Transportation Ballot Measures

Kansas City, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome:

Results: 60%-40%

1/2-cent sales tax increase to support a proposed 24-mile, $793 million light rail system.

Snohomish County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 53%-47%

Increases sales taxes by three cents on every $10 purchased, for the purpose of increasing transit services

Glendale, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 64%-36%

1/2-cent sales tax for $1 billion transportation package to establish regional connection to Phoenix's planned light-rail system. Expanded bus service, ...

Statewide, CO

Outcome: Loss

Results: 66%-34%

Use $50 million in existing state surplus to test a mass transit monorail system. Positive test would lead to construction of 167-mile system between DIA ...

Colorado Springs, CO

Type: Bond

Outcome: Loss

Results: 59%-41%

$102 million bond for transportation and storm water projects: $15 million for buses.

Statewide, ME

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 74%-26%

A $61 million bond issue for improvement to highways, bridges, airports, public transit and ferry facilities, development of rail, trail and marine ...

Houston, TX

Type: Charter Amendment

Outcome: Win

Results: 74%-26%

Charter amendment to require regional voter approval for City to approve Metro rail project.

Houston, TX

Outcome: Loss

Results: 54%-46%

1. Special election to approve/disapprove Main Street light rail (previously approved and under construction). 2. City to sue Metro to determine whether ...

Statewide, TX

Outcome: Win

Results: 68%-32%

Create Texas Mobility Fund to support state highway, public transportation and light rail projects.

Seattle, WA

Outcome: Win

Results: Nickels 54%-46%

Mark Sidran (anti-Link Light Rail, pro-bus expansion) v. Greg Nickels (pro-Link Light).

Statewide, WA

Outcome: Loss

Results: 58%-42%

Property tax limitation that would require state and local governments to limit property tax levy increases to 1% per year, unless approved by voters.

Pierce Transit, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54% - 46%

.3% sales tax increase.

Benton and Franklin counties, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 57% - 43%

.3% increase on sales taxes for purchases of $10 or more.

Statewide, CA

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% - 30%

Requires all state gas tax revenues to be set aside for transportation. Currently, gas tax revenue goes to the General Fund.

Bismarck, ND

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: No.1, 75% - 25% , No. 2, 70% - 30%

No. 1 = Streets and facilities rehabilitation up to $5.4 million, with $400,000 for buses and infrastructure. No. 2 = One-mill levy for operation of bus ...

Arlington, TX

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 58% - 42%

$.25 sales tax increase to implement a public transportation plan.

Tucson, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 68% - 32%

Expected to raise $40 million/year for transportation improvements. Spending plan will propose 45% to road widening and intersections, 37% for maintenance, ...

Wayne, Oakland, Macomb counties, MI

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

The four-year tax will raise $44 million annually.

Statewide, MO

Type: Other

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 72.5% - 27.5%

Missouri voters were asked to raise the motor fuel tax from 17 cents to 21 cents and boost the state's 4.225 percent sales tax by one-half cent. It was ...

Dallas, TX

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: 8/19/2002; Voter approved (8/2000); Bonds issued (8/2002

Spokane, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome:

Proposition 1 calls for three-tenths of 1% sales tax authority. This increase is on top of the current sales tax of 8.1%.

Statewide, AK

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67% - 32%

State Guaranteed Transportation Revenue Anticipation Bonds and State General Obligation State Transportation Project Bonds.

Little Rock, AR

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

The Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA) plans to receive $15 million through the sales tax increase. The extra funding would go to funding the second ...

Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, CA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 68% - 32%

$25 property tax per year for five years to mitigate the loss of other sources of funding for AC Transit.

Fresno, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 54% voted yes, but needed 66.6%

Measure C, the half-cent county sales tax used to pay for transportation, expires June 2007 and needs voter approval by a two-thirds margin to continue. ...

Riverside County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 69% - 31%

Ballot initiative to extend the half-cent sales tax for roads and transit for another 30 years. The current transportation tax will expire in 2009.

San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, CA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 64.2% voted yes, needed 66.6%

Agency would ask voters to raise their property taxes to pay for $1.05 billion in seismic strengthening and security improvements.

Solano County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 59% voted yes, needed 66.6%

Half-cent sales tax increase to improve ferry service and commuter rail.

Statewide, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 58% - 41%

Would take 30% of the state's sales tax on auto sales and leases - some $870 million a year - and dedicate the revenue to a long list of specified local ...

Aspen, CO

Type: Advisory

Outcome:

Results: Q1. Failed Q2. 56% for S-curves to 44% for modified alignment

Voters are being polled on two questions: 1. A proposed trolley system, using the city's six historic cars. 2. Voters will decide if they want to retain ...

Miami/Dade County, FL

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 66% - 34%

Mass transit only. Will finance only new equipment and facilities. Will require creation of independent, regional transportation authority.

East Baton Rouge, LA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 53% - 47%

A 1.25-mill parishwide property tax to fund the public bus company. The tax, which would cost about $3.13 a year for the owner of a $100,000 home would ...

Statewide, ME

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 55% - 45%

Whether to amend the Constitution of Maine to allow the State to issue short-term debt in limited amounts that must be repaid with federal transportation ...

Lansing , MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 58%-42%

A 0.82 mill increase to support the Capital Area Transportation Authority.

Charlotte, NC

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 71% - 29%

A bond referendum to pay for street and sidewalk improvements.

Southern Nevada (Las Vegas), NV

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53% - 47%

For BRT, fixed route and paratransit expansion.

Reno, NV

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 57% - 42%

Proposed funding package would adjust the fuel tax to be tied to the rate of inflation, and increase the sales tax by 1/8 of a penny per dollar to fund the ...

Butler County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 62% - 38%

Butler County Regional Transit Authority proposed 0.25% sales tax increase to save the "BLAST" bus service.

Delaware County, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Failed, 70% - 30%

Delaware Area Transit Agency 0.98-mill levy to improve bus service. Would raise $3.5 million annually.

Hamilton County (Cincinati), OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 68% - 32%

Half-cent sales tax increase for light rail and/or bus system expansion.

Statewide, RI

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 72% - 28%

Approval of this question will authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes in an amount not ...

Charleston County, SC

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 50.42% - 49.58%

70% for roads and drainage, 17% for transit, 13% for green space and parkland development.

Denton County, TX

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 73% - 27%

Transportation services for the county include regional commuter rail, express and feeder bus services, bus and park-and-ride facilities, and an ...

Statewide, UT

Type: Other

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 57% - 43%

Would allow cities and government agencies to sell their assets to private companies in order to generate up front capital. Assets could then be leased and ...

Norfolk/Hampton Roads, VA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Granted authority for sales tax increase referendum to fund transportation. Transportation referenda would allow a 1-cent sales tax increase to support ...

Northern Virginia, VA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 55% - 45%

Transportation referenda would allow a 1/2-cent sales tax increase to support transportation.

Prince Willam County, VA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 67% - 32%

$86.7 million bond measure to pay for county road work.

Seattle, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52% - 48%

The $1.75 billion project would be paid for by imposing an annual motor vehicle excise tax of 1.4 per cent of the value of a vehicle.

Statewide, WA

Type: Other

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 63% - 37%

It would generate an estimated $7.7 billion, mostly by increasing the gas tax by 9-cents per gallon, but also by adding a 1 per cent surtax on car sales and ...

Statewide, WA

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54% - 46%

Would roll back car tab taxes to $30 a year per vehicle, removing some of the funding for Sound Transit in Pierce, Snohomish and King counties.

Anchorage, AK

Type: Bond

Outcome: Loss

Proposition 6: The municipality of Anchorage will ask the voters to borrow $1 million through the issuance of general obligation bonds and increase the ...

Tucson, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 36%-64%

Two proposals will appear side by side on the November ballot. Citizens for a Sensible Transportation Solution gathered enough signatures to force an ...

Tucson, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 37%-63%

The other ballot measure is the funding mechanism. A 0.3-percentage-point increase in sales tax and a 3-percentage-point increase in sales tax on ...

San Francisco, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 75%-25%

A proposal to continue the current ½% sales tax, and replace the current transportation spending plan with a new 30-year plan. The new plan would provide ...

Lone Tree, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved

The citizens of Lone Tree, a suburb of Denver, will decide whether to be annexed into the Regional Transportation District and to pay a .06% sales tax to ...

Richland Hills, TX

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67% - 33%

In December 2002, the City Council voted to hold a special election to decide whether the city should remain with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, ...

