Gwinnett County launches transit education hub, monthly video series featured

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA–Gwinnett County has launched the It’s Your Ride Gwinnett educational hub to inform the community about transit plans and help residents get answers to their transit questions.

The educational hub explores proposed transit modes, benefits for the community, and information about a potential transit referendum. It also features a monthly video series that highlights different components of the plan.

“As our county grows, it’s important that we continue to enhance and expand our current transit system so our residents and community can move throughout Gwinnett and across the region with ease,” said Gwinnett Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson. “Our It’s Your Ride Gwinnett educational hub serves to provide our residents with information about the plan so they understand the power that mobility can have in their lives now and in the future.”

Gwinnett’s Transit Plan aims to provide 100 percent transit coverage through the expansion of the County’s existing microtransit service. Proposed services in the plan also include an airport ride to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, high-capacity systems and additional transit transfer facilities.

In January, the Board of Commissioners approved a notice of intent to call for a transit referendum. As outlined in Georgia law, this action is required before the Board can officially call for a transit referendum that, if approved by voters, could fund the proposed transit projects through a one-percent sales tax not to exceed 30 years.

The one percent sales tax, in accordance with Georgia law, would be paid by all consumers who purchase goods within the county, shifting funding for transit away from Gwinnett’s property owners to all residents, businesses and visitors.

Visit the educational hub to explore information about the Transit Plan at GwinnettCounty.com/YourRide.