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What is Measure B?


Measure B, Alameda County's half-cent transportation sales tax, was originally approved in 1986, bringing more revenue into Alameda County and moving transportation projects faster than any other funding mechanism at the time. The Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTA) was created to administer funds for capital projects, local transportation, transit operations, and special transportation (paratransit), as well as to ensure timely project and program delivery.

Voters reauthorized the half-cent sales tax in November 2000 with 81.5% support to deliver a fresh set of essential transportation improvements and services to keep Alameda County moving, including bicycle and pedestrian safety and transit center development. The Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA) was created to deliver the new set of projects and programs while ACTA finalizes the projects promised to the voters in 1986.