#  Coalition Wants 10% of Future LA Sales Tax for Walk-Bike

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> ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/May-2015/040a.png)TRANSPORTATION WATCH-Other California county transportation sales tax measures set aside funding for walking and bicycling – why not Los Angeles? Image via[ white paper. ](https://investinginplace.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/lacounty-bestpracticesintransportationsalestaxes_jan15_final.pdf%20)
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> There is a new twist in the path to a 2016 Los Angeles County transportation sales tax measure, tentatively being called “Measure R2.” [Investing in Place](http://investinginplace.org/2015/05/12/coalition-uniting-to-support-funding-for-active-transportation-in-potential-2016-ballot-measure/) just announced that a coalition of more than thirty community groups has come together to urge that “at least ten percent of the next Los Angeles County transportation sales tax measure be dedicated for walking, bicycling, and safe routes to school investments.”
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> In addition, the coalition is insisting that twenty percent of the “local return” be set aside for active transportation. The sales tax “local return” goes to individual cities on a per capita basis to pay for transportation expenditures. Though a number of cities, [notably the City of Los Angeles](http://la.streetsblog.org/2010/04/28/10-set-aside-passes-ladot-makes-the-case-that-it-needs-reform/), have used some local return monies for walk and bike projects and programs, most cities throughout LA County have not.
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> Readers may be familiar with the proposed Measure R2, but if not, see these recent SBLA articles about [what it tentatively looks like](http://la.streetsblog.org/2015/05/07/eyes-on-the-2016-transportation-measure-r2-could-be-two-ballot-measures/) and [what decisions are being made now](http://la.streetsblog.org/2015/04/28/the-timeline-for-metros-november-2016-transportation-sales-tax-measure/). Though a very small amount of 2008’s successful transportation sales tax Measure R funding has gone to bike and pedestrian projects, there was no dedicated active transportation funding in either [Measure R](http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/14/bikeped-advocates-want-your-help-to-get-more-funds-from-metro/) in 2008 nor the defeated transportation sales tax [Measure J](http://la.streetsblog.org/2012/11/07/measure-js-rejection-was-not-an-anti-transit-vote/) in 2012.
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> The coalition (a listing of groups is shown after the jump) was shepherded under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Active Transportation Collaborative, the LA County Bicycle Coalition, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, and Investing in Place.
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> They researched other transportation ballot measures in California, finding many examples of successful set-asides for active transportation, prominently last year’s [Measure BB](http://la.streetsblog.org/2014/11/05/ca-local-ballot-measure-results-transportation-and-land-use-propositions/) in Alameda County, with twelve percent of overall funding dedicated to walking and bicycling. Read the coalition research in this January 2015 white paper: *Best Practices for Funding Active Transportation with County Transportation Sales Taxes.*
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> More about the coalition and its demands [here](http://investinginplace.org/2015/05/12/coalition-uniting-to-support-funding-for-active-transportation-in-potential-2016-ballot-measure/).
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> While we won’t know the final ballot language for a 2016 measure until next year, Metro was promising that it would have a draft proposal this summer. However, [Investing in Place is also reporting](http://investinginplace.org/2015/05/11/metros-potential-sales-tax-timeline-slips-and-gains-media-attention/) that the Measure R2 [schedule](http://la.streetsblog.org/2015/04/28/the-timeline-for-metros-november-2016-transportation-sales-tax-measure/) is being delayed about two months: the final expenditure plan was due in July, now it looks like September.
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> *(Joe Linton is editor of the excellent LA Streets Blog … where this perspective was first posted.)*
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> *-cw*
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> *CityWatch*
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> *Vol 13 Issue 40*
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> *Pub: May 15, 2015*

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