Gwinnett and Cobb County will ask voters to approve a one-cent sales tax to expand public transit options this fall.
The Foundation has previously released detailed information on the Cobb and Gwinnett plans, which have switched from a desire to link with MARTA to a bus-based plan.
Below we have a comparison between the two plans; including what is in each, what residents can expect and how much it will cost.
| Cobb County | Gwinnett County | |
| Funding | One-cent sales tax, switch from general fund | One-cent sales tax, switch from general fund |
| BRT Heavy lines | 6 lines | 1 line |
| BRT Heavy frequency of Service | 15-20 minutes | 15-20 minutes |
| BRT Heavy cost | $5 billion | Not detailed |
| BRT Lite | 3 lines | 8 lines |
| BRT Lite cost | $900 million | Not detailed |
| BRT Lite frequency of service | 15-20 minutes | 15-20 minutes |
| Local bus | 12 routes | 18 routes |
| Local bus frequency | 30 minutes | 15-30 minutes |
| Local bus cost | $2 billion | Not detailed |
| Local bus stop upgrades | $300 million | Not detailed |
| Limited-stop buses | 3 lines | 0 lines |
| Limited-stop frequency | 15-30 minutes | Not detailed |
| Limited-stop cost | $450 million | Not detailed |
| Express bus | 3 lines, GRTA operates additional lines in the county | 0 lines included in plan, (GRTA operates lines in county) |
| Express bus cost | $350 million | Not detailed |
| Microtransit | Unclear, no details on level | 27 zones |
| Microtransit cost | $2 Billion | Not detailed |
| Micrtoransit frequency | Not detailed | 20 minutes |
| Extra service | None highlighted | Direct connectors to airport |
| Extra service frequency | N/A | 60 minutes |
| AcFve TransportaFon (walking, cycling) | Dedicated funding | Dedicated funding |
| AcFve TransportaFon funding | $500 million | Not detailed |
| Transit Centers | 6 new, $239 Million | 19 new, cost not provided |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems (traffic signals) | Countywide, $211 million | Countywide, cost not provided |
| ITS cost | $237 Million focused on BRT | Yes focused on BRT, cost not detailed |
| Capital bus purchase/ replacement | Yes, $2 billion | Yes, amount not detailed |
| Paratransit | Complementary to fixed route bus, $418 million | Complementary to fixed route bus, cost not provided |
| Roadway improvements for transit | $500 million | Not detailed |
| Percent of county covered by service | 100% | 100% |
| Overall focus of plan (most funding 50% weight, most funding 50% weight) | BRT heavy | Local bus and microtransit |
| Total Cost | $11 billion | $17 billion |
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