Contra Costa’s Measure J
won’t address transit woes
Re: “Doubling Contra Costa tax won’t ensure transportation fix” (Eastbaytimes.com, Editorial, Jan. 16)
Vote no on Measure J. Only half of the funds will go for improvements to roads, yet more than half of the taxpayers necessarily travel by car.
Seniors are a large and growing part of our population, yet many seniors do not commute, and public transit does not go where seniors want to go. Bike and pedestrian improvements are already adequately funded by the current sales tax.
Bike riders are only a very small portion of the taxpayers, and should not receive a disproportionate amount of funding. Studies have shown that spending money on bike lanes does not increase bike ridership. We should not be forced to approve more funding for bike lanes as a condition of obtaining funding for road improvements. Road improvements and bike improvements should be separately voted on. Also, we should not give a blank check for 35 years to unelected officials.
Nicholas Waranoff
Orinda
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