How Did We Get Our Numbers?

We’ve been working with experts from state and local transportation agencies, as well as the Texas Transportation Institute, to calculate where we are now and what it’s going to take to Take On Traffic. Here’s more information on where these numbers come from:

  1. One new car every 20 minutes - Click here [PDF]
  2. $12.7 billion to Take On Traffic - Click here [PDF]
  3. At least 63 cents in new property tax - Click here [PDF]
  4. A 3.5% sales tax increase - Click here [PDF]
  5. Increasing the fuel tax - Click here [XLS]
  6. Figures from Texas Transportation Institute - Click here [PDF]
    These figures are higher than the above estimates.
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