Opinion: Support renewal of Springfield's transportation & infrastructure taxes, including funding for bike/ped - Springfield Business Journal

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There’s a proven, fiscally responsible way to address our ongoing infrastructure needs. Springfield residents have the opportunity on April 5 to renew the quarter-cent capital improvements sales tax and eighth-cent transportation sales tax. By voting “yes” on both issues, we can continue to fund priority transportation improvements without a tax increase.

The two taxes are estimated to generate a combined $50 million to invest in high-priority projects, such as intersection and stormwater improvements, traffic flow and sidewalks.

The quarter-cent tax was first approved by voters in 1989 and the eighth-cent in 1996. Each time citizens have been asked to renew, the answer has been a resounding yes. I believe that should be our answer again. . . .

For those who favor alternative transportation, the proposed list includes $2 million for such projects as bike and pedestrian walkways, safety signs and markings, and bike routes.

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Opinion: Support renewal of Springfield's transportation & infrastructure taxes, including funding for bike/ped - Springfield Business Journal