Bay Area, CA

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 56% - 44%

Under SB 916 of 2003, residents of seven Bay Area counties would vote in March 2004 to raise bridge tolls by $1 to spend an estimated $125 million a year ...

Saginaw, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defested by 200 votes

The City of Saginaw has approved the proposed ballot language for the renewal of 3 mills for the Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS).

Hamilton, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 69% - 31%

In early December the Hamilton City Council voted to place a 0.5-mill property tax on the March 2 ballot for continued transit services. The levy would ...

Anchorage, AK

Type: Bond

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 52% - 48%

Proposition 11 asks voters whether Anchorage should issue up to $1.57 million in general obligation bonds to pay for public transportation improvements.

Port Huron, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 69% - 31%

Residents in Fort Gratiot, Port Huron and Port Huron Township will vote on renewing a four-year property tax that funds bus services run by Blue Water Area ...

Spokane, WA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 69% - 31%

After voters turned down a 3mil tax to fund transit in 2002, Spokane Transit Authority is facing a 45% service reduction. Board members decided in February ...

Flathead County, MT

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62% - 38%

County commissioners in October voted unanimously to put a $1 million tax levy request on the June 2004 primary election ballot. The tax would bring ...

Flint, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54% - 46%

The MTA (Flint) is proposing a new tax, 0.3 mills would pay to support existing services, and 0.1 mills would finance additional service, including ...

Lansing, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 60% - 40%

The Capital Area Transportation Authority is calling for a .0322 millage increase, a total of 2.22 mills on property for five years. If approved, the ...

Ludington and Scotville, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 71% - 29%

The Ludington Mass Transit Millage renewal request is for 0.75 mills for Ludington residents and 1.3 mills for Scottville residents. The renewal is for 5 ...

Marquette County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 65% - 35%

The Marquette County Transit Authority is calling for an additional .2 mill on an existing .4 mill (total .6 mill) ad valorem property tax. If approved, the ...

Lake County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 56% - 44%

To provide funding for the Yates Dial-A-Ride program that serves all of Lake County, the proposal calls for a .4 mill over 5 years, and would raise $165,000 ...

Midland County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% - 30%

This millage renewal calls for .15 mill over a period of 5 years for the provision of county-wide public transportation services, and is expected to raise ...

Shiawassee County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62% - 38%

The Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency is calling for a first-time millage in the amount of .225 mills over a 2 year period. If approved, the millage ...

Charlevoix County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 65% - 35%

This proposal will permit the County of Charlevoix to restore the .25 mill, previously approved by the electors for the purpose of providing funds for the ...

Gogebic County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 77% - 23%

This millage renewal proposal would fund Gogebic County Transit for 4 years at a rate of .33 mills. If approved, it would raise approximately $122,010 ...

Tuscola County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 61% - 39%

This millage renewal proposal would fund public bus transportation services in Almer Township and Indianfields Township for 4 years. At a rate of 1 mill, ...

Mainstee County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 45% - 55%

This proposal would fund Dial-A-Ride services in Manistee County for 6 years with a .33 millage. Estimated annual revenue, if approved, would be $276,794.

Branson, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 81% - 19%

Voters in Branson will be able to decide in August whether to extend a 1/2% retail sales tax that is set to expire in November 2005. The tax will fund roads ...

Balcones Heights, TX

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 82% - 18%

Balcones Heights residents will cast ballots to decide whether to stay with VIA Metropolitan Transit, and they will also decide whether to create an ...

Phoenix, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 57% - 43%

Maricopa County officials have a scheduled a 1/2 cent sales tax extension and a $16 billion regional transportation plan on the May ballot. Phoenix's ...

Bay Area, CA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% - 30%

Voters in San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties will vote in November on a $980 million bond issue to pay for earthquake safety modifications to ...

East Bay Area, CA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 72% - 28%

On August 4, the AC Transit Board of Directors voted to place Measure BB on the November 2, 2004 ballot. Should voters approve Measure BB by a two-thirds ...

Sacramento County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75% - 25%

Sacramento County Transportation Authority officials have proposed extending Measure A, the existing half-cent transportation sales tax, which is set to ...

San Mateo, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75% - 25%

The San Mateo County Transportation Authority has adopted an expenditure plan for the reauthorization of Measure A, a half-cent transportation sales tax, ...

Solano County, CA

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 64% - 36%

The Solano County Transportation Improvement Authority is advancing its plans for a separate, countywide tax that would raise an estimated $1.43 billion ...

Sonoma County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67.2% - 32.8%

This November, Sonoma County voters will be asked to approve a sales tax hike that could raise $470 million over 20 years to relieve the traffic congestion ...

Santa Cruz, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 43% - 57%

The widening of Highway 1 and the construction of a 31-mile rail trail along the old Union-Pacific Rail line are now linked together on a November ...

San Bernadino, CA

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 79% - 21%

A plan to spend $6 billion in local transportation money over the next 30 years was approved by the county's transportation agency, SANBAG, paving the ...

Marin County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 71% - 29%

The Marin Transportation Authority has called for a Marin-specific half-cent sales tax increase that would generate an estimated $331 million over 20 years. ...

Ventura County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 40% - 60%

Ventura County supervisors voted 4 to 1 to place a 1/2 cent sales tax increase measure on the November ballot to pay for road and transit improvements. ...

San Diego, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67% - 33%

San Diego's regional planning agency, SANDAG, has produced a $14 billion draft Expenditure plan for the TransNet program, a half-cent sales tax ...

Denver, CO

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 57% - 43%

The Regional Transportation District is moving forward with their $4.7 billion FasTracks transit expansion plan which calls for construction of new ...

Garfield County, CO

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Loss

Garfield County commissioners agreed to put a question on the November ballot asking voters outside [Aspen] city limits to decide if Garfield County should ...

El Paso County, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 55% - 45%

County commissioners have proposed and approved a plan to form The Rural Transportation Authority which would serve Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Green ...

Aspen, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 77% - 22%

Facing a 50% service cut, and for the second time in four years, the Roaring Fork Transit Authority plans to approach voters to bail it out of a financial ...

Statewide, FL

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64% - 36%

A repeal provision to develop and operate a high-speed ground transportation system in the state.

Miami Beach, FL

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Miami Beach voters will be able to weigh in on a nonbinding question to determine whether BayLink, the light-rail trolley system that would move people ...

Lexington, KY

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54% - 46%

LexTran's new general manager, Terry Garcia Cruz, wants to put a 6 mill property tax on the November ballot, which would be the agency's first ...

Kalamazoo, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67% - 32%

City commissioners have approved placing a 1-mill property tax renewal for Metro Transit on the Nov. 2 general election ballot. If approved, the levy will ...

Bend, OR

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 41% - 53%

Interim City Manager Ron Garzini has proposed establishing an independent transit district funded in part with a new property tax of roughly 29 cents per ...

Statewide, RI

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 59% - 41%

Transportation Bonds -- $66,520,000. Would allow the state Department of Transportation to match federal money and provide direct funding for improvements ...

Charleston, SC

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62% - 37%

After the Supreme Court overruled the 2002 transit tax that voters approved due to ballot language errors, the county wide 1/2¢ sales tax to fund transit, ...

Austin, TX

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62% - 37%

Capital Metro is asking voters in November to consider a commuter rail starter line, utilizing an existing railroad track that it owns. The proposal would ...

San Antonio, TX

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 58% - 41%

VIA is proposing a sales tax measure for ¼ cent. Half the funds raised will go to VIA Metropolitan Transit, a quarter will go to the City for street, ...

Arlington County, VA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 81% - 19%

Arlington County has a proposal to issue $18.5 million in bonds to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of construction , acquisition, and ...

Fairfax County, VA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 76% - 24%

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 21 agreed to let residents vote Nov. 2 on more than $300 million worth of bonds for transportation, human ...

Vancouver, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 46% - 54%

Voters will decide whether to double a 0.3 percent transit sales tax to stave off deep cuts in Clark County's bus system. C-Tran's board of ...

Seattle, WA

Type: Advisory

Outcome:

Results: Defeated, 37% - 63%

I-83, to kill the Seattle Monorail project, just made it onto the November ballot after a state Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling.

King County, WA

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67% - 32%

The Metropolitan King County Council has placed two advisory measures on the Nov. 2 ballot. One asks voters if they support developing a package of ...

Parkersburg, WA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 65% - 35%

The Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority is seeking a renewal levy as it works to expand its routes. The agency is asking for $1.595 million a year over five ...

