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COMMUNICATING Transportation Funding Issues: Ill Buy That Slide 2 Focus Group Locations Slide 3 Transportation is IMPORTANT Slide 4 Is transportation a good value? Slide 5 How is it paid for? Slide 6 PERCEPTIONS General opinions Slide 7 Waste Slide 8 How could this happen? Slide 9 Were in debt by HOW MUCH? $17,000,000,000 Slide 10 FOCUS GROUP SUGGESTIONS Slide 11 Its simple: just raise the gas tax FOCUS GROUP SUGGESTION: Slide 12 The inflation effect: Slide 13 Help us understand Slide 14 What do we do now? Slide 15 Crisis? What crisis? Slide 16 Location. Location. Location. Slide 17 Slide 18 Its all about the messenger Slide 19 Be more Social! Slide 20 Discussion Slide 21 Thank you for your time! For more information contact: Tina Geiselbrecht Associate Research Scientist Program Manager, Public Engagement Planning Program Texas A&M Transportation Institute 512-467-0946 t-geiselbrecht@tamu.edu Richard Trey Baker Associate Research Scientist Mobility Management Program Texas A&M Transportation Institute 512-467-0946 r-baker@ttimail.tamu.edu