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Vancouver, CAN

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METRO VANCOUVER — Elections BC has 65 pairs of boots on the ground as it continues to count and validate the ballots from the recent transportation plebiscite…

More info at http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Transit+plebiscite+ballot+counting+continues+schedule+Elections+says/11160846/story.html

Seattle, WA

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The Sound Transit Board kicked off a public involvement campaign to decide what mass transit projects should be studied as the final candidates for a Sound Transit 3 ballot measure…

More info at http://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/308520711.html

Salt Lake City, UT

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Salt Lake City, UT – Utah Transit Authority (UTA) of Salt Lake City, UT won the prestigious Rail Transit Team Achievement Award at the 23rd annual American Public Transportation Association (APTA) International Rail Rodeo held June 17-21 in conjunction with the 2015 APTA Rail Conference in Salt Lake City, UT…

More info at http://www.apta.com/mediacenter/pressreleases/2015/Pages/150622_Rail-Rodeo.aspx

Wichita, KS

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Wichita Transit is at a tricky crossroads necessitating more cash or new cutbacks as well as strong City Hall leadership…

More info at http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article25192066.html

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Nearly 2.6 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This ridership is slightly less than the 2014 ridership with a decrease of less than one percent (0.7%)…

More info at http://www.apta.com/mediacenter/pressreleases/2015/Pages/150622_Ridership.aspx

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A slight majority of Americans prefer living in a single-family house in the suburbs or a rural area with more land, even if it means driving long distances to get to work or run errands, according to a poll by The Associated Press-GfK…

More info at http://siouxcityjournal.com/ap/washington/poll-shows-divide-over-increasing-money-for-transit/article_419831cb-28a6-5fbb-b156-ae03bbb4f139.html

Atlanta, GA

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Georgia’s excellent bond rating has allowed the state to secure low-interest rates for a total of $1.28 billion in bonds, a hefty chunk of which will go toward repairing bridges and enhancing transit…

More info at http://commuting.blog.ajc.com/2015/06/22/bridge-and-transit-bonds-sold-at-low-rates/

Salt Lake City, UT

Released by The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah shows how investing in mass transit can yield big returns and offers the sort of story that could persuade Congress to increase funding for rail projects, state leaders told 1,200 national transportation managers gathered Monday in Salt Lake City…

More info at http://www.sltrib.com/home/2652803-155/uta-shows-how-transit-fuels-economic

Released by Desert News

Cities and counties throughout Utah have begun the process of allowing voters to decide in November on a sales tax increase to expand and improve transportation infrastructure…

More info at http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631167/Time-to-consider-local-tax-increases-to-enhance-transportation-infrastructure.html?pg=all

Las Vegas, NV

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o readers, the Road Warrior column may conjure imagery of transportation dystopia. The mailbag contains a steady stream of inquiries on the seeming endless havoc played about on our roadways…

More info at http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/road-warrior/las-vegas-transportation-solution-must-be-multimodal