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Committee backs MARTA request to extend 1% transit sales tax for 10 years
Summary
The House Transportation Committee recommended approval of House Bill 1137 after a MARTA presentation explaining projects funded by a renewed 1% TSPLOST, including new trains, a bay-to-bay fare system and a redesigned bus network aimed at increasing ridership and preparing for the 2026 World Cup.
Jennifer LaRosa, MARTA's senior director of government community affairs, told the House Transportation Committee that House Bill 1137 would renew an existing local transit sales tax and "extend basically the TSPLOST for 1% for 10 years." LaRosa said the money would support six priority areas: new open‑gangway trains, a contactless fare rollout, a next‑gen bus network, rapid transit expansion, a station rehabilitation program and increased public‑safety staffing.
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