East Baton Rouge, LA
Released by The Times-Picayune
East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman John Delgado wants to abolish the Capital Area Transit System and put the bus system under the control of city-parish government. His idea also calls for the parish to hire a private contractor to operate the system…
More info at http://www.nola.com/traffic/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2013/08/ebr_council_member_says_cats_s.html
Wichita, KS
Released by The Wichita Eagle
More states want a seat at the table if passenger rail service expands again across the Plains and South…
More info at http://www.kansas.com/2013/08/26/2965710/kansas-and-wichita-officials-participate.html
Tucson, AZ
Released by Arizona Daily Star
The Regional Transportation Authority is staring at a $300 million shortfall.
And it’s going to require creative solutions or painful decisions to close it, organization leaders say. Translation: More taxes or something won’t get built…
Salt Lake City, UT
Released by Salt Lake Tribune
Utah is about to face a tricky balancing act: how to raise taxes enough to fund new transportation projects that officials say are needed to fuel economic growth, but not make them so high that they chase away business…
More info at http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56769553-90/transportation-utah-projects-transit.html.csp
San Francisco, CA
Released by San Francisco Chronicle
Voters in three Bay Area counties support BART, even if they don't ride it, and would back ballot measures boosting sales or property taxes to improve the transit system, a public opinion poll shows…
More info at http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Backing-for-BART-tax-or-bond-poll-finds-4750486.php
Rossford, OH
Released by The Toledo Blade
The question of whether Rossford should stay in TARTA may or may not be on the November ballot. It’s up in the air, awaiting an opinion by the Wood County Prosecutor’s Office on a matter of Ohio election law. The opinion is expected to come this week, the prosecutor’s office said…
More info at http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2013/08/19/Late-petitions-could-prevent-TARTA-vote-in-Rossford.html
Arlington, TX
Released by Fort Worth Star-Telegram
When buses begin rolling in Arlington this morning, Varun Mallipaddi’s expectations are pretty basic…
More info at http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/08/17/5088638/a-lots-riding-on-max-arlington.html
Sacramento, CA
Released by Sacramento Business Journal
Development may be at the beginning of a new surge in the region, but officials with transit and transportation agencies said there’s a looming question about where the funding will come from for their own growth needs…
More info at http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/08/16/regional-transit-funding-shortage-loomin.html
Missoula, MT
Released by Missoulian
The bus is a therapy tool for people with traumatic brain injuries…
Missoula, MT
Released by NBC Montana
Community leaders launched a committee to support a mill levy request for Missoula's community bus system.'Friends of Mountain Line' is pushing to pass a mill levy that would increase funds for the Mountain Line bus system. If approved buses could extend service later into the evening, increase bus frequency on busy routes and help provide more curbside assistance for seniors and people with disabilities…