Yes on Proposition 1: Rail Connecting Our Region 

Growth is a fact: Our region adds 230 people every day. Proposition 1 gives you the choice to get out of daily gridlock. One light rail line can carry 16,000 people per hour; a general-purpose freeway lane moves just 2,000 cars. Fast, frequent rail gets you where you need to be, on time, every time. 

Proposition 1 helps working families, students, seniors, and people with disabilities get to jobs, school and healthcare. After UW and Capitol Hill stations opened this spring, light rail ridership jumped 83%. Light rail works, and people love it. 

More Light Rail Stations; More Bus Rapid Transit

West Seattle and Ballard; South Lake Union, Boeing Access Road, and NE 130th; Redmond, Issaquah, and Federal Way – completing a system of 116 miles and 83 stations. Plus, new Bus Rapid Transit on I-405 and SR-522, increased Regional Express buses and Sounder commuter rail. 

Proposition 1 lets you escape congestion, reduces climate pollution, and improves access and affordability for all.  The Washington Environmental Council, Microsoft, Amazon, Seattle Chamber, Washington State Labor Council, Democratic Party organizations, Seattle Mayor Murray, and Eastside and South County mayors all urge your support. 

www.MassTransitNow.com

The Legislature authorized Sound Transit to raise taxes $15 billion for ST3. Somehow it’s exploded into an eye-popping $54 billion!

Why spend so much for something that will be obsolete before it’s built (www.tinyurl.com/Z73FQRJ)?  Why reject more cost-effective alternatives?

Nothing requires ST3 to deliver what they’re promising – the projects, costs, and timelines are not binding. Previous phases have been late and over-budget.

All we’re really voting on are huge permanent tax increases – they never have to ask voters to renew them.

The regressive sales tax increases to 10%. Car tab taxes triple. And, for the first time, property taxes get diverted away from schools to Sound Transit. Middle-class families will pay over $25,000 in taxes – $1,000 per year for 25 years – to Sound Transit before ST3 is built and ready to use. ST3 leaves little for other needs like education, homelessness, public safety, and parks.

For all that, ST3 increases transit share only 1%, and doesn’t reduce traffic congestion at all. It just moves people who already ride buses onto trains.

Don’t be seduced by the expensive Yes campaign, funded by contractors and consultants who will rake in millions and billions of your money.

It’s not affordable. Just vote No.

Tim Eyman is misrepresenting the facts again. This measure will only cost the average adult $14/month and Sound Transit is one of the most well run transit agencies in the county (22 consecutive clean federal audits). We simply cannot wait any longer to solve our region's transportation problems, get people out of traffic, and address the #1 carbon pollution source with clean, reliable transit. Endorsed by Sierra Club, OneAmerica, and Washington Conservation Voters.

Submitted by Dow Constantine, Christine Gregoire, Rick Steves, www.MassTransitNow.com

Sound Transit is desperate to sell their scheme. They falsely claim light rail carries twice as many people as an 8-lane freeway. That's absurd!

ST3 doesn't address traffic congestion. $54 billion to serve 1% of trips? Are you going to get traffic relief? Finish ST2 first, then take another look.

The Seattle Times calls ST3 "a blank check" and opposes diversion of tax revenue away from schools. http://tinyurl.com/st3brakes.

We have higher priorities. Just vote No.

Submitted by: Toby Nixon, Tim Eyman, www.NoST3.org

Complete text of measure

 Simple majority (RCW 84.55.050)

For questions about this measure, contact: Sound Transit, 206-903-7000, soundtransit3@soundtransit.org