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UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES
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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
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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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