Vote Yes On B (Sacramento: rent, house, construction)

[JVinci]

Who are the people who are opposed to this? It seems like such an amazing project and a ton of federal money coming in to help pay for it. To be able to connect West Sac, Old Sac, Downtown, and Midtown through a streetcar like this seems like a no brainer.

[wburg]

Ya got me...it's a great plan that has slowly evolved over the last decade, the route is well chosen and it has potential for expansion.

[MyNewsLogin]

Are either of you going to be paying taxes on your house for the next 40 years to cover the project?

[JohnS_15]

Originally Posted by MyNewsLogin

Are either of you going to be paying taxes on your house for the next 40 years to cover the project?

I will and will gladly contribute for improved public transportation plans like this. This is the type of thing that greatly improves a city and will make it a more desirable place to live thereby increasing the value of your property.

Denser living spaces with folks walking, biking, using public transportation and moving away from driving everywhere is the future. Be a part of the solution not a part of the problem.

[JVinci]

Originally Posted by MyNewsLogin

Are either of you going to be paying taxes on your house for the next 40 years to cover the project?

Residential property owners are only being asked to pay for less than 1% of the construction costs. But they will be seeing a huge uptick in property value as Sacramento continues to develop. Millenials don't want to live in suburbia. The people who have been sitting on their properties forever will be able to sell even higher or increase their rent prices.

[xeney]

The people I know who are opposed to it are opposed because they would prefer to see transportation infrastructure concentrated on low-income areas that need better bus service.

I've been on the fence but overall, I guess I think it's a waste of money, and I would rather see more and better bus service, since that serves more people, not just a very small number of relatively well-off downtown residents who want to see a River Cats game. I'm not opposed enough to campaign against it or put up a yard sign, but I don't see the point of it, and I don't think it's going to be used much, and I think it will mostly make people think that public transportation is not worthwhile because nobody uses it.

And you can really read that as total self-interest: I won't use it, it doesn't go anywhere I need to go, it's too far from my home to be remotely convenient (I'd either have to already be biking or already on a different bus or already walking most of the way to where I need to be). But I live in midtown, for pete's sake. This is not just for central city residents, it's for a very, very small number of central city residents.

I would totally, 100%, be willing to pay higher taxes for better bus service for everybody, though.

[willingsniper]

If we had the kings paying for their own arena there would be plenty of money

[MyNewsLogin]

Originally Posted by JVinci

Residential property owners are only being asked to pay for less than 1% of the construction costs. But they will be seeing a huge uptick in property value as Sacramento continues to develop. Millenials don't want to live in suburbia. The people who have been sitting on their properties forever will be able to sell even higher or increase their rent prices.

That does not answer the question.

As for the cost to homeowners, that remains to be seen. The initial $38 million in principal (note, this number does not include interest payments) can be adjusted each year.

Full disclosure: I am not in the district. I am opposed to the city and the county spending on this project. The projected numbers for ridership and fares are overly optimistic and the potential impact on the traffic downtown is not worth it. The money could be better spent to improve the existing system.

[Majin]

Originally Posted by wburg

Ya got me...

Remember this guy you adamantly supported?

[pistola916]

Originally Posted by willingsniper

If we had the kings paying for their own arena there would be plenty of money

Why should the Kings pay for their own arena?

They are only going to use it about 50 times per year. The city owns the new arena.