AIR POLLUTION, SPRAWL, & DEGRADED WATER

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69 AND WITH LONGER COMMUTES, THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES INCREASE TOO

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71 WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS

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73 TRANSPORTATION, QUALITY OF LIFE & GOOD JOBS GO HAND IN HAND

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75 CONNECT WHERE YOU LIVE TO WHERE YOU GO EVERYDAY

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77 PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES

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79 84% OF MILLENNIALS WOULD LIKE MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

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81 ANNUALLY, IT COSTS US $818 EACH TO SIT IN TRAFFIC

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83 FOR EACH COLLEGE GRADUATE EMPLOYED IN AN INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY, 5 MORE JOBS ARE CREATED

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85 THAT’S MORE LOCAL SPENDING AND INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY

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87 THINK ABOUT ROADS. BIKES. TRAILS. INTERSECTIONS. TRANSIT. SIGNALS.

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89 MAKE SOME TOUGH AND WISE CHOICES NOW

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91 OUR STANDARD OF LIVING IS AT RISK

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93 OUR COMMUNITY PROSPERITY IS AT RISK

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95 OUR HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IS AT RISK

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97 LEVERAGE OUR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS

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99 PROTECT OUR EVERY DAY LIFE

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