Content of The Proposal
Roads and Transit proposes to expand mass transit and improve roads in the most heavily traveled corridors in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties. It is a unified program of investments in highways, light- and commuter-rail, HOV lanes, park-and-ride lots, and express and local bus service.
Working together, Sound Transit and RTID combined two plans in order to create a comprehensive and balanced Roads and Transit package.
Sound Transit's portion of the Roads and Transit package is called ST2. ST2 will extend the Puget Sound region’s light-rail system to 70 miles (110 km), create thousands of new Park and Ride slots, and expand bus and commuter-rail service. The 20-year cost of the package in year-of-expenditure dollars is approximately $24 billion. Financing this cost entails indefinitely extending the present Sound Transit regional sales tax of 4/10th of one percent, and adding another 1/2 of one percent sales tax.
RTID's portion of the Roads and Transit package is called Blueprint for Progress. Blueprint for Progress will invest in Washington State highways, bridges and local roads in Snohomish, King, and Pierce counties. The proposed projects seek to ease choke-points and improve safety. The 20-year cost of the package in year-of-expenditure dollars is approximately $14 billion dollars. Financing this cost entails a regional sales tax addition of 1/10 of one percent, and adding $80 per $10,000 valuation on the motor vehicle excise tax, popularly known as a car tabs tax.
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