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Kansas City, MO

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Ann Arbor, MI

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Partners for Transit — a coalition of local business and community leaders — called on the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority on Thursday to put a new tax on the ballot to expand transit services in Washtenaw County's urban core.

More info at http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/01/group_calls_on_aaata_to_put_ne.html

Vancouver, CAN

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Metro Vancouver mayors worried about the fate of a planned transit referendum in the fall can take solace in one thing: Similar initiatives in the United States have a remarkable success rate.

More info at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/if-bc-transit-vote-is-to-succeed-campaign-must-start-now/article16338606/

Parkersburg, WV

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City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved placing a renewal levy for the Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority on the May primary ballot.

More info at http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/582243/Parkersburg-officials-approve-MOVTA-levy.html?nav=5061

Seattle, WA

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25 cent fare increase next year and road maintenance backlog also included in package

More info at http://www.westseattleherald.com/2014/01/14/news/king-county-executive-announces-april-ballot-meas

Pinellas County, FL

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By now, Brad Miller has likely driven thousands of miles crisscrossing Pinellas County to deliver his presentation about buses and trains…

More info at http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/pinellas-nearly-400000-transit-tax-campaign-focused-on-educating-insiders/2160642

Indianapolis, IN

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Advocates for expanded mass transit in central Indiana will focus on a Senate bill that gives counties a way to generate more tax dollars to pay for better buses and more routes….

More info at http://www.ibj.com/senate-rolls-out-central-indiana-mass-transit-bill/PARAMS/article/45539

King City, OR

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Tigard is going to grow. So are Tualatin, Sherwood and every other community along the Highway 99W corridor southwest of Portland.

But will they need rapid transit to help them get around…

More info at http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/tigard-transit-debate-010913

Olympia, WA

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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee is urging lawmakers to take action on a transportation tax package this year, saying failure to do so would lead to things like reductions in ferry service and transit options in places like King County…

More info at http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140109/NEWS03/140109844/Inslee-says-lawmakers-must-deal-with-transportation-tax

Lakeland, FL

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LAKELAND | Mass transit board members voted 5-0 Wednesday to recommend an expiration date for a proposed 1-cent countywide sales tax increase for transportation and roads if it passes in November…

More info at http://www.theledger.com/article/20140108/NEWS/140109272#gsc.tab=0