Measure on the ballot in the 2018 Connecticut 2018 General Election in Connecticut.
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Get StartedA “yes” vote limits lawmakers’ use of transportation funds to only transportation purposes.
A "no" vote allows lawmakers to use transportation funding for other purposes.
According to John Humphries Executive Director of Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs, funding for Connecticut's transportation system will help address systemic injustices. Improved transit services will provide better access to training and jobs for workers. Reducing car and truck emissions will provide some relief for city residents suffering from high rates of asthma and associated medical costs. And struggling urban centers can be revitalized by transit-oriented development., in support of Transportation Revenue Lockbox Amendment (Learn more)
According to John Humphries, Executive Director of the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs, by earmarking funds for transportation investments, the measure will help reduce the traffic congestion that costs commuters time and money and chokes Connecticut cities with harmful pollution. , in support of Transportation Revenue Lockbox Amendment (Learn more)
A recent study by Duke University predicts that every dollar spent on transportation creates an economic gain of about $3.50. , in support of Transportation Revenue Lockbox Amendment (Learn more)
According to Marc E. Fitch of the Yankee Journal for Public Policy, the money lost by lawmakers taking money from transportation funding would be enough to completely fund the proposed Hartford Line, a train which would connect New Haven to Springfield., in support of Transportation Revenue Lockbox Amendment (Learn more)
According to Chris Powell of the Journal Inquirer, there are other essential issues that need funding that are far more important than transportation. By locking funds from tax increases to only transportation, it risks cutting funds for other key issues., in opposition to Transportation Revenue Lockbox Amendment (Learn more)
According to Chris Powell of the Journal Inquirer, lawmakers would only be prohibited from taking money after it has been deposited into the transportation fund. They would still be able to divert money before it was deposited into the fund., in opposition to Transportation Revenue Lockbox Amendment (Learn more)
According to the Journal Inquirer, politicians have stated that they would increase tolls on highways and roads if they could guarantee that the money went directly to funding for transportation. , in opposition to Transportation Revenue Lockbox Amendment (Learn more)
This measure would require that all money placed into the state Special Transportation Fund only be used for transportation.
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