El Paso is considering a new fee to fund transportation projects, but residents are questioning if the money will be used effectively or just disappear into city coffers. It's a classic 'show me the money' situation for taxpayers.
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Rising — being discussed more frequently. 1 mention in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
The agreement is expected to improve efficiency and potentially reduce costs for public transit operations by leveraging existing city infrastructure.
The public and transit users will benefit from improved and potentially more cost-effective public transportation services.
Anyone who has to pay the fee could be negatively impacted, especially if they don't see improvements to their daily commute.
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The board considered an agreement that would allow the El Paso Transportation Authority to use the city's compressed natural gas fueling facilities. This aims to improve public transit services in the region.