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Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit

Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit. Source: National Transit Database. Source: National Transit Database. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit 2. Supports urban growth. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit 2. Supports urban growth

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Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit

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  1. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit

  2. Source: National Transit Database

  3. Source: National Transit Database

  4. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit 2. Supports urban growth

  5. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit 2. Supports urban growth 3. Helps cities compete for jobs and talent

  6. Any other reasons? • Close-in housing more expensive • Educated people more likely to work downtown Do we really want to subsidize transit for high-income people?

  7. Decline in Portland Metro’s Per Capita Income

  8. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit 2. Supports urban growth 3. Helps cities compete for jobs and talent 4. Reduces congestion & air pollution

  9. Source: North Corridor EA

  10. Source: US DOE, NTDB

  11. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit 2. Supports urban growth 3. Helps cities compete for jobs and talent 4. Reduces congestion & air pollution 5. Is more efficient

  12. Plans Assume More Spending 1. Makes better transit 2. Supports urban growth 3. Helps cities compete for jobs and talent 4. Reduces congestion & air pollution 5. Is more efficient 6. Helps urban poor

  13. Alternative Plan 1. No rail transit 2. No dedicated bus lanes 3. Contract out transit 4. Allow private transit 5. Allow communities outside Marion County to have transit to Indianapolis 6. Cost-effectively fix congestion

  14. For more information: Web sites: cato.org ti.org americandreamcoalition.org e-mail: rot@cato.org

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