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... In addition, actions must be taken -- legislative, regulatory, and administrative -- to ensure that the respective agencies and organizations have adequate authority to collect, expend, and encumber revenues; incur debt; contract; S E C T I O N 5 . 0 Enacting New Funding Mechanisms for Public Transportation 76 More recently, legislators and voters have enacted, or are poised to enact, substantial independent transit-specific funding initiatives, including measures in Seattle, San Francisco, and Denver.
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... • Describe the funding sources in detail and provide the rationales for their use. There may be several funding sources for consideration in increasing transit investment.
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... In planning and carrying out steps to enact new local and regional revenue sources for transit, it is crucial to understand and promote these benefits, recognizing that the importance of each will vary from community to community. There is considerable documentation of the benefits of public transportation at all levels.
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  • transportation center
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