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STATE
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CITY
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SUBJECT
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DATE/COMMENT
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AK
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Anchorage
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The city of Anchorage is proposing a
$1.93 million public transit bond. The money would
be used to match federal capital grants available to
the city transit system and would pay for new buses,
paratransit vehicles, bus stop shelters and new
computer systems that would improve efficiency and
cut long-run costs.. |
ON BALLOT 04/05/05
APPROVED 54% TO 46% |
|
AR
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Little Rock
|
Officials are exploring ways to fund
increased street car service and other transit
improvements, possibly with a dedicated tax. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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AR
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Jonesboro
|
The North East Arkansas Transit
Authority board unanimously approved a motion to
request that the Craighead County Quorum Court place
a referendum on November's general election ballot
to create and support through funding a
Jonesboro-Craighead County transit system for a
3-year trial period. Will reconsider in 2005 |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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AZ
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Tucson
|
After a defeat in 2003, transit
advocates and the business community are gearing up
for another proposal to fund transit, possibly for
November |
Likely 2006 |
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CA
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San Carlos
|
Measure T, the $59 parcel tax
proposal, would raise about $650,000 a year for five
years to fund the city's free shuttle service,
SCOOT. |
ON BALLOT 03/08/05 FAILED
45% TO 55% |
|
CA
|
Santa Cruz County
|
After being defeated in 2004, Santa
Cruz County may again ask voters for additional
transportation funds as soon as 2005. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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Ventura County
|
Ventura County supervisors may again
ask voters for additional transportation funding as
soon as 2005. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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Merced County
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After failing to garner the required
2/3 majority vote in 2002, officials are looking to
present a revised expenditure plan to voters. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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San Luis Obispo County
|
First countywide attempt for
transportation funding |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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Shasta County
|
First countywide attempt for
transportation funding |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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San Joaquin County
|
First countywide attempt for
transportation funding |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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Monterey County
|
After an unsuccessful attempt in
1998, officals are considering whether to prepare
for a new campaign to fund transportation
improvements in the county |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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Santa Barbara County
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With their current funding mechanism
set to expire in 2009, officials are preparing to go
to voters again soon. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
|
Yolo County
|
First countywide attempt for
transportation funding |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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Napa County
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After an unsuccessful attempt in
2004, officials are considering whether to prepare
for a new campaign to fund transportation
improvements in the county |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CA
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Orange County
|
OCTA officials are planning to place
a 20- or 30- year extension of Measure M on the
ballot in the next few years. |
Likely 2006 |
|
CA
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Fresno County
|
After an unsuccessful attempt in
2002 and with the current funding mechanism set to
expire in 2007, officials are again preparing to go
to voters. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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CA
|
Bay Area
|
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has left
the way clear to put a seismic-safety bond before
voters this year for the Bay Bridge and other
projects |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
CO
|
Castle Rock
|
Voters in Castle Rock will be asked
this fall whether to impose a 1 percent tax increase
to participate in the Regional Transportation
District |
ON BALLOT 11/01/2005 |
|
FL
|
Martin County
|
Martin County commissioners are
considering a new tax to keep public transit running
after federal operating dollars dry up next year. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
FL
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Lake County
|
Lake County officials are
considering adding an additional nickel gas tax to
help pay for a bus service for elderly, disabled and
low-income residents.
|
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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FL
|
Tampa
|
Mayor Pam Iorio is proposing a
transit referendum to help expand HARTline services
throughout the Tampa region |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
FL
|
Broward County
|
A coalition of education and county
officials want to ask Broward voters to approve an
extra penny sales tax to raise a quarter-billion
dollars a year for schools, public safety and mass
transit |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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ID
|
Nampa
|
Officials are mulling over funding
options to support Valley Rides Regional Operations
and Capital Improvement Plan. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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IN
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Indianapolis
|
After shelving a food and beverage
tax proposal to fund transit in 2004, officials are
looking for other options |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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LA
|
Baton Rouge
|
In order to secure federal funding
for a bus rapid transit system, local officials are
exploring funding options to pick up the remaining
tab. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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MA
|
Oak Bluff and surrounding Towns
|
Voters will decide on Article Nine
which would provide up to $60,680 per year ($410,000
total) for the town's share of a two-year pilot
program offered by the Vineyard Transit Authority to
provide extended fixed route bus service, para-transit
service (for disabled citizens), and year-round
transportation for the Seniors' Day Program. To be
approved, voters in 4 of the 6 following towns need
to approve: Oak Bluff(Approved), Edgartown(Approved),
Tisbury(Approved), West Tisbury(Approved),
Chilmark(Approved), Aquinah
|
ON BALLOT 04/12/05
APPROVED |
|
MI
|
Barry County
|
First countywide public transit
millage request. The .25 levy will raise $403,000
over 10 years and will cost $12.50 per year for the
owner of a home with a taxable value of $100,000.
|
APPROVED |
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MI
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Livonia
|
City Council has decided to let city
residents vote on whether to drop out of the SMART
system. The proposal would impose a half-mill tax,
and after leaving the Suburban Mobility Authority
for Regional Transportation system, use the money to
bolster a city bus service and improve city
facilities. |
ON BALLOT (either August Primary or
November General election)
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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MI
|
Kalamazoo
|
The agreement to take over
Care-A-Van commits city and county officials to work
with other local governments and stakeholders to
establish a transit authority that would expand
Metro Transit's current system by no later than Dec.
