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Transportation
Campaigns and Elections:
2012 Election Monitoring
CFTE is monitoring communities around the country
considering ballot measures in 2012. Check out our regularly
updated list of transit campaigns.
2011: 79% Success
22 out of 28 Wins for Transit!
2010: 77% Approval Rate
44 out of 57 Wins for Transit!
Visit CFTE's Election Resources & Issues page to find helpful information for planning and executing a successful campaign.
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New Report on St. Louis Campaign Story:
From Checkbook Campaigns to Civic Coalitions: Lessons from the Passage of Prop A The authors analyzed the factors that made the April 2010 measure so much more successful than Prop M in 2008. They conclude with two lessons: a "well-designed GOTV efforts with large numbers of volunteers can increase turnout among supporters without mobilizing opponents" and "successful civic initiatives should not be controlled by big business (or any other single element of the community) but by a broad coalition that stretches across economic, racial, and civic divides, and includes people who care the most about the issue."
Recent News Stories:
Sylvania, OH "Sylvania council weighs transportation options" Toledo Blade, May 1, 2012
Gainesville, FL "Debate continues over sales tax referendums" The Gainesville Sun, May 1, 2012
Los Angeles, CA "MTA votes advance Subway to the Sea, regional rail connector" Whittier Daily News, April 26, 2012
Virginia Beach, VA "Virginia Beach to hold light rail referendum in Nov." The Virginian-Pilot, April 25, 2012
Denver, CO "Northwest rail advocates look for 'fresh start' on RTD commuter train" Daily Camera, April 25, 2012
Baton Rouge, LA "CATS faces 'culture shift'" The Advocate, April 24, 2012
2012 News Archive
2011 News Archive
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