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TRA..~SPORTATION SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS The poor recognize as does the general public the need for transportation. In fac~, the poor lives with this recognition each day as we leave our homes in the early hours of the morning and return lat e in the evening. It is we who are forced to use public transportation and who are sometimes prevented from seeking better jobs because of the lack of transportation. We want better transportation, even Rapid Transit, if it planned in such a way th at our needs a r e met just like the other groups i~ the a re a . 1. The Ge orgia St ate Legislature is c alled upon to pass the following: a. Increase representation on the Rapid Transit Bo ard . b. Revise the Rapid Transit program to mee t the needs o f the poor p e ople . c. Offer new referendum to voters on rapid transi't. d. P2 rmit sal e s of s t ock to r a is e fun ds instead of increasing property tax . e. Consider a p ayroll tax for Rapid Transit. f. Supply tr ansp or t ation for special schools (He adst a rt , Follow-Through, and othe r schools that de a ls with me nt a lly i l l and physically r e t ard e d childr e n ) . �