Contra Costa County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% -29%

Contra Costa County Transportation Authority is pushing for a renewal of Measure J, the countywide half-cent sales tax, set to expire in 2009. The measure ...

Branch County, MI

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 68%-32%

Voters approved a .35 millage renewal to support operations of the Branch Area Transit Authority.

Corrunna, MI

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75%-25%

Voters approved a one-year .2325 mill tax to raise $12,000 for the Shiawassee Area Transportation Authority

Saginaw, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed

After an unsuccessful attempt on a proposed 3 mill renewal levy last March, STARS secured passage of a similar measure to ease the consequences of the $1.9 ...

Barre City, VT

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed

The Green Mountain Transit Agency is seeking a $36,572 allocation from the city of Barre to fund the operation of 18 buses and paratransit vehicles

San Carlos, CA

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 45%-55%

Measure T, the $59 parcel tax proposal, would raise about $650,000 a year for five years to fund the city's free shuttle service, SCOOT.

Salem, NH

Outcome:

Results: Passed Salem, Hampstead, Danville, Failed Pelham

The first steps toward a fixed-route bus system linking 11 communities along the Interstate 93 corridor will be decided in March by voters in six towns. ...

Anchorage, AK

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54%-46%

The city of Anchorage is proposing a $1.93 million public transit bond. The money would be used to match federal capital grants available to the city ...

Oak Bluff and Surrounding Towns, MA

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed

Voters will decide on Article Nine which would provide up to $60,680 per year ($410,000 total) for the town's share of a two-year pilot program offered ...

Finley, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64%-36%

Voters in Finley will decide whether to bring Ben Franklin Transit to their community by imposing a .06% sales tax to pay for the service

Holland, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 80%-20%

Voters agreed to renew funding for the Macatawa Area Express bus service with a 3-year .6 mill levy

Steubenville, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 61%-39%

Voters in Steubenville and Mingo Junction will be asked whether to support operational and capital improvement costs for the Steel Valley Regional Transit ...

Barry County, MI

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 59%-41%

Voters approved a .25 millage tax to support Barry County Transit. Funding will offset cuts in state funding.  

Flint, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75%-25%

City voters renewed a .6 mill levy to fund bus service

Juneau, AK

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 61%-39%

Voters in Juneau approved a 33-month extension of a 1 percent sales tax. Revenue from the tax will fund a variety of local infrastructure projects, ...

Statewide, CO

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52%-48%

Initiative C suspends revenue and spending caps imposed by Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Passage allows state and local governments to boost investment ...

Castle Rock, CO

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 80%-20%

Voters in Castle Rock will be asked this fall whether to impose a 1 percent tax increase to participate in the Regional Transportation District

Statewide, ME

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 68%-32%

A $33.1 million bond issue was approved for improvements to highways and bridges, airports, public transit, ferry and port facilities, and bicycle trail and ...

Livonia, MI

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 45%-55%

City Council has decided to let city residents vote on whether to drop out of the SMART system. The proposal would impose a half-mill tax, and after leaving ...

Statewide, NY

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 55%-45%

Rebuild and Renew Transportation Bond Act would provide $2.9 billion in bond funding split between MTA and NY DOT

Statewide, OH

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54%-46%

Voters approved a $2 billion bond measure for economic development projects. Of the total, $1.35 billion was set aside for “public infrastructure,” ...

Youngstown, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 10 yr Approved, 62%-38% 4 yr Approved, 64%-36%

Two 2-mill levy increase, a 10-year renewal and a separate 4-year renewal, would provide $2 million annually for the WRTA

Statewide, TX

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54%-46%

Texas voters passed Proposition 1 creating a rail relocation and improvement fund in the state treasury and authorizing grants and bonds to relocate, ...

Statewide, WA

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53%-46%

Initiative 912 would repeal a previously adopted gradual 9.5 cent gas tax increase. I-912 would cut $5.5 billion out of a statewide transportation ...

Seattle Area, WA

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 35%-65%

Proposition 1 would allow the Seattle Monorail Authority to shorten the proposed monorail line. By defeating the plan, the project was effectively ended

Canton, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 57% - 43%

The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority is planning to ask voters for a new five-year extension of a .25 cent sales tax that expires in 2007. The tax was ...

Tucson, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, Plan 60% - 40%, Tax 58% - 42%

On May 16, voters approved two measures, a $2.1 billion half-cent sales tax increase for transportation and a regional transportation plan.

Flagstaff, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 47% - 53%

Voters to consider a transportation finance package that includes a transportation sales tax increase from .0017 to .0033 cents, removal of sales and ...

Merced County, CA

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 63% - 37% (needed 2/3)

After failing to garner the required 2/3 majority vote in 2002, officials are looking to present a revised expenditure plan to voters.

Monterey County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 57% - 43% (needed 2/3)

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County voted to ask the Board of Supervisors to place a half cent sales tax on the 2006 ballot. The Board is expected ...

Napa County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 52% - 48% (needed 2/3)

After an unsuccessful attempt in 2004, voters will decide whether to fund transportation improvements in the county with a half cent sales tax. The tax ...

Santa Clara County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 42% - 58%

County officials are considering whether to put a quarter-cent sales tax measure on the ballot. The revenue would fund a variety of projects, including a ...

Solano County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 46% -55%

The Solano County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposed 30-year, half-cent sales tax increase. Nineteen percent of the total funding would ...

Salem, OR

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 52% - 48% (needed 50% turnout)

A five-year property tax increase plan to support expanded bus service and other transit projects will be on the ballot in the Salem-Keizer area. The ...

Bismarck, ND

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 67% - 33%

A six and half year, half-cent sales tax increase will appear on the ballot in June. The new tax will be dedicated to a wide array of local infrastructure ...

Benzie County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 58% - 42%

County voters will consider a 5-year, .5 mills increase for local transit service. The ballot measure would generate $500K annually.

Kalkaska County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 60% - 40%

County voters will consider a 0.25 mills increase for five years to support the Kalkaska Public Transportation Authority. The tax would raise an estimated ...

Macomb County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% - 30%

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), which provides bus service in the Detroit suburbs, plans to ask Wayne, Oakland and ...

Mainstee County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 76% -24%

County officials are asking voters to raise an estimated $300K annually over the next 7 years with a .33 mills tax levy. Funding would support and expand ...

Oakland County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 76% - 24%

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), which provides bus service in the Detroit suburbs, plans to ask Wayne, Oakland and ...

Wayne County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% - 30%

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), which provides bus service in the Detroit suburbs, plans to ask Wayne, Oakland and ...

Wexford County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 1. 70% - 30% , 2. 61% - 39%

Wexford voters will consider two ballot measures. One measure would renew for four more years a .4 mills levy worth $360K annually. The second measure ...

Statewide, AZ

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 58.6% - 41.1%

Proposition 104, sponsored by the Arizona Legislature. That measure would amend the Arizona Constitution to allow incorporated cities and towns to include ...

Statewide, CA

Type: Gas Tax

Outcome: Win

Proposition 1A, known as Transportation Funding Protection, would close the loophole that allows state legislators to divert revenue from the gasoline sales ...

Statewide, CA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Prop. 1B: Improvements now to sustain our economy and our quality of lifeThis key element of the Rebuild California Plan provides $20 billion to expand and ...

Statewide, CA

Outcome: Win

Prop 1C: The Housing & Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 was placed on the ballot. Included in the act are the following transportation related ...

Fresno County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 76.95% - 23.05%

The Measure C Reauthorization Steering Committee is shaping an extension to Measure "C", a half-cent sales tax for transportation. The Measure C ...

Kern County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 56.10% - 43.90% (needed 2/3)

Voters will consider a 20-year, half cent sales tax increase in November. The measure would generate an estimated $1 billion over the life of the tax. ...

Marin County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 57.31% - 42.69% (needed 2/3)

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency earlier announced plans to place a two-county, quarter-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot to fund ...

Merced County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 60.66% - 39.34% (needed 2/3)

Measure G would raise the sales tax in the city of Merced to 8.25 percent, generating $446 million for transportation improvements over the next 30 years

Orange County, CA

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 68.5% - 31.5%

OCTA officials are planning to place a 30- year extension of Measure M on the ballot. The extension would raise an estimated $11.8 billion. Without an ...

Tulare County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 66.74% - 33.26%

If this measure is approved Transportation Authority (“TCTA”) will be implemented, imposing a one-half (½) cent retail transactions and use tax countywide ...