31. It calls for asking voters to approve a
property-tax millage to support an expanded transit
authority no later than Nov. 7, 2006. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
MI
|
Branch County
|
The Branch Area Transit Authority
has presented a .35 renewal operational millage to
support the agency. |
ON BALLOT 02/22/05
APPROVED 68% TO 32% |
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MI
|
Corrunna
|
The Shiawassee Area Transportation
Agency (SATA) has presented a one year request for
.2325 in public transportation millage, which would
raise $12,000 for the agency. |
ON BALLOT 02/22/05
APPROVED 75% TO 25% |
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MI
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Saginaw
|
After an unsuccessful attempt on a
proposed 3 mill renewal levy last March, STARS is
again proposing a similar measure to ease the
consequences of the $1.9 million cut to the bus
system's budget. |
ON BALLOT 02/22/05
APPROVED BY 81 VOTES!!
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|
MI
|
Holland
|
Voters in Holland will decide
whether to renew funding for the Macatawa Area
Express bus service with a 3 year 0.6 mill levy.
|
ON BALLOT 05/03/05
APPROVED 80% TO 20% |
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MI
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Flint
|
The Mass Transportation Authority
plans to ask voters in the city to renew a 0.6-mill
levy, which funds bus routes throughout Flint. The
millage is in addition to the 0.8 mills levied
across Genesee County, so city residents ultimately
pay 1.4 mills for MTA service. |
ON BALLOT 08/2005 |
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MI
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Van Buren County
|
The Van Buren Public Transit system
has operated without a dedicated funding source. The
county board has recommended a county levy of up to
a quarter-mill. If passed, the levy would raise an
estimated $513,853 per year |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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MN
|
Twin Cities
|
A diverse coalition of health,
faith, environmental and labor groups have called
for a half-cent Twin Cities sales tax to produce
$225 million a year in new funding for transit,
pedestrian and bikeway initiatives. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
NC
|
Chapel Hill
|
Chapel Hill Town Council members
want to discuss adding a $1 luxury tax to each
ticket for a major event — such as a UNC men’s
basketball game — that is valued at more than $35,
to benefit Chapel Hill Transit |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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NH
|
Salem
|
The first steps toward a fixed-route
bus system linking 11 communities along the
Interstate 93 corridor will be decided in March by
voters in six towns. Warrant articles seeking money
for the program will appear on ballots in Danville,
Derry, Hampstead, Pelham, Plaistow and Salem. |
ON BALLOT 03/08/05
Salem APPROVED
Plaistow APPROVED
Hampstead APPROVED
Danville APPROVED
Pelham
FAILED |
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NM
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Los Alamos
|
The county council is proposing a 1
percent increase in the vehicle excise tax to
support transportation in New Mexico. Roughly $300
on each new vehicle sold in the state would be split
3 ways: statewide transportation operations, local
government road funds, and mass transit. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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NV
|
Custer County
|
Voters in the county and two towns
of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe will go to the polls
in November to decide if a rural transit authority
should be created |
ON BALLOT 11/2005 |
|
NY
|
Statewide
|
The Transportation Bond Act, if
approved, would authorize the state to borrow $2.9
billion - half of which would go to the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority for the Second Ave. subway,
to extend the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central
Terminal and to pay for such improvements as new
buses and subway cars. The other half would largely
go toward road and bridge projects across the state.
|
ON BALLOT 11/2005 |
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OR
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Deschutes County
|
After an unsuccessful effort in
2004, officials may seek another tax proposal to
support public transportation in Bend as early as
2005 |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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OH
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Youngstown
|
The Western Reserve Transit
Authority will have a pair of 2-mill renewal levy
requests on the November ballot. The two measures
are a 10-year renewal and a four-year renewal before
voters. The two combined will raise about $2 million
annually for the WRTA. |
ON BALLOT 11/2005 |
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OH
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Steubenville
|
Voters in Steubenville and Mingo
Junction will be asked whether to support
operational and capital improvement costs for the
Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority with a 10
year 1.5 mill levy |
ON BALLOT 05/03/05
APPROVED 61% TO 39% |
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OH
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Columbus
|
To help pay for the North Corridor
light rail project and other transit improvements,
officials are considering a dedicated funding
source. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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OH
|
Cincinnati
|
The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit
Authority –may be considering a countywide sales tax
levy that would shift the burden of Metro's tax
subsidy away from workers in the city. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
TX
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Fort Bend
|
Municipal officials in Fort Bend
County have indicated they will support a proposal
to establish a rural transit district in the county.
|
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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TX
|
Arlington
|
Area leaders may seek voter approval
of a five-county commuter rail system in 2005. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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UT
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Box Elder County
|
Residents of Box Elder County, or at
least some of its cities, could vote next November
on a sales-tax increase to pay for mass transit in
the Bear River Valley. If the tax is approved, it
could mean bus service for the first time to such
communities as Bear River City and Tremonton, as
well as buses to Cache Valley and to defense
contractor ATK Thiokol west of Corinne. A transit
study commissioned by Brigham City found a half-cent
sales tax could raise $1.9 million a year, which
would be enough to fund six routes. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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UT
|
Wasatch Front Counties
|
Transit supporters are eyeing a
possible ballot measure in 2006. The minimum they
are likely to seek is an across-the-board
equalizaiton in the sales tax support the Utah
Transit Authority currently receives |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
|
VT
|
Barre City
|
The Green Mountain Transit Agency is
seeking a $36,572 allocation from the city of Barre
to fund the operation of 18 buses and paratransit
vehicles |
ON BALLOT 03/01/05
APPROVED BY 20 VOTES! |
|
WA
|
Finley
|
Voters in Finley will decide whether
to bring Ben Franklin Transit to their community by
imposing a .06% sales tax to pay for the service |
ON BALLOT 04/26/05
APPROVED 64% TO 36% |
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WA
|
Seattle Area
|
The Regional Transportation
Investment District is assembling a second round of
projects and taxes to submit to urban voters in
King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. |
MONITOR PROGRESS |
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