Sacramento, CA
Released by Land Line
A bill to help clear the path for two counties to increase sales taxes for transportation is one vote away from clearing the California General Assembly…
More info at http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=25349
Raleigh, NC
Released by News & Observer
In an effort to widen and improve some of the city’s busiest streets, the Raleigh City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposal to place a $75 million transportation bond on the ballot in October…
More info at http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/17/2971137/raleigh-city-council-to-vote-on.html
Pittsburgh, PA
Released by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As the state House continues consideration of transportation funding legislation, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce are distributing these fliers in support of increased funding…
Springfield, IL
Released by Telegraph Herald
Illinois transit advocates want to tie a tax on gasoline to the price at the pump as part of an aggressive fundraising effort to get a toehold on what they say are rapidly deteriorating roads, rails and bridges…
More info at http://www.thonline.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_9502d985-4945-5601-8227-e58c9b1f2b04.html
Baton Rouge, LA
Released by AASHTO Journal
The Louisiana House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works this week approved a measure that would allow voters an opportunity to establish transportation districts, which could then collect revenue for transportation projects. The bill passed committee by a 16-0 vote…
More info at http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/051013DOTDrevenue.aspx
Olympia, WA
Released by The Seattle Times
If King County wants more dollars for bus service, it should raise sales taxes, not car-tab fees, says Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, co-chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee…
More info at http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021161632_transportationbudgetxml.html
Salt Lake City, UT
Released by DC Streetsblog
It’s number one in the nation in per-capita transit spending. The only city in the country building light rail, bus rapid transit, streetcars and commuter rail at the same time. And that city — Salt Lake City — is a town of just over 180,000 in a remote setting in a red state…
More info at http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/06/05/salt-lake-city-how-a-remote-red-state-city-became-a-transit-leader/
Released by The Sacramento Bee
A new survey released today at the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Annual Rail Conference provides evidence that there is growing support for an already strong majority of people in favor of expanding public transportation. The survey, Americans Support for Public Transportation conducted by the Mineta Transportation Institute, shows that nearly 74 percent of respondents agreed to the use of their tax dollars to create, expand and improve public transportation in their community. The number of respondents increased from an already solid 69 percent of Americans in support in 2012 to nearly 74 percent in favor this year…
More info at http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/03/5466671/nearly-74-percent-favor-using.html
Rossford, OH
Released by Mass Transit Mag
Rossford residents may get a chance to vote this year on whether to stay in the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority, even though a special committee of city council has recommended against dropping out…
More info at http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/10954090/rossford-weighs-tarta-opt-out
Harrisburg, PA
Released by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania will need to post weight restrictions on an estimated 1,500 bridges next year if the Legislature does not act this month to increase transportation funding, state Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch told lawmakers last week…
More info at http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/pa-senate-expected-to-vote-on-transportation-bill-this-week-690112/