[NFBA-Phoenix] Protect and Preserve Buses and Paratransit!
Tony Sohl
tonysohl at samobile.net
Mon Feb 13 18:22:45 UTC 2023
Urgeht Legislative Alert for Arizona!
#ProtectTransit #ExpandTransit
Action Alert: Contact Your Legislators about a Transportation Bill that
Will Cut Our Transit System Funding and Harm Travel Access for People
with Disabilities!
SB 1122: Transportation Tax; Election; Maricopa County
Sen. David Farnsworth has introduced SB 1122 to extend the half-cent
transportation sales tax in Maricopa County; however, this proposed
bill effectively defunds Valley Metro and significantly destabilizes
the region’s existing regional transit system, including buses, rapid
buses, light rail, and paratransit.
Transit increases mobility and allows people with disability access to
work and educational opportunities that they otherwise could not
access without a car. This bill would take current funding for public
transit from 33% to 5%. Maricopa County cannot afford to fall behind on
transit. We must continue to invest in our transportation and transit systems.
SB 1122 will be heard again in the Senate Transportation and Technology
Committee on Monday, Feb. 13th at 9:00 a.m. and your voice on this
bill is important. Senator Farnsworth has specifically asked transit
users to reach out and share their stories before the Committee Votes
on Monday afternoon.
Contact the Members of the Senate Transportation and Technology
Committee and ask them to vote no on SB 1122: * Senator David
Farnsworth, Chairman, dfarnsworth at azleg.gov
(mailto: dfarnsworth at azleg.gov ) , (602) 926-3387
* Senator Frank Carroll, Vice-Chairman, fcarroll at azleg.gov
(mailto: fcarroll at azleg.gov ) , (602) 926-3249
* Senator Rosanna Gabaldon, rgabaldon at azleg.gov
(mailto: rgabaldon at azleg.gov ) , (602) 926-3424
* Senator Theresa Hatathlie, thatathlie at azleg.gov
(mailto: thatathlie at azleg.gov ) , (602) 926-5160
* Senator Jake Hoffman, jake.hoffman at azleg.gov
(mailto: jake.hoffman at azleg.gov ) , (602) 926-3292
* Senator Anthony Kern, akern at azleg.gov (mailto: akern at azleg.gov ) ,
(602) 926-3497
* Senator Christine Marsh, cmarsh at azleg.gov (mailto: cmarsh at azleg.gov
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