Key source data for this Atlanta metro TSPLOST conversation:

The Vote Yes website:

Georgia's TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTIONS SALES TAX

http://www.t-splost.com/

Specific detail about the projects that will be authorized if metro Atlanta voters vote yes on the TSPLOST:

Transportation Investment Act Final Report ‐ Approved Investment List Atlanta Roundtable Region  

http://www.velag.org/3_atlanta-invlist.pdf This is a large (4.7MB) PDF file.  Page references otherwise not attributed refer to this document.

The plan calls for  $7.1 billion (page 22 ) in spending on the transportation projects identified in the document.  Many of the projects have Federal and local funds in addition to the funds from the TSPLOST.  The TSPLOST funds in the project list total $6.1 billion (page 22).  This blog will discuss several of the projects in this plan.  Projects which consume too much of the collected dollars and deliver too little improvement.