[NFBAZ-EastValleyChapter] Protect and expand buses and Paratransit

[Tony Sohl]

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