What happens if we lose the tax...

This is probably the most important post on this blog. I will reference this post often.

IF the tax fails the results are pretty bleak. Look at what the City of Charlotte's Budget and Evaulation Office came up with:

Overall Reduction of Bus Service (with no rail service):

1. NO rail or Trolley services.
2. Fares would increase by 25 percent (Local- current: $1.30, new: $1.63)
3. Reduced hours of service
4. Only 35 bus routes would operate (current: 76)
5. STS (special transportation for those that can't ride normal busses) would be cut by 40%

Reduction of Bus Service and limited Rail

1. Same bus service as above
2. Rail would be limted to 15 minutes during rush hour and 30 minutes the rest of the time with no Sunday Services
3. Fare increases by 25%
4. Limited Bus to Rail connection
5. NO new transit corridors (including the North Corridor)

Current Bus and South Corridor Rail Service

1. No service reductions to Bus and LRT operations
2. No new Corridors
3. No system imporvements

2030 Transit Plan

1. Continue with current plan as if the Sales Tax would not go away.