STATE |
CITY |
SUBJECT |
DATE/COMMENT |
AK |
Anchorage |
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 transit system and would pay
for new buses, paratransit vehicles, bus stop shelters and
new computer systems that would improve efficiency and cut
long-run costs.. |
ON BALLOT 04/05/05
APPROVED 54% TO 46% |
AK |
Juneau |
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, including a new downtown transit
center and parking facilities. |
ON BALLOT 10/04/05
APPROVED 61% TO 39% |
CA |
San Carlos |
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. |
ON BALLOT 03/08/05
FAILED 45% TO 55% |
CO |
Statewide |
Initiative C suspends revenue and spending caps imposed
by Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Passage allows state
and local governments to boost investment in a variety of
infrastructure and services, including an expansion of transportation
options for residents. Voters opted to forego nearly $4 billion
in tax refunds. |
ON BALLOT 11/01/05
APPROVED
52% - 48%
|
CO |
Castle Rock |
Voters in Castle Rock will be asked this fall whether to
impose a 1 percent tax increase to participate in the Regional
Transportation District |
ON BALLOT 11/01/2005
REJECTED 80% TO 20% |
MA |
Oak Bluff and surrounding Towns |
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 by the Vineyard Transit
Authority to provide extended fixed route bus service, para-transit
service (for disabled citizens), and year-round transportation
for the Seniors' Day Program. To be approved, voters in 4
of the 6 following towns need to approve: Oak Bluff(Approved),
Edgartown(Approved), Tisbury(Approved), West Tisbury(Approved),
Chilmark(Approved), Aquinah
|
ON BALLOT 04/12/05
APPROVED |
ME |
Statewide |
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 pedestrian improvements
|
ON BALLOT 11/08/05
APPROVED 68% TO 32% |
MI |
Barry County |
Voters approved a .25 millage tax to support Barry County
Transit. Funding will offset cuts in state funding. |
ON BALLOT 2005
APPROVED 59% TO 41% |
MI |
Branch County |
Voters approved a .35 millage renewal to support operations
of the Branch Area Transit Authority. |
ON BALLOT 2/22/05
APPROVED 68% TO 32% |
MI |
Corrunna |
Voters approved a one-year .2325 mill tax to raise $12,000
for the Shiawassee Area Transportation Authority |
ON BALLOT 2/22/05 APPROVED 75% TO 25% |
MI |
Flint |
City voters renewed a .6 mill levy to fund bus service |
ON BALLOT 8/2005
APPROVED 75% TO 25% |
MI |
Holland |
Voters agreed to renew funding for the Macatawa Area Express
bus service with a 3-year .6 mill levy |
ON BALLOT 05/03/05
APPROVED 80% TO 20% |
MI |
Livonia |
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 the Suburban Mobility Authority
for Regional Transportation system, use the money to bolster
a city bus service and improve city facilities. |
ON BALLOT 11/08/05
REJECTED 55% TO 45% |
MI |
Saginaw |
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 million cut to the bus
system's budget |
ON BALLOT 02/22/05
APPROVED BY 81 VOTES!!
|
NH |
Salem |
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. Warrant articles seeking
money for the program will appear on ballots in Danville,
Derry, Hampstead, Pelham, Plaistow and Salem. |
ON BALLOT 03/08/05
Salem APPROVED
Plaistow APPROVED
Hampstead APPROVED
Danville APPROVED
Pelham
FAILED |
NY |
Statewide |
Rebuild and Renew Transportation Bond Act would provide
$2.9 billion in bond funding split between MTA and NY DOT |
ON BALLOT 11/08/2005
APPROVED 55% TO 45% |
OH |
Statewide |
Voters approved a $2 billion bond measure for economic development
projects. Of the total, $1.35 billion was set aside for “public
infrastructure,” including transportation projects as
an eligible use. |
ON BALLOT 11/08/05
APPROVED 54% TO 46% |
OH |
Steubenville |
Voters in Steubenville and Mingo Junction will be asked
whether to support operational and capital improvement costs
for the Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority with a 10
year 1.5 mill levy |
ON BALLOT 05/03/05
APPROVED 61% TO 39% |
OH |
Youngstown |
Two 2-mill levy increase, a 10-year renewal and a separate
4-year renewal, would provide $2 million annually for the
WRTA |
ON BALLOT 11/08/05
APPROVED (10yr) 62% TO 37%
APPROVED (4yr) 64% TO 36% |
TX |
Statewide |
Texas voters passed Proposition 1 creating a rail relocation
and improvement fund in the state treasury and authorizing
grants and bonds to relocate, rehabilitate, and expand privately
and publicly owned passenger and freight rail facilities and
to construct railroad underpasses and overpasses |
ON BALLOT 11/08/05
APPROVED 54% TO 46% |
VT |
Barre City |
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 |
ON BALLOT 03/01/05
APPROVED BY 20 VOTES! |
WA |
Statewide |
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 investment plan passed by the
legislature |
ON BALLOT 11/08/05
APPROVED (repeal defeated) 53% TO 46% |
WA |
Finley |
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 |
ON BALLOT 04/26/05
APPROVED 64% TO 36% |
WA |
Seattle Area |
Proposition 1 would allow the Seattle Monorail Authority
to shorten the proposed monorail line. By defeating the plan,
the project was effectively ended |
ON BALLOT 11/08/05
DEFEATED 65% TO 35% |
