Monroe, MI
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Rochester area officials: No resident demand for additional public transportation
Rochester, MI
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A recent online petition demanding regional public policy makers create a regional transit solution in the next 60 days has more than 1,400 “signatures.”…
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What Sound Transit measure means to voters
Seattle, WA
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Sound Transit is seeking an additional $15 billion in local taxing authority to fund the next round of slated transit projects once the currently approved projects are completed in 2023…
More info at http://www.federalwaymirror.com/opinion/291889651.html
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Future of Reno’s transit at stake
Reno, NV
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A citizens advisory group is set to finalize its recommendations on how to close a multimillion-dollar gap in funding public transportation across the Reno-Sparks area, with some participants acknowledging one key challenge ahead is a general disconnect between the public and transit's value…
More info at http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/02/13/future-renos-transit-stake/23386703/
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3 years of gas-tax increases in state Senate transportation plan
Seattle, WA
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More info at http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025687482_senatetranspoxml.html
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Business owners say no to transit tax: CFIB poll
Vancouver, CAN
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One business organization says its members have made their views on Metro Vancouver’s transit referendum known loud and clear.
According to a poll released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), 80% of Metro Vancouver business owners said they would vote no to raising the provincial sales tax 0.5% increase to pay for transit improvements. Just 17% said they would vote yes…
More info at http://www.biv.com/article/2015/2/business-owners-say-no-transit-tax-cfib-poll/
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Small business association calls for No vote in B.C. transit tax plebiscite
Vancouver, CAN
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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has broken with other leading business groups to call for a No in the Lower Mainland’s plebiscite, saying a proposed sales tax to finance transit is too expensive for its members and would set an unfortunate precedent…
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Time to meet transit challenge with regional millage
Detroit, MI
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As mayor of Southfield for 14 years, I had the honor of leading a city with one of the largest small-business addresses in our state…
More info at http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/02/11/transit-detroit-michigan/23243771/
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Plan to expand and revamp public transport fails to clear city council subcommittee
Phoenix, AZ
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A plan to expand public transit and revamp transportation infrastructure in Phoenix failed to advance at a city council subcommittee meeting Tuesday and faced scrutiny from some community members…
More info at http://downtowndevil.com/2015/02/11/67208/phoenix-public-transit-city-council-tax/
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TransLink CEO demoted to adviser role ahead of transit tax referendum
Vancouver, CAN
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The Lower Mainland’s transportation agency has demoted its CEO to a highly paid adviser, installed an interim leader, and promised to start a search for a permanent one, in moves local mayors say will help get a Yes vote in the plebiscite on a new sales tax for transit…