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  2. Houston Metro - Wikipedia

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    The Texas State Legislature authorized the creation of local transit authorities in 1973. In 1978, Houston-area voters created Metro and approved a one-cent sales tax to support its operations. Metro opened for business in January 1979, taking over the bus service owned by the City of Houston known as HouTran. HouTran was plagued by outdated ...

  3. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    The company was thereafter known as DC Transit. In that same year, the Mass Transportation Survey attempted to forecast both freeway and mass transit systems sufficient to meet the needs of the Washington area in the year 1980. In 1959 the study's final report called for the construction of two rapid transit subway lines in downtown Washington.

  4. Washington Metro - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, [4] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [5]

  5. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Currently, the majority of Utah's aggregate sales taxes are in the range of 6.1 – 8.35%. Utah has a 16.350% sales tax on rental cars in Salt Lake City. [192] The sales tax on food and food ingredients is 3.0% statewide. This includes the state rate of 1.75%, local option rate of 1.0% and county option rate of 0.25%.

  6. How To Calculate Sales Tax: A Step-by-Step Guide - AOL

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    Here’s how to calculate how much you’ll pay in sales tax on a product. Use the following sales tax formula: sales tax = list price x sales tax rate (as a decimal) For example, Sarah is ...

  7. Metro Center station - Wikipedia

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    Metro Center. /  38.898303°N 77.028099°W  / 38.898303; -77.028099. Metro Center station is the central hub station of the Washington Metro, a rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. The station is located in Downtown, centered on the intersection of 12th Street NW and G Street NW. It is one of the 4 major transfer points in the ...

  8. COTA approves sales tax hike proposal for bus rapid transit ...

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    The Central Ohio Transit Authority on Wednesday approved ballot language for a 0.75% sales tax that will go before voters this fall in Franklin County and parts of Delaware, Fairfield, Union and ...

  9. Public transportation benefit area - Wikipedia

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    Public transportation benefit areas are defined by Revised Code of Washington Chapter 36.57A, and are described as special taxing districts created solely for the purpose of funding public transportation. Within Washington state, there are 31 systems that cover all or parts of 23 counties and serve 132 cities. The majority of transit systems in ...