Los Angeles, CA
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Ever since the City Council in July approved a plan to have local land owners help pay for the $125 million Los Angeles Streetcar, proponents of the project have been working hard. They know they need to convince two-thirds of the registered voters in the area to approve the tax in a special vote-by-mail election that starts next month…
Richland County, SC
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The audience cheered each new speaker who took the microphone at a pro-penny rally Wednesday in a public show of support for the beleaguered bus system and its most vulnerable riders…
More info at http://www.thestate.com/2012/10/25/2494069/rally-for-richland-co-sales-tax.html#.UIquhm_A-8A
Washtenaw County, MI
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Citing unanswered questions and too many unknowns in the new Washtenaw Ride transportation authority, Pittsfield Township trustees voted 7-0 Wednesday night to opt out of the program…
More info at http://www.annarbor.com/news/too-many-unknowns-in-new-transit-authority-pittsfield-trustees-say-vote-7-0-to-opt-out/
Richland County, SC
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The issue of trust – whether Richland County Council members would spend $1 billion in new transportation money as they’ve promised – was a central issue Monday night at a debate on the penny sales-tax referendum…
More info at http://www.thestate.com/2012/10/23/2491355/tax-debate-highlights-trust-as.html#.UIbGGW_A-5I
Orange County, NC
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With all the hype surrounding the presidential election, it can be easy for voters to forget about other issues on the ballot…
More info at http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2012/10/5085eed3a14c3
Richland County, MA
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A massive undertaking to relocate railroad tracks and build two bridges over Assembly Street is among long-sought road projects that could be done in Columbia if voters approve a penny sales tax for transportation…
More info at http://www.thestate.com/2012/10/21/2488921/what-city-voters-would-get-from.html#.UIW4W2_A-5I
Kalamazoo, MI
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Kalamazoo voters on Nov. 6 will decide whether to renew a property tax to fund bus service in the city of Kalamazoo for three years…
More info at http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/10/kalamazoo_transit_millage_rene.html
Virginia Beach, VA
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Thirteen years ago, the outlook for light rail was bleak. As the 1999 referendum on whether to pursue a regional rail system loomed, everybody expected the proposal to fail…
More info at http://hamptonroads.com/2012/10/much-has-changed-light-rail-99-referendum
Falmouth, ME
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Mark Twain once observed: "I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one." Words to vote by next month for the good citizens of Falmouth: As the price of gasoline bumps up against the $4-per-gallon mark, the local ballot includes a proposal that, if passed, will throw the town's public transportation system under the bus…
More info at http://www.pressherald.com/news/will-falmouth-throw-the-bus-under-the-bus__2012-10-12.html
Los Angeles, CA
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On November 6, L.A. County voters will decide whether they want a long-term extension of a half-cent transportation sales tax…
More info at http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2012/10/10/28794/measure-j-hopes-to-extend-half-cent-transportation/