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1MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumRegional Transit CommitteeAtlanta Regional CommissionSeptember 15, 2016
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumMARTA Sales Tax Purpose is to significantly expandMARTA transit service Receipts projected at 2.5 billion(2016 ) over life of the tax Project list approved MARTA Board of Directors (May) City of Atlanta City Council (June) Referendum on November 82
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential High Capacity Improvements City of AtlantaLight Rail Transit Atlanta BeltLine LoopIrwin – AUC LineDowntown – Capitol Ave LineCrosstown Midtown LineCrosstown Crescent LinePeachtree – Ft Mac – Barge RdLine “S” Concept – Murphy Crossing –Armour Yard via AUC andEastside Trail3
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential High Capacity Improvements City of AtlantaLight Rail Transit Atlanta BeltLine LoopIrwin – AUC LineDowntown – Capitol Ave LineCrosstown Midtown LineCrosstown Crescent LinePeachtree – Ft Mac – Barge RdLine “S” Concept – Murphy Crossing –Armour Yard via AUC andEastside Trail4
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential High Capacity Improvements I-20 West HeavyRail Transit5
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential High Capacity Improvements Northside DriveBus Rapid Transit6
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential High Capacity ImprovementsMulti-Jurisdictional Projects Clifton LightRail Transit* I-20 East BusRapid Transit** Contingent upon funding agreement with otherjurisdictions for capital, operations and maintenance.7
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential High Capacity Improvements Station enhancements at Cityof Atlanta rail stations Station dingPedestrian/bicycle/ADA Capacity improvements Infill (new) stations Armour Boone Hulsey/Krog St. Mechanicsville Murphy CrossingAdditional railcars Blue/Green capacity improvements8
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential Bus Service Improvements Five (5) Arterial Rapid Transit Routes Campbellton - Greenbriar Mall to OaklandCity Cascade - Fulton Industrial Blvd to West End Cleveland - Jonesboro Rd and Browns MillRd to East Point Metropolitan - West End to College Park Peachtree - Brookhaven to Five Points Two (2) Transit Centers Greenbriar - Greenbriar Mall Moores Mill - Bolton Rd and Marietta Blvd9
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential Bus Service Improvements Frequent Local Service 15-minute peak; 30-minute off-peakservice on Routes 12, 49, 51, 55and 60 Supporting Local Service Increased service during off-peak toinclude midday, nights andweekends on selected routes Community Circulator Service New neighborhood-friendly andactivity center-oriented circulatorroutesSpecific community circulatorroutes to be determined as demandwarrants10
MARTA Sales Tax ReferendumPotential Program Summary11
MARTA Sales Tax Referendum12Survey Results Four community meetings May 25 and 26, June 1 and Not at allImportant54321 How important is it to you to fund thefollowing transit projects?ProjectScorePercentIncrease the frequency of existing busroutes4.560%Expansion of Atlanta Streetcar/light rail,including the Atlanta BeltLine loop4.470%Introduce new bus routes and communitycirculator service4.133%Introduction of bus rapid transit onNorthside Dr and Metropolitan Pkwy3.928%Extension of heavy rail west from HEHolmes Station to I-2853.424%
MARTA Sales Tax Referendum13Potential MARTA Program SummaryPotential ProgramEstimated CapitalCost(Base Year in Millions)LocalShareFederalShareTotalEstimated O&MCost(Base Year in Millions)AnnualO&M CostO&M CostOver 20Years 3,237 2,993 6,230 134 3,211Bus Service Improvements 65N/A 65 35 833Pedestrian Improvements 12N/A 12N/AN/A 3,314 2,993 6,307 169 4,044High Capacity ImprovementsTotal Estimated Cost
MARTA Sales Tax Referendum14Next StepsActivityPublic education effortTarget DateAugust –OctoberReferendum voteNovember 8Amendment to the RTCAA (with a positive MARTA referendum vote)November –December
Metropolitan - West End to College Park Peachtree - Brookhaven to Five Points Two (2) Transit Centers Greenbriar - Greenbriar Mall Moores Mill - Bolton Rd and Marietta Blvd. MARTA Sales Tax Referendum 10 Potential Bus Service Improvements Frequent Local Service 15-minute peak; 30-minute off-peak
