Virginia Beach, VA
Released by The Virginian-Pilot
Light-rail supporters wanted a decisive approval of a referendum they hoped would spur the city to bring The Tide here…
More info at http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/light-rail-gets-green-light-expand-virginia-beach
Orange County, NC
Released by The News & Observer
Orange County voters approved a half-cent sales tax Tuesday to help pay the local share of a $1.4 billion plan for better bus service and a light-rail route connecting Chapel Hill and Durham, according to unofficial results…
More info at http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/06/2466567/orange-county-sales-tax-heading.html
Houston, TX
Released by ABC 13
Eyewitness News is projecting that voters will approve METRO's General Mobility Program Referendum…
More info at http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/politics&id=8874643
Pierce County, WA
Released by The News Tribune
A measure to increase Pierce Transit funding by raising local sales tax was too close to call Tuesday.
Approval would raise sales tax within Pierce Transit’s boundaries by three-tenths of 1 percent, which means a total of 9 cents would go to the agency for every $10 spent…
More info at http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/11/06/2358006/pierce-transit-measure-too-close.html
Los Angeles, CA
Released by The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County voters appeared to be favoring a 30-year extension of a half-cent transportation sales tax, according to early returns Tuesday, but it's unclear whether the measure will receive the two-thirds majority necessary to pass…
More info at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/measure-j-transportation-tax-leading-in-early-returns.html
Memphis, TN
Released by The Daily News
On a recent cold fall day, backers of a one-cent-a-gallon local gasoline tax on the Nov. 6 ballot rallied for their cause on the parking lot of the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s north end terminal…
More info at http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/nov/5/gas-tax-supporters-escalate-campaign/
Toledo, OH
Released by The Toledo Blade
Perrysburg’s pullout from the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority this year will take $1 million in property-tax revenue out of the transit authority’s budget, and should Sylvania Township and Spencer Township voters approve withdrawal referenda Tuesday, the agency will lose nearly $2 million more…
More info at http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/11/05/TARTA-says-it-will-survive-regardless-of-vote-results.html
Toledo, OH
Released by The Toledo Blade
Voters in three suburban communities will consider transit-related referendums that could reshape how public transportation is provided in the Toledo area…
More info at http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/11/04/Transit-referendums-facing-voters-in-3-local-communities.html
Alameda County, CA
Released by San Francisco Chronicle
Alameda County voters, who have a long tradition of taxing themselves to pay for transportation improvements, are being asked to double down on their investment…
More info at http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-Co-weighs-transportation-plan-4006491.php
Walker, MI
Released by The Rapidian
Walker Yes answered some tough questions to help our local citizens understand the City of Walker Proposal for Withdrawal from Interurban Transit Partnership…
More info at http://therapidian.org/local-elections-2012-walker-yes-transportation-proposal