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2011 Elections: News and Information
CFTE provides a clearinghouse of news reports on past and future
measures and other important transportation stories in the media.
CFTE also tracks the progress of ballot measures from the early
stages of local consideration to final election results. Check
back often for regular news and election updates.
News
Stories
ARIZONA
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| Phoenix, AZ "Phoenix light-rail extension may be getting back on track" The Arizona Republic, August 16, 2011 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Rail plan linking Tucson, Phoenix moves forward" Arizona Daily Star, March 23, 2011 |
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| Washington County, AR "Sales Tax Ballot for Public Transportation shot down in Benton County" KSFM-TV, June 23, 2011 |
ARKANSAS
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| Arkansas "Arkansas Voters Accept $575 Million Bond Plan to Fix Highways" Bloomberg Businessweek, November 9, 2011 |
CALIFORNIA |
| Marin & Sonoma Counties, CA "SMART train initiative enjoys unfair advantage" Marin Independent Journal, September 28, 2011 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Art Leahy: The changing dynamic of public transit in LA County" Daily News, March 22, 2011 |
Napa County, CA "NCTPA may push transit sales tax" Napa Valley Register, March 18, 2011 |
| Livermore, CA "BART Board member backs November vote on location of new Livermore station" Pleasonton Patch, February 25, 2011 |
COLORADO
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| Denver, CO "Dismissal of Proposition 103 won't affect FasTracks' tax hike prospects, transit backers say" The Denver Post, November 3, 2011 |
| Avon, CO "Avon voters nix transit tax" Vail Daily, November 1, 2011 |
| Denver, CO "Metro mayors task force wants 2012 ballot to list all transit corridors that would benefit from tax hike" The Denver Post, September 21, 2011 |
| Avon, CO "Avon Council sends transit tax to ballot" Vail Daily, August 25, 2011 |
| Denver, CO "Mayor Hancock urges rail project wrap-up, is hopeful on tax vote" The Denver Post, August 16, 2011 |
| Aurora, CO "RTD derails plans for 2011 tax increase campaign" Aurora Sentinel, April 26, 2011tie emailL |
| Denver, CO "RTD directors delay decision on putting FasTracks tax hike on fall ballot" The Denver Post, March 9, 2011 |
| Denver, CO "Task force of mayors' caucus favors 0.3 to 0.4 percentage point tax hike for FasTracks" Denver Post, January 28, 2011 |
Denver, CO "RTD board hears three tax options to complete FasTracks" Denver Post, January 12, 2011 |
FLORIDA
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| Sarasota County, FL "County ponders tax for bus rapid transit" Sarasota Patch, December 6, 2011 |
| Pinellas County, FL "Pinellas Considers Transit Tax Changes" Fox 13, September 29, 2011 |
| Gainesville, FL "Talk of Alachua County sales tax referendum resumes" The Gainesville Sun, August 23, 2011 |
| Orlando, FL "Edwards seeks straw vote on rental-car tax" Orlando Sentinel, July 28, 2011 |
| Orange County, FL "Orange election chief cuts estimate of referendum cost" Orlando Sentinel, March 2, 2011 |
| Bartow, FL "County commissioners are asked to make push for transit tax" The Ledger, January 29, 2011 |
| Lee County, FL "Lee seeks support for public transportation effort" The News-Press, January 11, 2011 |
GEORGIA
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| Atlanta, GA "Atlanta region's $6.14 bilion transportation list passes unanimously" The Atlanta Journal Constituion, October 13, 2011 |
| Atlanta, GA "Metro Atlanta voters warm to mass transit, poll shows" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 23, 2011 |
| Atlanta, GA "Governor says transportation referendum now in hands of General Assembly" The Atlanta Journal-Constituion, August 25, 2011 |
| Atlanta, GA "Thursday: Historic vote on Transportation list?" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 11, 2011 |
| Atlanta, GA "Metro Leaders Look For Transit Ideas in Denver" WSBTV, July 11, 2011 |
| Fulton, County, GA "Fulton carries transit clout but is deeply divided" The Atlanta Journal-Constituion, May 29, 2011 |
| Atlanta, GA “Sales tax vote: Too big to fail?” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 22, 2011 |
