Judge Michael Mullen puts both issues on April 4 ballot.

Daniel Boone, MetroSouth and MetroNorth lines to be evaluated

Cherokee Street business district cited as a model for development along the proposed line

Proposed Northside-Southside route will be study's focus

City and county leaders divided as four routes are under consideration

Mayoral candidates' views on transportation

DEMOCRATS

Antonio French

• It's misleading to call the tax hike a MetroLink tax because the bill doesn't prevent the next mayor from raiding those funds for other projects.

• Smart planning will be required to keep passengers safe and increase ridership

Lewis Reed

• Better negotiations with the county could speed up the expansion process.

• Uber needs to agree to more thorough background checks in order to operate in the city

Jeffrey Boyd

• Help struggling neighborhoods before a MetroLink line is built

• UberX drivers caught in the city should be ticketed

Tishaura Jones

• City could pay for the MetroLink portion to be built within city limits in segments, perhaps bysales tax and public-private partnerships

• Ride-hailing companies should pay their fair share of taxes

Bill Haas

• The city has too many other priorities to support a MetroLink extension proposal

Lyda Krewson

• Money from the sales tax likely won't generate enough to attract matching federal funds, so the city must identify other revenue sources, such as public-private partnerships

• Uber and cab drivers should have a level playing field

Jimmie Matthews

• The city should tax corporations to build and maintain new MetroLink lines.

REPUBLICANS

Jim Osher

• Until the results of a feasibility study on the north-south expansion are known, moving forward with the line makes no sense.

• Requiring fingerprints-based background checks for Uber drivers is a waste of time and money.

Andrew Jones

• Does not support MetroLink tax

• The city should focus instead on upgrading its bus system