San Joaquin County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 77.32% - 22.67%

Voters will consider a renewal of Measure K, a half cent sales tax. The renewal would set aside 30% of total revenue for public transportation. The measure ...

Santa Barbara County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 54.10% - 45.90% (needed 2/3)

Local officials are planning to ask voters to extend Measure D, a half cent sales tax for transportation. The 30-year extension would raise an estimated $1 ...

Sonoma County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 69.3% - 30.7% (Note that the defeat for this measure in Marin means the overall funds are not approved)

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency earlier announced plans to place a two-county, quarter-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot to fund ...

Stanislaus County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 57.44% - 42.56% (needed 2/3)

Measure K provides for the imposition of a one-half of one percent retail transactions and use tax by the Stanislaus County Transportation Authority for ...

Boulder County, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 42.3% - 57.7%

Issue 1A will fund improvements to public transit, provide incentives to increase transit use, and dramatically improve our countywide trail network for ...

Boward County, FL

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeted, 38.7% - 61.42%

County Commissioners approved sending to the voters a 30-year, 1 cent sales tax increase for transportation. The tax would fund a $12.6 billion transit ...

Holland & Holland Township, MI

Outcome: Win

Voters in Holland and Holland Township will be asked in November to approve a tax to expand Macatawa Area Express bus service. The MAX Transportation ...

Kalamazoo, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

The agreement to take over Care-A-Van commits city and county officials to work with other local governments and stakeholders to establish a transit ...

Statewide, MN

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 56.85% - 43.15%

Voters are likely to consider a constitutional amendment to dedicate car and truck sales taxes solely to transportation. If approved, the change would ...

Kansas City, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53.96% - 46.04%

A citizen-petitioned ballot initiative extends a 3/8s cent sales tax for thirty years to fund projects including rail, transit, and a new gondola project.

Statewide, NJ

Type: Gas Tax

Outcome: Win

The Transportation Trust Fund is projected to run out of funding in the near future and will not be able to support its debt load or fund repairs, ...

Franklin County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 50.55% - 49.45%

Central Ohio Transit Authority Board approved a 10-year .25 percent sales tax levy on the November ballot. The tax would provide an estimated $45 million ...

Statewide, RI

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75.41% - 24.95%

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) hopes to have $2,350,829 in GO bonds placed on the November 2006 statewide ballot. The funding would ...

Grapevine, TX

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

The City Council voted unanimously in favor a sales tax referendum. Voters will be asked to approve a 1/2 cent sales tax to fund commuter rail service ...

Salt Lake County, UT

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64% - 36%

A quarter-cent sales tax increase would pump tens of millions of new dollars every year into commuter rail, TRAX and road projects to complete them by 2015 ...

Utah County, UT

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 69% - 31%

On November 7, 2006, Utah County residents will have the opportunity to vote for the Opinion Question, which fund a critical transportation projects a ...

Kings County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 56.3% - 43.7%

The King County Commission has approved a new sales tax measure for the November ballot. The .1 cent increase would fund bus service. The levy would raise ...

Seattle, WA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53.90% - 46.10%

Mayor Nickels proposed a $1.8 billion tax increase to pay for Seattle's backlog of street, bridge and sidewalk repairs, plus a host of transit, bike ...

Selah City, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62% - 38%

Selah City Council members passed a resolution earlier this month asking voters whether they want to pay for bus service next year with a three-tenths of a ...

Spokane, WA

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 44% - 56%

Prop 1 - Voters will decide ont a light rail advisory. This measure would allow So Identify Funding Sources and create a funding plan for constructing a ...

Spokane, WA

Outcome: Loss

Results: Defeated, 46% - 54%

Prop 2 - The measure would allow STA to begin purchase of right of way and preliminary design for the project.

Union Gap, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Union Gap City Council members agreed to let residents there vote on raising the sales tax from 7.9 percent to 8.1 percent to cover expanded bus services. ...

Kitsap County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Kitsap Transit’s Board of Commissioners approved a ballot measure asking voters to approve a three-tenths of 1-percent sales tax increase to fund ...

Winter Park City, FL

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52% - 48%

Winter Park city commissioners voted to put two questions related to commuter rail on the March 13 ballot. The two questions will ask voters whether they ...

Winter Park City, FL

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53% - 47%

Winter Park city commissioners voted to put two questions related to commuter rail on the March 13 ballot. The two questions will ask voters whether they ...

Aspen, CO

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 63% - 37%

Voter will decide if they should authorize two lanes of traffic plus bus lanes between Buttermilk and the Maroon Creek roundabout.

Kent County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

The total ballot request is for 1.12 mills. This includes a renewal of the current millage (0.95 mills) and a millage enhancement (0.17 mills) that is ...

San Francisco, CA

Outcome: Win

The Board of Supervisors put a measure on the ballot that supporters say would help fix Muni, the troubled but popular system with almost 700,000 riders a ...

Greeley, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Greeley, CO ballot question 2B asks residents to raise the sales tax by .25 of a percent to pay for improvements to the city's bus system. Members of ...

Kalamazoo, MI

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Win

On Nov. 6, city of Kalamazoo voters will be asked to renew Kalamazoo Metro Transit's millage for one more year in 2008. First approved by voters in ...

Lansing, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

CATA had asked property owners in Lansing, East Lansing and the townships of Delhi, Lansing and Meridian to pay staggered increases each year, amounting to ...

Saginaw, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

3-mill three-year tax renewal for Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services.

Charlotte, NC

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

On Nov. 6, the citizens of Mecklenburg County will have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of mass transit, a defining issue for our community's ...

Lorraine, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Voters in Lorraine county will be asked to approve a 0.25 percent sales tax increase for transit and other programs.

Toledo, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

A levy asking voters' continued approval of a 1.5-mill operating levy for the TARTA bus system could go on the ballot in November.The finance committee ...

Box Elder County, UT

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Voters in 3 Northern Utah counties will be asked to approve a sales tax increase to support the development of transportation infrastructure. The tax ...

Davis County, UT

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Voters in 3 Northern Utah counties will be asked to approve a sales tax increase to support the development of transportation infrastructure. The tax ...

Weber County, UT

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Voters in 3 Northern Utah counties will be asked to approve a sales tax increase to support the development of transportation infrastructure. The tax ...

Fairfax County, VA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Fairfax County voters will be asked to decide on a transportation bond question in the Nov. 6, 2007, general election. The question asks voters to allow the ...

King, Snohomish and Pierce, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Voters in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties will be asked to approve Proposition 1, the ballot measure also known as "Roads & Transit," ...

Statewide, FL

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 64%-36%

Amendment 1 is proposal that was placed on the ballot in October 2007 by the state legislature increases the state's homestead exemption to $50,000 from ...

Statewide, CA

Type: Other

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 43% - 57%

In 2002, voters passed a measure (Prop. 42) to dedicate gas tax funds to transportation. Proposition 91 was designed to close loopholes that the state was ...

St. Joseph, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% - 30%

To avoid transit service reduction, the city council voted to place a measure to increase the city's sales tax on the primary ballot in February. The ...

Mahoning County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 43% - 57%

Mahoning County Commissioners unanimously approved Western Reserve Transit Authority's request to put a 0.25-percent sales tax on the ballot for ...

Summit County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52% - 48%

If approved by voters, collection of the 0.25 percent sales tax would begin July 1, and it is expected to generate $18 million, according to transit ...

Kansas City, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 65% - 35%

On April 8, voters will be asked to renew the three-eighth cent bus sales tax that is set to expire in April 2009. If voters approve ballot question # 1, ...

Wheeling, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 77% - 23%

Ohio County Commissioners have introduced a resolution calling for the placement of the city of Wheeling’s bus levy on the county’s May 13 primary ballot. ...

Flagstaff, AZ

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 5 Measures Approved a. 78% b. 71% c. 72% d. 68% e. 67%

There are five propositions to improve the Mountain Line Bus System on the May 20th ballot.Voters will be able to choose to do any, all or none of the ...

Spokane, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 65% - 35%

Transit ridership in Spokane is up 10% from last year and 12% from the year before. On May 20, 2008, voters living within the Public Transportation Benefit ...

Gwinnett County, GA

Type: Advisory

Outcome:

Results: Voters Split Republican Ballot 37%-63% Democratic Ballot 70-30%

On July 15, there was a non-binding referendum on the Democratic and Republican primary ballots in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The measure asked voters ...

Genesee County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 69% - 31%

An official for the Mass Transportation Authority says a renewal of a 0.4 mills property tax will allow the agency to maintain current services countywide. ...

