And whether it be improved sidewalks, bike lanes, paved nature trails, crosswalks, traffic signals, or bridge upgrades, progress costs money. Still, Atlanta is facing an estimated $3-billion infrastructure backlog. One potential hurdle: The spotty implementation of the last TSPLOST program-and questionable decisions like building a notoriously expensive, futuristic serpent of a bridge over Northside Drive-have left even Atlanta’s most ardent mobility advocates with a love-hate TPLOST relationship, as Axios recently detailed. They’ve also outlined methodologies for picking which projects made the cut. To help illustrate what’s at stake for voters on May 24, city officials have released the lengthy list of infrastructure projects that would be covered by two bonds and a renewal of the controversial TSPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) approved in 2016, which expired this year. In just a few weeks, the City of Atlanta will be putting a crucial question (again, sort of) to Atlanta voters: Should a $750-million, tax-funded program be approved to cover widespread infrastructure upgrades, ranging from smoother streets to new playgrounds, over the next five years?
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