What could voters see in Gwinnett mass transit plan?

Earlier this month, Gwinnett County Commissioners approved a 91-page comprehensive transportation plan based on two years worth of professional evaluation and public input. The resulting plan includes long lists of potential short-, medium-, and long-term projects that will be funded through the county’s SPLOST program.

Among the many projects approved, county residents will likely see the widening of I-85 from Pleasant Hill Road to the DeKalb County line, widening of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard from Holcomb Bridge Road to I-285, and the widening of Ga. 20 from Buford Highway to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, to name just a few. In addition, more than 50 sidewalk and pedestrian safety projects and numerous intersection upgrades are proposed.

But it will take a separate analysis to look closer at the county’s mass-transit options. This spinoff study is still several months away from completion. In a small study conducted earlier this year, residents indicated they might be ready to pay more sales tax to fund expanded transit choices.

Currently, Gwinnett County Transit consists of five local bus routes operating Monday through Saturday and six express routes that run Monday through Friday.

Gwinnett Commissioner Charlotte Nash has indicated she’d like to see a countywide transit referendum on the 2018 ballot in order to let voters decide.

If voters choose to pay for additional mass transit options, how should the money be spent? Do you want to see more bus routes, light rail, or some other solution? Are specific areas of the county in greater need than others?