Roscommon County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 60% - 40%

On August 5, voters will decide the fate of three countywide services including public transportation. The measure asks residents to renew the county's ...

Janesboro, AR

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 86% - 14%

Amount of funding at stake: $130,000 annually.The Jonesboro City Council voted to establish a transit agency, the Jonesboro Economical Transportation System ...

Statewide, CA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52% - 48%

There will be a statewide ballot for a $10 billion bond proposal to provide initial financing for a $42 billion transit system that will enable a 220-m.p.h. ...

Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, CA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 72% - 28%

Amount of funding at stake: $7 million annually. Property owners in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will vote on whether to double their parcel tax to $48 ...

Los Angeles County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67% - 33%

Amount of funding at stake: $40 billion over 30 years. A 1/2 cent sales tax increase has been placed on the November ballot to pay for more road and mass ...

Monterey County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: 63% - 38% (2/3 approval required)

In November, Monterey County voters will decide whether to adopt a Transportation Investment Plan to provide safety/congestion relief on Highways 1, 68, 156 ...

Santa Barbara County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 79% - 21%

In 1989, voters in Santa Barbara County approved a half-cent sales tax, known as Measure D, to support roads and transportation. In November 2006, a 30-year ...

Santa Clara Valley, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 68.78% - 31.22%

A new law allows Valley Transportation Authority to place a one-eighth-cent sales tax on the ballot. Since the opposition of a June 2006 tax initiative, VTA ...

Santa Clara Valley, CA

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70% - 30%

This ballot question asks voters to weigh in on whether the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority should continue to plan, design, construct and ...

Sonoma and Marin Counties, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 68% - 32%

In November 2006, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit lost a sales tax measure to fund the 70-mile SMART passenger rail-and-trail project by slightly more than ...

Stanislaus County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64% - 36%

Measure S is a 1/2 cent sales tax this will generate more than $700 million over the next 20 years for transportation. Approximately half the money goes to ...

West Sacramento, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64% - 36%

Voters will decide if West Sacramento will continue one-fourth cent of the existing one-half cent sales tax for general government purposes until 2033. (The ...

Aspen, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) is asking for a 0.4 percent sales tax increase on the November ballot to allow it to begin implementing bus ...

Silt, CO

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 41% - 59%

On November 4, voters in Silt will decide if they want to join the Roaring Fork Transit Authority. If approved, there will be a 0.4 percent sales tax ...

Honolulu, HI

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53% - 47%

Mayor Mufi Hannemann wants to begin construction next year on a $3.7 billion, 20-mile elevated commuter rail line from east Kapolei to Ala Moana and ...

Lawrence, KS

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, #2: 70% - 30% #3: 69% - 31%

The T system's financial struggles have led Lawrence City Commissioners to discuss the need for a new sales tax if the public transit system is to ...

Lansing, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

In Ingham County, voters will be deciding on whether to aprove an operating milage for the Capital Area Transportation Authority.. The millage would cost an ...

Kalamazoo County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

The Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority is seeking a millage to pay for transit services for the next four years. If voters approve the tax, the ...

Spring Lake, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 76% - 24%

The Village of Spring Lake has seen the costs of their local transportation service escalate dramatically in the past year and the Village Council is ...

Kansas City, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 44% - 56%

In November of 2006, Kansas City voters approved a plan to bring light-rail to their city. A year later, the city council voted to overturn the results of ...

St. Louis, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 48% - 52%

Proposition M asks voters to approve a half-cent increase in the transit sales tax to support mass transit. The tax increase would be applied in two parts; ...

Greensboro, NC

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Residents of Greensboro will be asked to vote on a $134 million transportation and street improvement bond. This bond will support more than 70 ...

Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia Counties, NM

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Voters in the Rio Metro Transit District, which includes Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia counties, will be asked to decide whether to raise the gross ...

Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Taos Counties, NM

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Voters in the North Central Regional Transit District, which includes Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and Taos counties, will be voting on a measure ...

Washoe County, NV

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 38% - 62%

In November, voters will decide whether to increase the sales tax by 1/8 of a cent for operation and maintenance of the public transit system. Unless this ...

Mahoning County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 55% - 45%

The sales tax measure that failed in March will be back on the ballot in November. Without its approval the transportation system will likely shut down. If ...

Bend, OR

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 49% - 51%

City councilors have unanimously agreed to send a property tax measure to the November ballot that would create a separately funded transit district to ...

Salem, OR

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 48% - 52%

The Salem-Keizer Transit District has placed a five-year, $30.4 million local option tax levy on the November ballot to fund the transit district's ...

Statewide, RI

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 76% - 24%

On the November ballot, voters will be presented with $87.2 million in state transportation bonds. Of the bond total, $80 million will fund highways, roads ...

Eagle Mountain, UT

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 78% - 22%

In November, residents will decide whether to raise their sales tax one quarter-cent to join the Utah Transit Authority's coverage area. If approved UTA ...

Saratoga Springs, UT

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 66% - 34%

In November, residents will decide whether to raise their sales tax one quarter-cent to join the Utah Transit Authority's coverage area. If approved UTA ...

Seattle, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 58% - 42%

In November 2007, voters defeated Proposition 1, a 20-year "Roads & Transit" construction plan. Sound Transit has fast-tracked a new proposal ...

Milwaukee, WI

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 51% - 49%

A question was placed on the November ballot to allow Milwaukee County to levy a 1% sales tax for parks, recreation and culture; transit; and emergency ...

Grand Rapids, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: 52%-48%

The board that governs The Rapid public bus system in Grand Rapids has been considering whether to ask voters in six cities to raise property taxes to pay ...

Kalamazoo County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 76%-24%

Voters within the city of Kalamazoo approved the second part of a two-part plan to increase funding for transportation. The first part of the plan was the ...

Island County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 55%-45%

Island Transit, which is funded through sales and use taxes collected in Island County, is seeking approval of an increase in the tax rate from six-tenths ...

Colorado Springs, CO

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: 37%-63%

Measure 2C would have increased the local property tax by 10 mills over five years with six mills in year one, and one additional mill each of the next four ...

Fountain, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 50.4%-49.6%

Voters approved a 0.75% sales tax for transportation improvements, maintenance and service. The tax will go into effect on January 1, 2010 and will be ...

Porter and Joseph Counties, IN

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 5%-95% and 20%-80%

Voters in Porter and St. Joseph counties failed to approve the establishment of the Northern Indiana Regional Transportation District, which would have been ...

Statewide, ME

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: 65%-35%

Maine voters statewide approved a $71.25 million bond to support a variety of transportation investments and to help Maine leverage more than $148 million ...

Flint, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 68%-32%

Flint voters approved another five-year millage renewal for the Flint Mass Transportation Authority to run primary bus routes. The measure is a renewal of ...

Kalamazoo, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: 76%-24%

Voters within the city of Kalamazoo approved the second part of a two-part plan to increase funding for transportation. The first part of the plan was the ...

Cincinnati, OH

Type: Charter Amendment

Outcome: Win

Results: 44%-56%

Voters rejected a proposed charter amendment that would have required that any rail project, including the $185 million, 7.9-mile streetcar plan, be subject ...

Oklahoma City, OK

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 54%-46%

An extension of an existing 1 cent sales tax for seven years, nine months. Known as a MAPS proposal, the initiative would fund a diverse group of projects, ...

Walla Walla, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 76%-24%

Due to a motor vehicle tax repeal in 1999 and reduced tax revenue as a result of the recession, the Valley Transit System have been considering cuts in ...

Anchorage, AK

Type: Bond

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Passed, 57%-43%

Anchorage had two transportation related measures on the April Ballot. Proposition 1 was a roads and storm drainage bond worth more than $37 million. It ...

Anchorage, AK

Type: Bond

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 47%-53%

One of two transportation-related measures on the April Ballot. Proposition 4 would have provided nearly $1 million for public transportation vehicle ...

St. Louis, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 63%-37%

St. Louis County Council has voted to place a half-cent sales tax on the ballot in April to provide more funding for Metro, the area's public ...

Bellingham, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 49.1%-50.9%

A sales tax increase has been placed on the April ballot for the Whatcom Transportation Authority. Under state law, the transit authority can ask voters for ...

Cabell County, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 70%-30%

A renewal of a county-wide levy for the Tri-State Transit Authority was placed on the May primary ballot. The TTA levy is a five-year levy that will begin ...

Glen Dale, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 49.8%-50.2%

The Glen Dale City Council has voted to place a bus service tax levy on the May Primary ballot. The tax would go towards paying the city's share of ...

