We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
–Albert Einstein
–Albert Einstein
Here we go again. On November 8, Santa Clara County voters will once again decide a transportation sales tax measure for Santa Clara County’s Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).
Remember the slogans of prior transportation sales tax measures in Santa Clara County? “A + B = Traffic Relief” (1996) and “Traffic Relief NOW” (2000) are some examples. Ask yourself: is access, speed, and reliability of public transit better than what it was when I was asked to approve a transit sales tax measure? Is traffic more or less than what it was the last time I was asked to approve a transportation sales tax?
Read on for information that supplements what’s already out there on why you need to vote NO on Measure B November 8.