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In comparison with private vehicles, public transportation generates 95% less carbon monoxide, 92% less in volatile organic compounds, and about half as much carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide per passenger mile.
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Center for Transportation Excellence
1030 15th Street NW
Suite 750 West
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 349-1037
Fax: (202) 318-1429
info@cfte.org
www.cfte.org
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Rhode Island
Capital: Providence
Population: 1,058,920
Major Metropolitan Areas: Providence
Federal Transportation Spending: $221,275,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)
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State Ballot Process
No citizen-initiated state ballot measure process in Rhode Island.
State Election Site: http://www.corps.state.ri.us/ELECTIONS/elections_division.htm
County & City Information
Contact your county elections office for more information: http://www.elections.state.ri.us/Boards/boards.htm
Ballot measure information
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Rhode%20Island.htm
Additional ballot measure information
http://www.ballot.org/states/ri.html
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Community/Region
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Type Of Measure |
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| 2002 |
Statewide |
Bond proposal
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11/5/2002 |
Passed 72% to 28%
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| Question 3 asks voters to approve $63,500,000 in transportation bonds. $60,000,000 will be used to match federal highways funds or to provide direct funding to fund improvements to the State’s highways, roads and bridges; $1,800,000 will be used to repair or renovate existing maintenance facilities or to construct new maintenance facilities; and $1,700,000 will be used to purchase buses or for the rehabilitation of existing buses for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s fleet.
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Ballot Date |
Result |
| 2000 |
Statewide |
Bond proposal
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11/7/2000 |
Passed 67.8% to 32.2%
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| Question #3: $62.5 million transportation bond and $2.5 million for new buses for RI Public Transportation Agency.
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| STPP State Page: http://www.transact.org/states/default.asp?state=rhodeisland
APTA State Page (Info. on transit
agencies): http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/ri.cfm
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