Atlanta, GA "Public transportation advocates launch initiative" Fox 5, March 30, 2011 |
| Atlanta, GA "As leaders compile transportation lists, signs emerge of cohesiveness, concerns" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 21, 2011 |
HAWAII
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| Honolulu, HI "Senate leaders support 'borrowing' from transit fund" KITV 4 News, February 24, 2011 |
INDIANA
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Indianapolis, IN "Mayors back transit tax hike in Marion, Hamilton Counties" Indianapolis Business Journal, December 13, 2011
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KANSAS
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| Lawrence, KS "Infrastructure, transit sales taxes approved in 2008 meeting Lawrence leaders' expectations" Lawrence Journal World, March 16, 2011 |
LOUISIANA
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| Baton Rouge, LA "Transit panel recommends 2012 tax votes" The Advocate, June 2, 2011 |
| Baton Rouge, LA "Transit Support Group Forms" The Advocate, January 12, 2011 |
MARYLAND
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| Baltimore, MD "Bills to hike Maryland gas tax stalls" Baltimore Business Journal, March 29, 2011 |
MASSACHUSETTS
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| Boston, MA "MassINC report calls for regional transportation taxes" Commonwealth Magazine, October 26, 2011 |
MICHIGAN
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| Kalamazoo, MI "Transit plan: New tax for some" Kalamazoo Gazette, December 5, 2011 |
| Traverse City, MO "BATA easily wins millage" Traverse City Record-Eagle, November 8, 2011 |
| Lansing, MI "Lawmakers debate Gov Rick Snyder's transit plan" Detroit Free Press, October 27, 2011 |
| Kalamazoo, MI "Kalamazoo County voters to decide next year on new transit system" Kalamazoo Gazette, October 25, 2011 |
| St. Clair County, MI "Townships seek tax renewal" The Times Herald, July 28, 2011 |
| Grand Rapids, MI "Study suggests support for new tax to expand mass transit in rural areas surroundign Grand Rapids" The Grand Rapids Press, June 9, 2011 |
| Grand Haven Township, MI "GHT officials work on ballot language for Harbor Transit expansion plan" Grand Haven Tribune, January 11, 2011 |
| Emmet County, MI "Push for public transit grows in Emmet County" Petoskey News, January 5, 2011 |
MISSOURI
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| Columbia, MO "Tax for roads, transit might not maintain" The Columbia Daily Tribune, May 29, 2011 |
NORTH CAROLINA
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| Wake County, NC "Durham Passes Transit Tax; Is Wake Next?" Raleigh Public Record, November 10, 2011 |
| Durham County, NC "Transit tax passes: 'Great Day for Durham,' Bell Says" The Herald-Sun, November 9, 2011 |
| Durham, NC "Transit tax decision going to the voters" The Herald-Sun, November 2, 2011 |
| Raleigh, NC "Durham's half-cent transit tax paves way for Raleigh" New Raleigh, November 1, 2011 |
| Durham, NC "Civic Leaders tout transit tax" The Herald Sun, October 26, 2011 |
| Durham, NC "Most city candidates support transit tax" The Herald Sun, October 23, 2011 |
| Raleigh, NC "Raleigh voters OK road, housing bonds" The News & Observer, October 12, 2011 |
Raleigh, NC "Raleigh Transit Could Get a Boost" The News & Observer, October 10, 2011 |
| Durham, NC "Durham leads the way toward transit tax" The Chapel Hill News, July 3, 2011 |
| Orange County, NC "County rejects half-cent transit tax" The Carrboro Citizen, June 9, 2011 |
| Chapel Hill, NC “Western Triangle bus, rail transit plan backed” The Chapel Hill News, May 18, 2011 |
| Wake County, NC "Transit Tax Hike Could Appear on November Ballot" 1360 WCHL, April 19, 2011 |
| Raleigh, NC "Poll: Triangle residents want better transit options" WRAL, March 15, 2011 |
| Raleigh, NC "Wake leaders abandon transit tax proposal" The Cary News, February 14, 2011 |
OHIO |
| Perrysburg, OH "Perrysburg voters to decide future of TARTA" Fox Toledo, December 6, 2011 |
| Cincinnati, OH "After key votes, Cincinnati streetcar project moves forward" Reuters, November 10, 2011 |
| Cincinnati, OH "Rally for Rail sees citywide support" The News Record, November 2, 2011 |
| Cincinnati, OH "Cincinnati voters to decide streetcar issue--again" Cincinnati Enquirer, August 11, 2011 |
Stark County, OH "Business group endorses SARTA sales tax" The Repository, March 25, 2011 |
