MARIETTA — An appointed board which advises county commissioners on the operation of Cobb’s transit system voted 6-3 this week to endorse moving forward with a 30-year penny sales tax referendum to fund transit. Read MoreTransit Advisory Board Endorses Holding Sales Tax Referendum

Cobb County expects that using a 30-year 1% sales tax to overhaul its transit system would increase ridership more than twelvefold by 2050. Read MoreCobb: Transit Tax Would Increase Ridership Twelvefold

Ahead of a November sales tax referendum that would raise billions to overhaul Cobb County’s public transportation, the county will study how many riders it estimates would use such a system. Read MoreCobb to Study Ridership Projections Ahead of Transit Referendum

Purchase a No. 1 meal at the Marietta Chick-fil-A on Roswell Road today, and you’ll pay 55 cents in sales tax. Read MoreWhat Would Raising Cobb’s Sales Tax Mean for Consumers and Businesses?

Gwinnett and Cobb County will ask voters to approve a one-cent sales tax to expand public transit options this fall. Read MoreComparing Cobb and Gwinnett County Transit Tax Plans

MARIETTA — On Monday afternoon, the sun and the moon nearly aligned over Cobb. The leaders of Cobb County and its cities, however, were not so united. Read MoreWhere Cobb's Mayors Stand on the 30-year Transit Tax

The Cobb Board of Commissioners will meet with representatives of Cobb’s seven cities Monday to discuss possible transit projects that could be included in a 30-year transit tax, should voters approve the proposal in November. Read MoreFuture Transit Projects in Cobb: What We Know

MARIETTA — The Cobb Department of Transportation director fielded a range of questions about the county’s proposed 1% transit tax from more than 100 senior citizens at a recent meeting. Read MoreCounty Fields Questions From Seniors on 30-Year Transit Tax

MARIETTA — An aging population in Cobb County spells a need for more transportation options, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Mike Alexander. Read MoreAging Cobb Population Means Greater Transportation Needs, Atlanta Regional Commission Says

Amid uncertainty over whether Cobb Commissioner Jerica Richardson will remain in office through the end of the year, the county may not be able to hold its planned referendum on a 30-year transit tax. Read MoreCobb Commission Chaos Could Threaten Transit Tax

CUMBERLAND — Cobb County has narrowed down the site for a new bus transit center in Cumberland to four locations. Read MoreCobb Plans New Transit Center at 1 of These 4 Locations

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series to educate Cobb voters prior to the transit tax referendum that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read MoreIf They Build It, Will Riders Come?

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series to educate Cobb voters prior to the transit tax referendum that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read MoreCobbLinc's Ridership Woes Cause Revenue Decline

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series to educate Cobb voters prior to the transit tax referendum that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read MoreFarebox Malfunctions Skew CobbLinc Data on Riders, Revenue

In a tune-up for this November’s transit tax referendum, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved nearly $3.5 million to pilot a more localized, on-demand transit program known as microtransit in south Cobb. Read MoreCobb to Implement Transit Pilot Program in South Cobb

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series to educate Cobb voters prior to the transit tax referendum that will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read MoreWhat Caused CobbLinc Ridership to Collapse?

When Lisa Cupid led Cobb County to move forward on a proposed 30-year sales tax to fund transit, the Democratic county commission chairwoman called it “a moment of transformation,” on par with the Atlanta Braves moving to Cumberland, or the construction of sewer lines which enabled the devel… Read MoreRiders Have Fled Cobb's Buses. Will a Transit Tax Bring Them Back?

In a Friday blog post on the Cobb County School District’s website, Republican school board Chair Randy Scamihorn pilloried the proposed 30-year transit tax which residents will vote on this November. Read MoreCobb School Board Chair Slams County’s Transit Tax Proposal

The Cobb Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 along partisan lines Tuesday to approve a contract with a consultant to conduct a $287,000 education campaign on the county’s upcoming transit tax referendum. Read MoreCobb Commissioners Hire Consultant for Transit Tax Education Campaign

MARIETTA — The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 along party lines Tuesday to approve a project list for a proposed 1% sales tax referendum to fund public transit improvements over 30 years. Read MoreCobb Commission OKs Project List for 30-year Transit Tax with Republicans Opposed

MARIETTA — Cobb County commissioners spent much of a Monday morning work session debating the merits of a proposed $287,000 campaign to educate voters on the 1% transit sales tax referendum scheduled for next November. Read MoreCobb Commissioners Debate Transit Tax Education Campaign

In the wake of a poll suggesting that Cobb County voters are warming to the idea of investing in public mass transit, political leaders are interpreting the findings, and what they mean a year out from a planned referendum on a transit sales tax. Read MoreCobb Leaders React to Transit Tax Poll

A poll shared with the MDJ earlier this week found that when asked if they’re likely to support a 30-year program to expand transit and build a new rapid bus system in Cobb County, 63% of voters said they likely would. Read MoreTakeaways From Polling on the Cobb Transit Tax

On Tuesday, the Cobb Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on the proposed project list for the 2024 transit tax referendum, estimated to collect about $11 billion over three decades. Read MoreCobb Commission to Vote on Project List for Proposed Transit Tax

CUMBERLAND — Two of Cobb County’s three Community Improvement Districts are opening their wallets to support an “educational outreach” campaign that will target voters ahead of next year’s transit sales tax referendum. Read MoreCobb CIDs Chip in for Education Campaign on Transit Tax Referendum

Asked if they are likely to support a 30-year program to expand transit and build a new rapid bus system in Cobb County, 63% of voters said they likely would, according to a new poll. Read MorePoll: Majority of Cobb voters ‘likely’ to support 30-year transit tax

Opinions are split on a proposed transit sales tax that could come to a vote next November. Read MoreCobb Countians Split on Transit Sales Tax at Kennesaw Open House

SMYRNA — At this week’s open house about the 2024 Cobb transit tax referendum, residents offered feedback on what they would prefer to see from the tax proposal. Read MoreResidents Curious About Timeline for Cobb Transit Tax

In a Tuesday presentation to the Cobb Board of Commissioners, the county’s transportation director laid out two proposals for a transportation sales tax. Read MoreBreaking down Cobb’s options for the 2024 transit tax referendum