Huntington, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 62%-38%

The Huntington City Council has unanimously voted to place a renewal of the Tri-State Transit Authority levy on the primary election ballots this May. The ...

Van Buren, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 68%-32%

Request to renew 0.2480 mill for public transportation services for seniors and disabled people for 5 years, from 2011-2015. The levy is expected to bring ...

Wayne, Oakland & Macomb Counties, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 78%, 74%, 72% (respectively)

Voters in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties voted on a two-year millage renewal to fund local SMART bus service in their communities. The 0.59-mill ...

Wexford, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 61%-39%

This proposal asked voters countywide to consider a 0.6 mill levy to support operations for the Cadillac/ Wexford Transit Authority. The levy would be ...

Ypsilanti, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 72%-28%

City of Ypsilanti voters were asked to approve a charter amendment to levy an additional 0.9789 mills specifically for public transit, restoring the ...

Bay County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64%-36%

Bay County voters were asked to approve a five-year, 0.75-mill renewal for operations of the Bay Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The renewal is ...

Branch County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70%-30%

Voters were asked to approve a 0.35 millage renewal to support the operation of the Branch Area Transit Authority (BATA) bus service. Local voters have ...

Clare County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 61%-39%

A five-year millage renewal for Clare County Transit Corportation. The total request was for 0.3 mills, with 0.2953 mills being renewed and 0.0047 mills ...

Eaton County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 45%-55%

A 0.5 mill increase for EATRAN to allow service expansion and some fixed-route service.

Genesee County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 63%-37%

On the ballot was a five-year renewal measure for a 0.4 mill tax to support the Mass Transportation Authority's countywide bus system. In its first ...

Ingham County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67%-33%

The proposal would combine and reauthorize two levies approved by voters in 2004 and 2006 for public transportation services elderly and disabled. The 0.48 ...

Ingham County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 63%-37%

This measure for the Capital Area Transportation Authority would replace replace two existing levies with a single renewal and an increase totalling 3 ...

Lapeer County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67%-33%

Renewal of a 0.25 operating fund millage for the Greater Lapeer Transportation Authority. It was approved by voters in 2006 and was set to expire in 2010. ...

Ludington, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Renewal of a 1 mill operating fund millage for the Ludington Mass Transportation Authority that was approved in 2006 for four years. The tax would be ...

Scottsville, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Renewal of a 1 mill operating fund millage for the Ludington Mass Transportation Authority. It was approved for 2 years in 2008. The millage would be levied ...

Saginaw , MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 65%-35%

A 3-mill, five-year renewal of the levy for the Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services. The measure is necessary to maintain operations in preparation ...

Shiawassee County , MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Olympia, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 63%-37%

Intercity Transit is considering asking voters on the August primary ballot for a sales tax increase of two-tenths of a cent on every dollar. The current ...

Racine, WI

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 74%-26%

Racine County Executive Bill McReynolds announced that he is asking the County Board to place on the September 14, 2010 primary ballot an advisory ...

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 47%-53%

The Capital Area Transit System board is seeking voter approval for a 3.5-mill property tax that would generate $10.8 million a year to support the bus ...

Alameda County, CA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 63%-37%

The Alameda County Congestion Management Agency board have decided to ask voters to approve a $10 vehicle fee on the November ballot. The fee increase is ...

Contra Costa County, CA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 46%-54%

Contra Costa County voters will be asked whether they support an increase of $10 to annual car registration fees. The Contra Costa Transportation Authority ...

Marin County, CA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed,60%-40%

This Measure, placed by the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), will authorize a $10 increase in motor vehicle registration fees for all vehicles ...

San Francisco, CA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 51%-49%

Under the terms of the ballot proposition, San Francisco voters would have to pay $10 more every year to register their vehicles than they currently do. A ...

San Francisco, CA

Type: Charter Amendment

Outcome: Uncounted

A charter amendment is currently being drafted for the November ballot that would ask voters to delete a city law that guarantees Muni operators the ...

San Mateo County, CA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53%-47%

The ballot measure proposes a $10 vehicle fee increase for when county drivers register their cars with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Revenue ...

Santa Clara County, CA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52%-48%

The ballot proposition, if approved by voters, will add $10 to the fees associated with registering a vehicle in the county. A simple majority vote is ...

Sonoma County, CA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 42%-58%

Measure W, if approved by voters, will add $10 to the fees associated with registering a vehicle in the county. A simple majority vote is required to enact ...

Statewide, CA

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64%-36%

A ballot measure has been filed with the California Attorney General’s office for the November 2010 election. The measures seeks to close loopholes and ...

Hillsborough County, FL

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 42%-58%

Voters will consider a 1-cent sales tax for transportation. 75% of the revenue would go to public transportation and 25% would go roads and other ...

Polk County, FL

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 38%-62%

Polk County commissioners have placed a referendum to consider a half-cent sales tax to support the Polk County Transit Authority on the November ballot. If ...

Clayton County, GA

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70%-30%

A nonbinding referendum will appear on the November ballot in Clayton County asking voters if they want to join MARTA. The deadline to place a binding ...

Oahu, HI

Type: Charter Amendment

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 63%-27%

The Oahu City Council has decided to place a measure on the ballot this November asking voters whether the city should create a semiautonomous Public ...

Ponderay, ID

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 74%-26%

Voters in the city of Ponderay were asked to approve an eight-year bed tax of 5-percent on short term stays in hotels. Revenue will go to fund tourism ...

Bennington Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 66%-34%

Voters are being asked to approve a 0.15-mil levy, which will run for four years, for the purpose of providing public transportation within Bennington ...

Caro, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62%-38%

Voters in Almer Charter and Indianfields townships and the City of Caro were asked for 1 mill for three years for the Caro Transit Authority to operate ...

Eaton County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 40%-60%

A measure identical to the failed August 3 measure will be back on the ballot this November. The proposal would replace the 0.2469 mill levy with an 0.75 ...

Spring Lake, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 80%-20%

Voters will consider a two-year renewal of 0.9898 mills to pay for the village’s participation in the Harbor Transit transportation system. The levy would ...

St. Joseph County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 61%-39%

St. Joseph County voters in August will get a request to renew for four years a 0.33-mill property tax originally approved in 2007. The tax generates ...

Tenafly, NJ

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Failed

In a non-binding referendum, voters will be asked whether New Jersey Transit should re-establish service into and out of Tenafly.

Belmont & Jefferson Counties, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 56%-44%

The Eastern Ohio Regional Transit Authority has asked for a replacement of a 2-mill levy for jurisdictions within its service. This would increase the ...

Toledo, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 53%-47%

Voters will be asked to renew the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority’s existing 1-mill levy for another 10 years. The property tax provides ...

Portland Metro Region, OR

Type: Bond

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 46%-54%

Voters will be asked to approve a $125 million bond for TriMet. Some of the funding would go to purchasing new buses to replace older models.

Statewide, RI

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 73%-27%

A statewide ballot measure in Rhode Island will ask voters to approve the issuance of $80 million in general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and ...

Horry County, SC

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 63%-37%

The referendum would ask voters if they support the county continuing to fund mass transportation. It would be advisory, which means council would not have ...

Richland County, SC

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 49%-51%

 Voters will be asked to approve a 1 cent transportation sales tax. Of the total revenue raised, 33% would go to fund the Central Midlands Regional ...

Austin, TX

Type: Bond

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Approved, 55%-45%

The City of Austin has scheduled a $90 million mobility bond. The proposed projects address city mobility issues, including investments in streets, ...

Richland Hills, TX

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 62%-38%

Richland Hills voters will be asked again whether they want to leave the Fort Worth Transportation Authority and spend a half-cent sales tax on other ...

Arlington County, VA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 73%-27%

Voters were asked to approve a $34.1 million bond to support the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and other transit, pedestrian, road and ...

Fairfax County, VA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 65%-35%

Fairfax County voters will be asked to vote on a $120 million transportation bond question. If approved, this money will be used to pay the county's ...

Bellingham, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 55%-45%

Voters will be asked in November to raise the sales tax by 0.2 percent for transportation projects. The City Council has voted to create a citywide ...

54 of 71 Counties, WI

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Uncounted

More than 50 counties have agreed to place an advisory referendum on the November ballot, asking voters if the Wisconsin Constitution should be amended to ...

Dane County, WI

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Uncounted

An RTA sales tax increase measure will be on the November ballot in 42 different municipalities in Dane County. This measure will ask for a half-cent sales ...

