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January 18, 2008 - Vol. 6 No. 1
•National Surface Transportation
Policy and Revenue Study Commission Releases Report
•Voters Head to the Polls in Florida Later the Month
•The American Public Transportation Association Hosts a Policy
Forum
•Idaho State Legislature to Consider
Transportation Funding
•Missouri Election Updates: St Louis County & Kansas
City
Dec 11, 2007 - Vol. 5 No. 8
•2007 Continues the Trend of Transportation
Investment at the Ballot Box
•St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line Back
in Service
•FY 2008 Appropriations Update
•2008 Expected to be a Big Year for Transportation Ballot
Measures
Oct. 30,
2007 - Vol. 5 No. 7
•November 2007 Election Preview
• Study Confirms Transit As Vital Tool in Combating Global
Warming
• National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates Gears
Up Services
August
06, 2007 - Vol. 5 No. 6
•Voters Decide if MUNI Should
Receive an Increase in Operations Funding
• Pennsylvania Legislature
Approves Transportation Package
• Stalemate Continues in California
•Mecklenburg County Voters Weigh Transportation Needs
July 16, 2007 - Vol.5 No.5
•King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties
Finalize Transportation Measure
•Polk voters will be asked to OK transit tax
•House Transportation Committee Passes Energy & Climate Bill
•Budget Compromise Reached in Pennsylvania
•Green Travel is on the Rise
June 1, 2007 - Vol.5 No.4
•All Systems Go in Austin, Texas
•Miami Plans for Streetcars
•Minnesota House-Senate Negotiators Agree
on Nickel Gas Tax Increase
•SAFETEA-LU Implementation and Global Warming are in the
Spotlight
March
29, 2007 -Vol. 5 No.3
•Raynham Council Looks to Voters to End Debate
•Georgia Considers Asking Voters to Determine
Transportation Funding
•Americans took 10.1 Billion Trips on Public Transportation Last Year
•Democrats Seek to Equalize Transit Benefit
•FTA Fiscal Year 2007 Apportionments and Allocations Released
•Register Now for the 2007 Transit Initiatives Conference
February 21, 2007 -Vol.5 No.2
•No More Passenger Ferries for Kitsap County
•President Releases 2008 Budget Request for Transportation
•Congress Holds the First Transportation
Hearing of 2007
•Winter Park City Residents to Decide
on 2 Transit Measures
•Register Now for the 2007 Transit Initiatives Conference
January 18,2007 - Vol.5 No.1
• Public Transportation
Key to Reducing Oil Dependency in US
• 2007 Ballot Box Update
• Honolulu Gives a Green Light to Transit
•Transportation Funding Remains a Hot Issue in Virginia
• Riders Took 7.8 Billion Trips on Public Transit in 2006
• 2007 Transit Initiatives Conference Heads to
the Lone Star State
December 11,2006 - Vol.4 No.13
• 2007 Transit Initiatives Conference Heads to the Lone Star
State
• PA Transportation Funding and Reform Commission Calls for
Critical Improvements
• 2006 Continues the Trend of Transportation Investment at
the Ballot Box
• Communities Across the Nation Are Adopting Complete the
Streets Policies
• SMART Among Others to Discuss Going Back To Voters in 2008
October 12, 2006 -Vol. 4 No.12
• Election Preview
• Ridership Continues to Increase Even as Gas Prices Fall
• Salt Lake Voters Support Increased Funding for Transportation
• Property Rights Initiatives Threaten Transportation
• FTA Issued Guidance on Coordinated Human Services Plans
• 2007 Transit Initiatives Conference Heads to the Lone Star
State
September 13, 2006 - Vol. 4 No. 11
• Public Transportation Ridership Continues to Increase
• November Ballot Box Update
• TRB Convenes Conference on Future of MPOs
• New Report Details State Funding for Public Transportation
• President Bush Call on Former Federal Highway Administrator
August 10, 2006 - Vol. 4 No.10
• New CFTE Study Documents Dramatic Voter Support for Transportation
Ballot Measures
• Seven Michigan Counties Approve Property Tax Ballot Measures
to Fund Transportation
July 12, 2006 - Vol. 4 No. 9
• Gov. Bush Vetoes Florida Rental Car Tax Proposal
• SMART Asks Voters to Renew Property Tax
• TABOR Ballot Measures Threaten Transitl
• Funding Available for Transportation Equity Research Program
Grants
• Transportation Tax Impasse Resolved in Hawaii
• DOT Issues Proposed SAFETEA - LU Planning Rules
June 12, 2006 - Vol.4 No. 8
• Branson Missouri Approves a Sales Tax
• House Subcommittee Continues to Examine the Future of Infrastructure
Finance
• Full Appropriations Committee Passes FY07 Transportation,
Treasury, HUD Bill
• California Voters Turn Down Transportation Measures
May 28, 2006 - Vol.4 No. 7
• Tucson Voters Approve $2.1 Billion Transportation Measure
• CaliforniaVoters Head to the Polls on June 6
• Study Finds Transit Benefits Exceed Subsidies
• House Subcommittee Examines Future of Infrastructure Finance
• Transit Advocates, Agencies Join in 'Dump the Pump' Day
May 8, 2006 - Vol.4 No. 6
• Primary Season is Underway: Canton, Ohio Leads the Way with
a Win for Transit
• $37 Billion Bond Measure Approved for California’s
November Ballot
• Rail Capacity Hearings on Capitol Hill
• Impact of Gas Prices on Transit Use Garners New Attention
April 17, 2006 - Vol. 4, No. 5
• Ridership Up in 2005
• TABOR Measures Return to Ballots
• Push is On for Transit Funding in Pennsylvania
• Administration Says Trust Fund Headed into the Red
• Trends in Transportation Ballot Measures Report
March 27, 2006 - Vol. 4, No. 4
• Marin & Sonoma County Voters Embrace Rail Plan
•States Seek Increased Funding for Public Transportation
•First Steps for Your Ballot Measure Campaign
•Light Rail in Twin Cities Gets Green Light
•News Updates
March 2, 2006 - Vol. 4, No. 3
• Is Transit the Answer to U.S. "Oil Addiction?"
• Virginia Polls Show Strong Support for Transit Investment
• Brookings Institution Calls for Reinvestment in 'First Suburbs'
• Streetcars in Tuscon, AZ?
• News Update
February 8, 2006 - Vol. 4, No. 2
- Affordability Index' Measures Transportation Impact
on Housing Costs
- California Seeks Ballot Box Boost for Transportation
- Minnesota Considers Motor Vehicles Tax Constitutional Amendment
- FTA Seeks New Starts Comments
- Countering the Latest from O'Toole
- News Updates
January 23, 2006 - Vol. 4,
No. 1
• Governors Push Transit, Infrastructure Investment
• Transit Ridership Growth Continues
• Critics Attack Transit ‘Dependency’, Funding
• Commission Urges New Approach to Federal Infrastructure
Funding
• New Findings on Senior Mobility
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