Nashville, TN
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Declaring it an investment in Nashville’s future, Mayor Karl Dean on Wednesday called for spending $7.5 million to continue development of a 7.1-mile bus rapid transit system through the heart of the city..
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Leaders of county, cities map Hillsborough transit strategies
Tampa, FL
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Three years after Hillsborough County voters killed a transit-tax referendum, county commissioners joined the mayors of Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City on Wednesday to begin mapping out a new transportation plan they can sell to voters..
More info at http://tbo.com/news/politics/leaders-of-county-cities-map-transit-strategies-b82495204z1
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Saginaw County commissioners nix countywide transit authority idea
Saginaw, MI
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For the first time, a proposal to expand Saginaw's public transit service to a countywide authority made it to the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners…
More info at http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2013/05/saginaw_county_commissioners_n.html
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Minnesota transit advocates lament lost opportunities at Capitol
St. Paul, MN
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A half-cent sales tax increase in the metro area to fund bus and rail transit didn't get through the Legislaturethis year, leaving transit advocates frustrated…
More info at http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/05/minnesota-transit-advocates-lament-lost-opportunities-capitol
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Twin Cities Chambers Condemn Failure of Transit Tax
St. Paul, MN
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The presidents of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber and Saint Paul Area Chamber on Sunday condemned the Legislature’s inability to approve a dedicated funding source to expand Twin Cities transit…
More info at http://edenprairie.patch.com/articles/twin-cities-chambers-condemn-failure-of-transit-tax
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PSTA riders set another record
Pinellas County, FL
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Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus riders resumed their record streak last month by taking more rides than in any other April in PSTA history. The mark is a 4 percent improvement over April 2012 and the fifth highest monthly total ever…
More info at http://www.tbnweekly.com/pinellas_county/content_articles/052013_pco-03.txt
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Pinellas tries to learn from Hillsborough transit loss
Clearwater, FL
Released by The Suncoast News
Prominent business and civic leaders in Hillsborough County raised more than $1.5 million three years ago hoping to persuade voters there to pay an extra penny in sales tax to build a light-rail system and put more buses on the road…
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O’Malley signs gas tax bill and announces highway and transit projects
Annapolis, MD
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Gov. Martin O’Malley signed Maryland’s first gas tax increase in 20 years into law on Thursday and announced $1.2 billion in highway and transit projects…
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Transit union pushes for passage of internet sales tax bill
Released by The Hill
The union for public transportation workers is pushing Congress to pass a bill to allow state and local governments to collect sales taxes…
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Austin’s urban rail plan could wrap up in early 2014
Austin, TX
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Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell told members of the Transit Working Group on May 10 that the urban rail plan could be completed in early 2014 and potentially put before voters in a 2014 election…
More info at http://impactnews.com/articles/austin%27s-urban-rail-plan-could-wrap-up-in-early-2014/