NCI Board supports Metro and Prop A

Getting On Board

Metro Transit recently unveiled its 30-year long-range plan for "Moving Transit Forward." The options in this plan would not only restore services that were cut last year, but also expand bus and light rail and make the system more attractive to the entire community.

The plan is important not only for moving transit forward, but also for making our region competitive when it comes to attracting businesses to St. Louis. The plan's options will help more people reach jobs, while stimulating job growth and economic development. The plan is also financially responsible. The options are divided into three phases over thirty years.

Now that the plan is complete, regional leaders and citizens should support it. To build the projects outlined in the plan, we need local, state and federal funding. By creating this plan, we as a region have taken the first step toward competing for federal funding - the primary funding source for building new transit projects. However, we can only compete for federal dollars if we have the required local match. North County Incorporated's Board of Directors support St. Louis County's transit tax proposal on April's ballot. We are endorsing Prop A, because a strong transit system is critical to the vitality, sustainability and economic growth of our entire region. If we are indeed going to move transit forward, it's time for all of us to get on board and support it.

Rebecca Zoll
President and CEO
North County Inc.

 

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