Atlanta, GA
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ATLANTA — Commuters battling traffic in the Bay Area or New York might protest, but Atlanta-area traffic seems to be uniquely awful…
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Richland considers bus tax change
Richland County, SC
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A growing number of Richland County Council members want to boost the amount of money going to bus service if voters approve a transportation tax Nov. 6…
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In 3-2 vote, county puts roads tax on ballot
Gainesville, FL
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Now it goes to the voters. Months of sometimes contentious County Commission debate over a transportation sales tax culminated Tuesday evening with a 3-2 vote to put before the voters in November a referendum on a 15-year, three-fourths-cent sales tax for roads…
More info at http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120710/ARTICLES/120719940?CFID=30527&CFTOKEN=61126108
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California High Speed Rail Funding Approved
Sacramento, CA
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ACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers approved billions of dollars Friday in construction financing for the initial segment of the nation's first dedicated high-speed rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco…
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Macomb County senators won’t aid state vote on regional transit
Macomb County, MI
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Macomb County commissioners are urging two state senators to support a vote on regional transit authority legislation that has been stalled in Lansing…
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Council supports Richland sales tax increase
Richland County, SC
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Richland County Council signaled its willingness Tuesday to put a transportation sales tax on the November ballot after a public hearing packed with sign-toting, T-shirt wearing bus advocates…
More info at http://www.thestate.com/2012/06/20/2323529/xxxxxx.html
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Commission Votes Against Debate on Transit Sales Tax
Wake County, NC
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In a 4-to-3 vote along party lines, members of the Wake County Commission Monday turned down a proposal to consider a transit plan and a half-cent sales tax referendum for this November’s ballot…
More info at http://www.raleighpublicrecord.org/news/2012/06/19/commission-votes-against-debate-transit-sales-tax/
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C-Tran board backs light rail vote
Clark County, WA
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The C-Tran Board of Directors on Tuesday called for a sales tax ballot measure to support light rail in Clark County, making a November vote all but a sure thing…
More info at http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/12/c-tran-board-backs-light-rail-vote/
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Pierce Transit will seek tax boost
Tacoma, WA
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A sales tax increase to help Pierce Transit restore services and avoid further cuts will head to voters this fall…
More info at http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/06/11/2177306/pierce-transit-will-seek-tax-boost.html
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Perrysburg requests bids for city transportation service
Perrysburg, OH
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Despite some reservations raised Tuesday, Perrysburg City Council unanimously voted to send out a request for proposals to transit companies. It brings the city one step closer to developing its own public transportation service separate from TARTA…