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Transportation
Campaigns and Elections:
 2010
Election Monitoring & Results
CFTE is monitoring communities around the country
considering ballot measures in 2010. Check out our regularly
updated list of possible transit campaigns.
First Transit Election Win of 2010!
Walla Walla, WA-Voters Approve Sales Tax by 76%
November 2009 Elections:
Read Post-Election Press Release
- 2009 was a better than average year for transportation measures, with 73% approved at the ballot box
- It was also a fairly light year for elections, with many communities looking to 2010
Visit CFTE's Election Resources & Issues page to find helpful information for planning and executing a successful campaign.
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Public Transportation
Use Substantially Reduces Greenhouse Gas
An independent scientific
study supported by the American Public Transportation
Association has identified transit use as a major component
of the nation’s climate change strategy. The study, Public
Transportation’s Contribution to U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reduction, shows that when
compared to other household actions that limit carbon dioxide
(CO2,),
taking public transportation can be more than ten times
greater in reducing this harmful greenhouse gas.
Recent News Stories:
Durham, NC "Timing on transit tax eyed" The Herald-Suncft, March 2, 2010
Tampa, FL "Commissioners spar over 'rail' on transit tax ballot" The Tampa Tribune, February 26, 2010
Lansing, MI "HB5770; Lawmakers Propose a Tax Hike" Michigan Policy Network, February 26, 2010
Tacoma, WA "Pierce Transit warns of major cuts; proposes sales tax hike" KOMO News, February 25, 2010
2010 News Archive
2009 News Archive
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 Six Stops to Success
A free, webinar training series
REGISTRATION OPEN
CFTE and the National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates presents a free, six-part webinar series that will provide advocates and transportation organizations with the necessary tools to take a transportation ballot measure from an idea to a success at the ballot box. More Information
2009 Report: Released last year by TransForm, the report Windfall for All: How Connected, Convenient Neighborhoods Can Protect Our Climate and Safeguard California's Economy examines ways to fight climate change and save money.
August 2009 Report:Transportation for America and the Transportation Equity Network have released Stranded at the Station: The Impact of the Financial Crisis in Public Transportation. This report analyzes the impact the current economic climate has had on communities and transit systems.
July 2009 Report: The Texas Transportation Institute and the University Transportation Center for Mobility-Texas A&M University have released the Urban Mobility Report 2009. The report discusses the increased cost of congestion and effective improvement strategies.
Visit Modal Citizen: A Blog by the Center for Transportation Excellence
Modal Citizen is a forum for analysis and discussion of the latest in transportation ballot initiative news. Join us!
CFTE Original Report:
Transportation
Finance at the Ballot Box: Voters Support Increased
Investment & Choice
CFTE analyzed transportation ballot measures from 2000
- 2005. This report documents key trends in these elections
and the implications for transportation finance. From
2000 - 2005, voters in 33 states approved ballot measures
totaling more than $70 billion. Transportation measures
have an amazing 70% approval rate with voters.
More Information
on the Report
Press Release
Gas Prices & Transit Use
Evidence mounts that rising gas prices are translating
into rising, and sustained, public transportation ridership.
Washington Post: Stung at the pumps, More hop on bus
New York Times: Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit
USA TODAY: Ridership is up, but fuel costs strain transit agencies
USA Today: Interest in mass transit, carpools, scooters jumps
2005 Ridership Report
Solving "Oil Addiction"
Public transportation can dramatically reduce the nation's
dependency on foreign oil by cutting energy consumption.
New research outlines the energy and environmental value
of transit.
Read this report and others in 'Trends in Transit' |
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