Center for Transportation Excellence

Register Now for TIC 2013 in Atlanta!

Join us for the 2013 Transit Initiatives and Communities Conference in Atlanta. Registration is now open! Program details coming soon.
Voters in Kansas City and LA Approve Streetcar Financing

The year concludes with two more wins at the ballot box for transit. Voters in special downtown taxing districts in Kansas City, MO and Los Angeles, CA have approved new taxes to finance streetcar projects. The success rate for 2012 stands at 79%.
Voters Approved 70% of Measures on Election Day!

Click above to read CFTE's post-election press release and continue on to the list of 2012 ballot measures. All 2012 measures are listed by date. To see only the November 6 elections select 'Nov 2012' from the drop-down menu and click SORT.
Voters Support Transit at the Ballot Box

Transit measures are more than twice as successful as ballot measures generally, which are only approved about 35% of the time!
Welcome to the Center for Transportation Excellence!

CFTE is a non-partisan policy research center created to serve the needs of communities and transportation organizations nationwide. The purpose of the center is to provide support through technical assistance, research materials, strategies, and analysis on the benefits of public transportation.

Featured Story

2012 Los Angeles County, CA

A Q&A with Gloria Ohland, Director of Policy and Communications at Move LA. In November 2012, a measure to extend a 30-year, 0.5 percent sales tax by an additional 30 years was narrowly defeated by ...

VIEW THIS STORY ›