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FASTER BAY AREA SALES TAX MEASURE
FASTER is a proposed one cent regional sales tax measure under development by a group of Bay Area organizations with the goal of raising $100 billion over 40 years to transform the Bay Area’s regional transit network by significantly increasing service quality and inter-operator integration, as well as providing for more affordable access to transit. FASTER’s organizers are currently working through the legislative process with the goal of the measure being placed on the November 2020 ballot in all nine Bay Area counties. A Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of transit agency and Congestion Management Agency staff has been convened to advise on development of the proposed expenditure plan and framework for distribution of revenues. Kelli Fallon, Policy Manager for the Bay Area Council will provide the Council with an overview of the FASTER initiative and take Council’s feedback.
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