""The sales tax measure - which proposes a 0.5% increase in Santa Clara County - would raise $1 billion annually for public transit service across five Bay Area counties, including an estimated $264 million for VTA.""
""We've been on a listening tour with city councils and public meetings to gather community consensus. We won't be advocating people vote for the measure, but our investment plan lets the public know how those funds will be spent.""
""Experts said the move dances close to the edge of political advocacy. But it could be the strategy supporters need to win over car-dependent South Bay voters, as proponents have widely seen Santa Clara County as one of the biggest hurdles based on less receptive polling, a smaller BART presence and tax fatigue.""
Transportation leaders in South Bay are proactively drafting a wishlist of projects to improve car-less commuting, contingent on a proposed 0.5% sales tax increase in Santa Clara County. This measure aims to generate $1 billion annually for public transit across five Bay Area counties, with VTA expecting to receive $264 million. To place the measure on the November ballot, 186,000 signatures must be collected by June 6. VTA plans to present a spending plan to inform voters about potential projects funded by the tax increase.
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