| Stark County, OH "SARTA puts sales tax renewal on May ballot" The Repository, January 31, 2010 |
| Cincinnati, OH "Streetcar fans fight ballot drive" The Enquirer, January 26, 2011 |
OREGON
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| Lake Oswego, OR "City Council endorses streetcar; Portland votes today" The Oregonian, April 19, 2011 |
PENNSYLVANIA
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| Allegheny County, PA "Attempt to reduce drink tax stalls in committee" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 28, 2011 |
TEXAS
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| Austin, TX "Texas highway system nearly running on empty" Houston Chronicle, March 8, 2011 |
UTAH
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| Salt Lake City, UT "TRAX lines opening a year early, 20% under budget" The Salt Lake Tribune, August 2, 2011 |
WASHINGTON
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| Clark County, WA "C-Tran may ask for more money" The Oregonian, November 10, 2011 |
| Clark County, WA "Voters on board with C-Tran" The Columbian, November 9, 2011 |
| Seattle, WA "Seattle voters defeat car-tab fee" The Seattle Times, November 9, 2011 |
| Washington "Tolling Initiative Trails; King County Votes No" The Seattle Times, November 9, 2011 |
| Clark County, WA "Vancouver Freight Alliance endorses ballot measure to increase sales tax by 0.02%" The Oregonian, September 26, 2011 |
| Seattle, WA "Seattle City Council sends $60 car-tab fee to Nov. ballot" The Seattle Times, August 17, 2011 |
| Washington State "Liquor, toll, car-tab votes coming in November" The Seattle Times, August 16, 2011 |
| King County, WA "King County Council OKs $20 car-tab hike for metro" The Seattle Times, August, 15, 2011 |
| King County, WA "King Co. Council delays vote on $20 car tab fee for transit" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 25, 2011 |
| Clark County, WA "C-Tran panels will create sales tax arguments" The Columbian, July 12, 2011 |
| Olympia, WA "Roads, transit measure brewing" The Herald, July 3, 2011 |
| Seattle, WA "New business PAC to use transit tax to evaluate candidates" Seattle Post-Intelligencery, June 8, 2011 |
| Port Townsend, WA “Jefferson Transit budget passes, keeps service routes” Peninsula Daily News, May 22, 2011 |
| Clark County, WA “In Washington, Exploring a Sales Tax for BRT Funding” The City Fix, May 18, 2011 |
| Seattle, WA "I-90 light-rail opponents led by Kemper Freeman lose case in high court" The Seattle Times, April 21, 2011 |
| Tacoma, WA "Service cuts are coming soon to Pierce Transit" King 5 News, April 18, 2011 |
| Clark County, WA "C-TRAN approves November bus funding vote; light rail vote still uncertain" The Oregonian, April 12, 2011 |
| Olympia, WA "Washington voters can expect transit, road taxes on the ballot in 2012" The Seattle Times, March 21, 2011 |
| Olympia, WA "Can Washington still afford its roads and ferries?" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 13, 2011 |
| Pierce County, WA "Pierce Transit might shrink 35%" The News Tribune, February 10, 2011 |
| Port Townsend, WA "Transit sales tax measure close to win in Jefferson County" Peninsula Daily News, February 9, 2011 |
| Seattle, WA "An August Transportation Ballot Measure" Publicola, January, 11, 2011 |
| Olympia, WA "New transportation tax? Voters may be asked for more" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 4, 2011 |
WISCONSIN
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Milwaukee County, WI "County rejects Holloway tax plan for transit" Journal Sentinel, January 31, 2011 |
| Dane County, WI "RTA approves plan for expanded bus service outside Madison" Wisconsin State Journal, January 13, 2011 |
NATIONAL
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| National "Voters nationwide choose to pay more for transit" Governing, November 17, 2011 |
| National "More election results: Transit wins big" Streetsblog, November 10, 2011 |
| National "Bus vs. Train: Is it a Fare Transit Fight?" The Street, September 21, 2011 |
| "Transportation as a Civil Rights Issue" Wired, July 26, 2011 |
| Washington, DC “Opposition to Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Underscores Tough Funding Choices for Infrastructure Bill” New York Times, May 20, 2011 |
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