MARTA, roads on ballot with Clinton, Trump

Atlantans will give more than their input on who should be the next president of the United States when they go to the polls Nov. 8.

They’ll also choose whether to bump up the city’s sales tax by almost a penny to pay for improvements to MARTA train stations, synchronize traffic signals, buy the remaining right of way for Atlanta BeltLine and put more buses on roads.

The city and MARTA will ask for the tax increase in two separate ballot questions. MARTA wants to increase taxes by half a penny to raise $2.5 billion over 40 years while the city is seeking a four-tenths of a penny increase to raise more than $300 million over five years.