UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES

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HILLSBOROUGH IS A REALLY BIG COUNTY

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WE ARE AS BIG AS RHODE ISLAND

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1.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE HERE

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THAT’S A POPULATION LARGER THAN EIGHT U.S.

STATES AND D.C.

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WE WILL HAVE 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING HERE BY

2040

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THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO ALMOST 2 MORE TAMPAs

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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAS MORE THAN 12,000

MILES OF ROADS

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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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OUR COMMUNITY HAS INVESTED $1.3B IN

TRANSPORTATION OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS

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THE COUNTY USED OVER 50% OF ITS CIT DOLLARS

ON TRANSPORTATION

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TAMPA INVESTED 20% OF ITS CIT FUNDS IN TRANSPORTATION

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OUR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS

BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN

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WE ARE FACING $750M IN MAINTENANCE NEEDS

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OUR ROADS & INTERSECTIONS ARE STILL

FAILING

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HART IS UNABLE TO EXPAND SERVICES

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FLORIDA STATE LAW RECENTLY CHANGED &

DEVELOPERS DON’T HAVE TO HELP PAY FOR BACKLOG

ANYMORE

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GAS TAXES ARE A SLOW GROWING SOURCE OF

REVENUE & THEY HAVEN’T KEPT PACE WITH COSTS

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OUR CHOICES ARE LIMITED

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WE ARE IN 33RD PLACE FOR ACCESSIBILITY AMONG

METRO AREAS IN AMERICA

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WE ARE THE WORST AREA IN THE NATION FOR

PEDESTRIAN CRASH FATALITIES

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WE ARE FACING A DECLINE IN OUR QUALITY OF LIFE

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WE ARE OUTLIVING OUR ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY

BY 7 – 10 YEARS

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WE ARE VULNERABLE TO GETTING AND KEEPING JOBS AND BUSINESSES

HERE

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THIS CAN CAUSE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON PUBLIC

SERVICES AND PUBLIC EDUCATION

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THE TIME HAS COME TO ADDRESS OUR

TRANSPORTATION ISSUES

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THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE WORSE IT GETS

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THE WORSE IT GETS, THE MORE IT COSTS.

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TOUGH CHOICES MUST BE MADE

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DRIVING ON LOUSY ROADS COSTS EACH MOTORIST

$181 EACH YEAR

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TAMPA BAY MOTORISTS SPEND 45 HOURS EVERY

YEAR JUST SITTING IN TRAFFIC

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PEAK COMMUTE HOURS ARE GETTING EVEN

LONGER

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LESS TIME WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR WORKING ON

YOUR BUSINESS

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LONG COMMUTES & CONGESTION MEAN

STRESS, LESS EXERCISE & BAD EATING HABITS

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MORE AIR POLLUTION, SPRAWL, & DEGRADED

WATER

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AND WITH LONGER COMMUTES, THE COST OF

GOODS AND SERVICES INCREASE TOO

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WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS

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TRANSPORTATION, QUALITY OF LIFE & GOOD JOBS GO

HAND IN HAND

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CONNECT WHERE YOU LIVE TO WHERE YOU GO

EVERYDAY

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PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES

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84% OF MILLENNIALS WOULD LIKE MORE PUBLIC

TRANSPORTATION

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ANNUALLY, IT COSTS US $818 EACH TO SIT IN

TRAFFIC

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FOR EACH COLLEGE GRADUATE EMPLOYED IN AN INNOVATIVE

INDUSTRY,5 MORE JOBS ARE CREATED

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THAT’S MORE LOCAL SPENDING AND INVESTING

IN OUR COMMUNITY

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THINK ABOUT ROADS. BIKES. TRAILS.

INTERSECTIONS. TRANSIT. SIGNALS.

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MAKE SOME TOUGH AND WISE CHOICES NOW

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OUR STANDARD OF LIVING IS AT RISK

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OUR COMMUNITY PROSPERITY IS AT RISK

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OUR HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL

SUSTAINABILITY IS AT RISK

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LEVERAGE OUR TRANSPORTATION

INVESTMENTS

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PROTECT OUR EVERY DAY LIFE

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