Bay Area, CA
Released by Mercury News
Faced with a potential $296 billion shortfall over the next decade to maintain and expand California's aging highway and transit systems, Bay Area leaders are throwing their full support behind an attempt to reduce the voter-approval threshold from two-thirds to 55 percent for transportation sales taxes…
More info at http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_22327854/bay-area-transportation-officials-support-lowering-sales-tax
Forth Worth, TX
Released by Star-Telegram
Private developers who want to build a commuter rail line from southwest Fort Worth to Plano will ask state lawmakers for a special tax district to collect money off the route in 13 cities, officials briefed on the plan say…
More info at http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/05/4526279/rail-supporters-seek-special-tax.html
Perrysburg, OH
Released by The Toledo Blade
Perrysburg voters again will decide whether to fund the city's own public transportation system, this time at a significantly reduced millage for a trimmed service…
More info at http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2013/01/03/Perrysburg-to-put-0-8-mill-transit-tax-before-voters.html
Madison, WI
Released by Appleton Post-Crescent
A group commissioned by Gov. Scott Walker will recommend new fees and laws this month to generate $6.8 billion for roads and transit systems during the next decade…
Tampa, FL
Released by Tampa Bay Times
Just two years ago, Hillsborough County voters convincingly rejected a proposed sales tax hike to pay for a major investment in transit, including commuter light rail…
More info at http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/poll-shows-public-support-for-publicly-financed-light-rail/1267768
Clark County, WA
Released by The Columbian
More than a month after voters rejected a sales tax increase to help pay for light rail, C-Tran leaders are no closer to deciding what to do next…
More info at http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/dec/23/another-light-rail-vote-on-horizon-c-tran-county-s/
Kansas City, MO
Released by Midtown KC Post
Mass transit supporters on Tuesday celebrated the vote approving streetcars and heard about challenges in quickly expanding the two-mile starter line…
More info at http://midtownkcpost.com/2012/12/19/expanding-the-streetcar-the-opportunities-and-challenges-3908
Tampa, FL
Released by The Tampa Tribune
Leaders of a new nonprofit group, Connect Tampa Bay, say they want to give average citizens a voice in coming debates over public transportation in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties…
More info at http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/dec/18/nonprofit-to-push-transportation-improvements-in-h-ar-584881/
Annapolis, MD
Released by The Washington Post
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) said Tuesday that his administration is “still having conversations” about whether to make another run at raising more money for transportation projects in the upcoming legislative session…
Tampa, FL
Released by The Tampa Tribune
An executive with Hillsborough County's transportation planning agency asked state legislators Monday to allow Tampa and other large cities to hold sales tax referendums for transportation..
More info at http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/dec/17/planners-push-lawmakers-to-allow-tampa-transit-tax-ar-584749/