Kenosha County, WI

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Uncounted

An effort to place a countywide advisory measure on the ballot in Kenosha County failed, but several municipalities within that county have decided to place ...

Bethleham, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 74%-26%

Voters will be considering renewals of property tax levies to support the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority. West Virginia requires a ...

Moundsville, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 57%-43% (needed 60% to pass)

Voters will be considering renewals of property tax levies to support the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority. West Virginia requires a ...

Wheeling, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 76%-24%

Voters will be considering renewals of property tax levies to support the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority. West Virginia requires a ...

Jefferson County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 56%-54%

Proposition 1 is a 0.2% sales tax increase to support the Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority, which runs C-TRAN. If the measure fails ...

Pierce County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 46%-54%

The Pierce Transit board placed the 0.3 percent sales tax increase on the ballot to avoid up to 40 percent cuts in service. The measure is expected to raise ...

Benzie County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75%-25%

This measure asked voters to renew and restore a 0.5 mill tax for Benzie Bus for 5 years. Without approval, Benzie Bus service would have been forced to ...

Grand Haven Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 59%-41%

A 0.95 mill for streets and transit. The five-year millage is estimated to generate about $600,000 per year— $250,000 for Harbor Transit and $350,000 for ...

Grand Rapids, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 50.2%-49.8%

An increase to the current five-year 1.12 mill tax levy by 0.35 mills to a total of 1.47 mills for seven years. In 2009, voters failed to approve an ...

Holland, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 76%-24%

A five-year, 0.4 mill renewal to operate the Macatawa Area Express bus system. The MAX Transportation Authority Board approved the measure to go before ...

Kalkaska County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 72%-28%

A renewal of a five-year, 0.25-mill levy for the county's public transit authority. It is expected to generate $164,438 this year.

Stark County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 66%-34%

Voters in Stark County were asked to renew a five-year, 0.25 percent sales tax for theStark County Regional Transit Authority (SARTA).

Crawford County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 78%-22%

A 0.7027 mill increase to the current transportation levy for five years in order to pay for the operating costs of the Crawford County Public ...

Escanaba, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67%-33%

A millage renewal request for the Delta Area Transit Authority (DATA). The five-year, 0.6 mill renewal will support operations.

Gladstone, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62%-38%

A millage renewal request for the Delta Area Transit Authority (DATA). The five-year, 0.6 mill renewal will support operations.

Iosco County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 79%-21%

A 0.0967 mill levy operations of the Iosco Transit Corporation. The five-year renewal is expected to generate $109,704 in its first year.

Maple Ridge Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 32$-68%

A millage renewal request for the Delta Area Transit Authority (DATA). The five-year, 0.5 mill is used to support operations.

Port Huron Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 58%-42%

A tax increase and renewal for Blue Water Area Transit service. The 0.875-mill, four-year tax would generate $220,450 in its first year. The current rate is ...

Raleigh, NC

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 67%-33%

A $40 million transportation bond supported by an increase in property taxes to finance the repaving of more than 60 road miles, and an upgrade to bus stops ...

Avon, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 38%-62%

A 0.35 percent sales tax increase for transit operations, maintenance, and capital costs including bus replacements and bus stop improvements. The measure ...

Sterling , CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 70%-30%

An extension of a 0.1 percent sales tax originally approved by voters in 2007 for the South Platte Valley Regional Transportaiton Authority, which operates ...

Statewide, AR

Type: Bond

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Passed, 81%-19%

A $575 million bond to support highway repairs.

Alpena, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 79%-21%

A renewal of the current 0.65 mill levy for the Thunder Bay Transportation Authority's Dial-A-Ride service. The millage is expected to generate $161,000 ...

Corunna, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 73%-27%

A renewal of a 0.25 mill levy used to support the Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency. It is estimated that the millage would generate $14,000 in first ...

Grand Traverse County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 73%-27%

A renewal of the 0.35 mill levy that is applied in this county and Leelanau County to support the operations of the Bay Area Transportation Authority ...

Leelanau County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75%-25%

A renewal of the 0.35 mill levy that is applied in this county and Grand Traverse County to support the operations of the Bay Area Transportation Authority ...

Montcalm County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 39%-61%

Montcalm County voters, except for the city of Greenville, will vote on a proposed 0.3-mill property tax increase to fund a countywide bus system.

Durham County, NC

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 60%-40%

Local officials in Durham have voted to place a half-cent sales tax on the November ballot. It would generate an estimated $18.3 million annually to support ...

Cincinnati , OH

Type: Charter Amendment

Outcome: Win

Results: Failed, 49%-51%

Cincinnati voters were asked to approve a charter amendment to prevent funding any rail projects without voter approval. This measure was specifically ...

Lorain County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Failed, 32%-68%

Voters in Lorain County will be asked to raise the sales tax from 6.25 to 6.5 percent to support a variety of county programs. The tax is expected to ...

Trumbull County, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 36%-64%

A 0.5-mill, five-year levy to support Niles-Trumbull Transit. The system will either cease to exist as of January 1 or the fees will be replaced by the ...

Clark County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54%-46%

Proposition 1 is a 0.2% sales tax increase to support the Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority, which runs C-TRAN. If the measure fails ...

Seattle, WA

Type: Vehicle Fee

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 48%-52%

The Seattle City Council voted to place a $60 car-tab fee on the November ballot for transportation investment. Of the $204 million expected to be raised, ...

Statewide, WA

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Failed, 48%-52%

Initiative 1125 would: require the Legislature (not the state Transportation Commission) to set tolls, mandate that a toll on a particular ...

Perrysburg, OH

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Passed, 53%-47%

Question asks voters if they support leaving the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) with the intention of starting their own local service.

Baton Rouge , LA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 54%-46%

A 10-year, 10.6 mill property tax to support system improvements for CATS. If it is approved, the proposal would generate $16.7 million in Baton Rouge, ...

Baker, LA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 58%-42%

A 10-year, 10.6 mill property tax to support system improvements for CATS. If it is approved, the proposal would generate $16.7 million in Baton Rouge, ...

Zachary, LA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 21%-79%

A 10-year, 10.6 mill property tax to support system improvements for CATS. If it is approved, the proposal would generate $16.7 million in Baton Rouge, ...

Hudsonville, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 26%-74%

A three-year 6/10 mill increase for public transit services. The millage would have allowed the city to contract with The Rapid for 39 hours of weekly ...

Parkersburg, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75%-25%

A two-year renewal of a property tax levy for the Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority, which operates Easy Rider. The levy would generate up to $745,125 in ...

Vienna, WV

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 75%-25%

A two-year renewal of a property tax levy for the Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority, which operates Easy Rider. The levy would generate up to $745,125 in ...

Washington County, AR

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 36%-64%

A quarter-cent sales tax for Ozark Regional Transit on the May primary ballot. It would have generated $7.5 million in its first year. Benton County chose ...

Weston, WI

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 64%-36%

Measure requires village to provide public transit service at least 5 days a week beginning in 2013.

Atlanta, GA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 63%-37%

A 1% sales tax increase for the ten-county metro Atlanta region to support a long list of transportation projects. Almost 52% of the funding would go to ...

Ingham County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 74%-26%

A four-year, 0.12 mill increase to supplement funding for the Capital Area Transportation Authority to provide. It is expected to generate approximately ...

Genesee County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 67%-33%

A five-year renewal of the 4/10 of one mill property tax for Your Ride, operated by the Mass Transportation Authority. It is estimated to raise about $3.3 ...

Douglas, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 83%-17%

Reinstatement of a 5/10 mill property tax for five years to support service by the Interurban Transit Authority. It is estimated to generate $63,000 in its ...

Oakland County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 80%-20%

A two-year renewal of a 0.59 mill levy to support serviec by the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART).

Saugatuck , MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 83%-17%

Reinstatement of a 5/10 mill property tax for five years to support service by the Interurban Transit Authority. It is estimated to generate $60,000 in its ...

Saugatuck Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 80%-20%

Reinstatement of a 5/10 mill property tax for five years to support service by the Interurban Transit Authority. It is estimated to generate $124, 000 in ...

Bedford Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 54%-46%

A 0.25-mill renewal for Lake Erie Transit’s Dial-A-Ride Service. This is the only public transportation in the township.

Bruce and Washington Townships, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 78%-22%

A four-year, 0.25 mill renewal to support transportation services to the senior citizen and disabled community (STAR). It is estimated that the renewal ...

Caledonia Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 74%-26%

A two-year, 0.17 mill increase to support existing transportation services by the Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency. It is expected to generate $25,764 ...

