TODAY--
TODAY-- AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO PUT CAPMETRO'S
PROJECT
CONNECT ON THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT...
THE PLAN WOULD ADD THINGS LIKE A
LIGHT RAIL AND
MORE BUS LINES- AROUND AUSTIN.
AND HERE TO TALK WITH ME MORE
ABOUT TODAY'S DECISION IS THE C-E-O OF CAPITAL
METRO... RANDY
CLARKE.
CLARKE.
CLARKE. GOOD MORNING, RANDY! CAN YOU
START OFF BY EXPLAINING TO US
WHAT
WHAT THIS
WHAT THIS TRANSIT PLAN ENTAILS? WHAT'S THE VISION?
THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LONG TERM PLAN- WHAT'S
PLAN- WHAT'S
THIS
THIS IS
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LONG TERM PLAN- WHAT'S THE PROJECTED TIME FRAME?
LONG
LONG TERM
LONG TERM PLAN- WHAT'S THE PROJECTED TIME FRAME? THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD AND
THE CITY OF AUSTIN WILL
LONG
LONG TERM
LONG TERM PLAN- WHAT'S THE PROJECTED TIME FRAME? THE CAPITAL METRO BOARD AND
THE CITY OF AUSTIN WILL
TAKE FORMAL ACTION TODAY TO FORM
AN INDEPENDENT
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD- CALLED THE
AUSTIN TRANSIT
PARTNERSHIP. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE
OF THIS BOARD?
PARTNERSHIP. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD?
PARTNERSHIP. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD? LET'S TALK FUNDING. ABOUT 45%
OF THE MULTI-BILLION
DOLLAR PRICE TAG RELIES ON
FEDERAL GRANTS. THE
TAXPAYER WOULD PICK UP THE REST.
ASSUMING, BUT
NOT GUARANTEED THAT THE
GOVERNMENT
COVERS THE 45%... HOW MUCH WILL
THE TAXPAYER PAY?
COVERS
COVERS THE 45%... HOW MUCH WILL THE TAXPAYER PAY?
COVERS
COVERS THE 45%... HOW MUCH WILL THE TAXPAYER PAY? BACK IN 2014, THE PREVIOUS PLAN THAT
WASN'T
APPROVED WAS ONE LINE. THIS ONE
IS AN ENTIRE SYSTEM-
SO VOTERS WOULD
ESSENTIALLY BE SAYING YES TO A
MUCH BIGGER PLAN. WHY DO
YOU FEEL VOTERS WILL APPROVE IT
THIS TIME AROUND?
YOU
YOU FEEL
YOU FEEL VOTERS WILL APPROVE IT THIS TIME AROUND? WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS DOESN'T
GET APPROVED?
AFTER TODAY'S MEETING, WHAT'S
THE
THE
DOESN'T
DOESN'T GET APPROVED? AFTER TODAY'S MEETING, WHAT'S THE
THE
DOESN'T
DOESN'T GET APPROVED? AFTER TODAY'S MEETING, WHAT'S THE
NEXT STEP?
NEXT STEP?