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Originally Posted by TakeFive
Question: What's to prevent Denver from coming up with their own transit plan with a ticket closer to $2.5 billion?
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Sales tax competition from other municipalities for one and the population of Nashville accounting for 1/3 of the metro versus Denver accounting for 1/4- less ability to move the needle in the metro area. Not saying that it's not possible for Denver to float a sales tax increase to fund a transit measure, and it's probably something that will happen in the next couple of years as the transit plan firms up, but it seems like threading the needle in Denver to ensure that retail stays competitive is harder than in Nashville.