Caro, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 70%-30%

A four-year, 1 mill levy to support bus service provided by the Caro Transit Authority. It is estimated to raise $206,204 in its first year.

Charlevoix County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 64%-36%

A four-year, 0.25 mill levy to support operations of the County Transit System. It is estimated that the millage would raise $504,628.

Clinton County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 70%-30%

 A four-year, 0.20 mill renewal to support operations of the Clinton Area Transit System (Blue Bus). It is estimated that this levy would generate ...

Durand, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 66%-34%

A three-year, 0.175 mill levy to subsidize public transportation. It would generate $11,900 in its first year.

Frenchtown Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 63%-37%

A three-year, 0.75-mill renewal to support bus services by Lake Erie Transit. The millage is estimated to raise about $902,900 in the first year.

Gogebic County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 82%-18%

A four-year, 0.33 mill levy to support operations of the Gogebic County Transit System? It is estimated that this millage would raise $167,346 in the first ...

Huron County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 73%-27%

A five-year, 0.20 mill renewal for operation support of the Huron Transit Corporation. It is estimated that the levy would generate $329,435 in its first ...

Isabella County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 58%-42%

A four-year, 0.9929 mill renewal to support capital and operational needs of the Isabella County Transportation Commission (formerly Dial-A-Ride and Van ...

Jackson, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 77%-23%

A five-year, 1 mill renewal for the Jackson Area Transportation Authority. It is estimated that the levy would generate $578,431 in its first year.

Lake County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 64%-36%

A five-year, 0.40 mill renewal to support operations of the Yates Dial-A-Ride program, which serves all of Lake County. It is estimated that the levy would ...

Monroe, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 75%-25%

A three-year, 0.75-mill renewal for regular bus routes and transportation service for people with disabilities. The millage is estimated to raise $660,000 ...

Niles, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 63%-37%

A two-year, 0.50 mill levy for operational support of the Dial-A-Ride bus system. It is estimated that the levy would generate $99,192 in its first year.

Ontonagon County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 70%-30%

A four-year, 1 mill renewal to support operations of Ontonagon County Transit System. It is estimated that this millage would raise $247,694 in its first ...

Otsego County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 73%-27%

A five-year, 0.25 mill renewal for the operation and maintenance of the Otsego County Bus System. It is estimated that the millage would raise $292,696 in ...

Owosso, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 76%-24%

A five-year, 0.08 increase and renewal for a total of 0.3333 mills for the operation of the Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency. It would generate an ...

Owosso Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 74%-26%

A two-year, 0.333 mill levy to allow local residents to utilize service by the Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency at a reduced rate. It would generate an ...

Pere Marquette Charter Township, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 74%-26%

A five-year, 0.4 mill increase to support public transit service in the township by Ludington Mass Transportation Authority. It is estimated that the levy ...

Perry , MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 57%-43%

A two-year, 0.25 mill levy renewal to support service by the the Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency. It would generate an estimated $10,545 in its first ...

Everett, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 56% - 44%

City officials are discussing whether to ask voters to approve a sales tax increase for financially strapped Everett Transit. The agency cut service 14 ...

Clackamas County, OR

Type: Other

Outcome: Loss

Results: Approved, 60%-40%

Question seeks to require voter approval for any county resources to be used for the financing, design, construction, or operation of any public rail ...

King City, WA

Type: Other

Outcome: Loss

Results: Approved, 57%-43%

Question seeks voter approval requirement before the city can spend any money on public transportation projects

Alameda County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 66.53%-33.47% (66.67% required for approval)

A 1/2 cent sales tax increase to raise $7.8 billion over 30 years for transit, road, bicycle and pedestrian projects. This would double the current sales ...

Los Angeles County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 65.66%-34.34% (66.67% required for approval)

A 30-year extension of a half-cent sales tax. Measure R was first approved by voters in 2008 as a 30-year tax. If approved, this would extend the expiration ...

Napa County, CA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Passed, 74%-26%

A 25-year, half-cent sales tax to be used exclusively for street and sidewalk repair and maintenance. This would be a renewal of the current sales tax for ...

El Paso County, CO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Passed, 72%-18%

A ten-year renewal of a 0.55% sales tax for the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority. Revenue will be used to support 150 capital projects, ...

Alachua County, FL

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Failed, 33%-67%

A 3/4 cent transportation sales tax is on the ballot for November but it contains a prohibition on transit spending. Original plans called for two separate ...

Stephenson County, IL

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52%-48%

An advisory measure seeking voter support for a countywide transportation system supported by federal, state and local funds.

Falmouth, ME

Type: Other

Outcome: Win

Results: Failed, 30%-70%

Ordinance requiring the town of Falmouth to withdraw from METRO services at the end of their current contract in December 31, 2013. The town currently ...

Kalamazoo, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 63%-37%

Renewal of a 0.6 mill levy to support Metro Transit operations from 2013 to 2015. It is expected to generate about $1,024,425 annually. The levy was ...

Eaton County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 61%-39%

A five-year, 0.25 mill increase to support public transportation service by the Eaton County Transportation Authority (EATRAN). The measure is estimated to ...

Muskegon City, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53%-47%

A 0.1 mills levy to support public transportation services for low to moderate income seniors in the City of Muskegon.

Ogemaw County, MI

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 52%-48%

Renewal of a 0.3 mill levy for five years (2013 through 2017) for operating funds for countywide bus service. It is estimated that it would generate ...

Walker, MI

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Win

Results: Failed, 27%-73%

The measure seeks to end Walker's participation with The Rapid transit service. Property owners passed a millage renewal last year so even with a vote ...

Orange County, NC

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 59%-41%

A 0.5 percent sales tax increase for regional transportation investment.

Perrysburg, OH

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 49%-51%

A five-year, 1.45 mill levy to support new public transit service. Perrysburg voted in March to end their participation in TARTA in favor of the option to ...

Mahoning County, OH

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 60%-40%

A five-year renewal of the 0.25-percent sales tax for the Western Reserve Transit Authority. It was last approved in 2008. The sales tax brought in $7.5 ...

Sylvania Township, OH

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Win

Results: Failed, 37%-63%

Withdrawal from the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA). There is no plan to provide alternative public transportation in the community.

Spencer Township, OH

Type: RTA Participation

Outcome: Win

Results: Failed, 41%-59%

Withdrawal from the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA). There is no plan to provide alternative public transportation in the community.

Tigard, OR

Type: Other

Outcome: Loss

Results: Passed, 81%-19%

A charter amendment that would require a public vote prior to increasing local taxes or fees or imposing new ones to fund light-rail construction and ...

Richland County, SC

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 53%-47%

A 1 cent sales tax increase to support road improvements, bus service, greenways and bike lanes. Approximately 25% of funding would be reserved for bus ...

Memphis, TN

Type: Gas Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 38%-62%

A 1 cent per gallon gas tax increase to support the Memphis Area Transit Authority. It is estimated that it would generate between $3 and $6 million per ...

Houston, TX

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Passed, 79%-21%

Continued Transit Sales Tax Diversion. This measure asks voters if they support extending the current diversion of 25% of Metro's 1 cent sales tax for ...

Virginia Beach, VA

Type: Advisory

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 62%-38%

Advisory measure weighing voters support for extending The Tide light rail line into the city. The City Council will have final say over the matter.

Arlington County, VA

Type: Bond

Outcome: Win

Results: Passed, 80%-20%

A $31,946,000 bond to support capital projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and other transit, pedestrian, and road ...

Lynden, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Uncounted

Results: Passed, 54%-46%

A 10-year, 0.2 cent sales tax road improvements, pedestrian trails and bridges. It is estimated to generate $300,000 annually.

Clark County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 44%-56%

A 0.1 cent sales tax increase to generate $4.5 to $5.5 million would go to light rail operations and Bus Rapid Transit in Vancouver's Fourth Plain ...

Pierce County, WA

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Loss

Results: Failed, 49.82%-50.18%

A 0.3 cent sales tax increase to support Pierce Transit. It is expected ot generate approximately $28 million annually and will allow the agency to restore ...

Los Angeles, CA

Type: Property Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 73%-27%

A mail-in ballot for a special assessment to support the L.A. Streetcar.

Kansas City, MO

Type: Sales Tax

Outcome: Win

Results: Approved, 64%-36% and Approved, 63%-37%

A 1 cent, 25-year sales tax increase to be collected within the boundaries of the downtown streetcar district (Q1) This is a special mail-in election; ...