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Here's why @JonHurstRAM is wrong about Regional Ballot Initiatives. A (really nerdy #matranspo and #mapoli) thread!
It turns out Mayors and Managers have been clamoring for a way to invest local money in local #matranspo projects for YEARS. Amiright @JoeCurtatone @MayorDriscoll @TomMcGeeforLynn? https://massinc.org/2019/06/28/growing-support-for-regional-ballot-initiatives-to-fund-our-transportation-future/
Why? Because investing local money in local priorities...keeps the money local. As in, on our Main Streets. Everywhere else in the country, businesses play a leading role in these local investments campaigns. http://t4america.org/maps-tools/measuring-up/ballot-box-success-stories/
When you invest in local projects, you can build bike lanes, safe pedestrian options, more local transit, and improved road infrastructure. That makes it easier for people to get to their local businesses!
Massachusetts is woefully behind other states in making innovative transportation investments. That's why organizations like @AllianceBL @kendallnow and @nnchamber support Regional Ballot Initiatives. https://www.kendallsq.org/transportation/
Now is *exactly* the time to invest in transportation, because transportation investments will help lead to a stronger recovery. Even business publications agree 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/worldeconomicforum/2020/06/05/how-transportation-innovation-can-support-covid-19-recovery/#93ccae71126a
https://www.forbes.com/sites/worldeconomicforum/2020/06/05/how-transportation-innovation-can-support-covid-19-recovery/#93ccae71126a
And let's be clear about something really important: if we'd made significant transpo investments a decade ago, COVID wouldn't have hit our most vulnerable communities so hard. *That* is an equity issue.
I have loved working with @BenjaminDowning and @EricLesser on this bill, and I hope the Senate passes it for the 3rd (4th?) time. Regional Ballot Initiatives are good for our communities, good for the economy, and good for Massachusetts. /end
