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7kJ <br />�F <br />Economic Vitality <br />• New, focused development around station location <br />• Mix of retail, residential, and commercial development <br />• Rail investment allows us to keep pace with our competition who have rail service today <br />• Transit provides alternative ways to commute to and from jobs locally and regionally <br />Protect Our Environment <br />• The Triangle accounts for 12.7 million gallons of fuel wasted annually because of congestion. (TTI) <br />• A single light rail vehicle removes 60 to 125 cars from the road <br />• More dense development around rail staions provides greater opportunity to preserve open space <br />• Transit provides cleaner, healthier options of travel throughout the county and region <br />Exceptions from the Sales Tax <br />The %2 cent sales tax for transit does not apply to the following: <br />• Food • Gasoline • Housing <br />• Medicine • Utilities <br />