Wednesday, April 15, 2009

82% Support A Dedicated Mass Transit Funding Source

82% of you voted for a dedicated source for mass transit funding in Hampton Roads, while 17% were opposed.

Personally, I long avoided going there. However, I've come to the realization that Hampton Roads will continue to limp along with the same poor transit service until such a revenue stream is in place. For those opposed, you like taxing people's homes to pay for mass transit? Yeah, that's largely how the local share is being covered now. Just under one-third of the cost of operating Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) buses is local subsidy, and that's where the cities are getting the money from.

The new question: should SPSA be privatized? It's a mess, and there's been a company in New York wanting to buy the agency.

7 comments:

Jessica Blaine said...

A poll question Reid might actually vote "Yes" to...

Jessica Blaine said...

Michael, nice meeting you on the 20 that day. Yeah, the wheelchair was why we were 10 minutes late out of Pembroke

Unknown said...

Bus fares are a dedicated mass transit funding source

Michael Ragsdale said...

Brian: Google Farebox Recovery

Unknown said...

Exciting, Mike. Doesn't change anything. Fares are still a "dedicated mass transit funding source."

So, the poll question could be the same as "do you support bus fares?"

Anonymous said...

How many people responded to the poll?

Avenging Archangel said...

I remove the polls after voting is over, so I don't have the tally anymore.