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For every passenger mile traveled, public transportation is twice as fuel-efficient as private automobiles, sport-utility vehicles, and light trucks.
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Center for Transportation Excellence
1030 15th Street NW
Suite 750 West
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 349-1037
Fax: (202) 318-1429
info@cfte.org
www.cfte.org
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Ohio
Capital: Columbus
Population: 11,373,541
Major Metropolitan Areas: Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, Youngstown
Federal Transportation Spending: $1,167,365,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)
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State Ballot Process
Ohio has offered both the initiative and referendum procedures since 1912. The total number of signatures gathered for ballot measure petitions must equal at least 3% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election.
State Election Site: http://www.state.oh.us/sos/elecpage.html
County & City Information
Contact your county elections office for more information: http://www.state.oh.us/sos/county_information.htm
Ballot measure information
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Ohio.htm
Additional ballot measure information
http://www.ballot.org/states/oh.html
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| Initiative Year |
Community/Region
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Type Of Measure |
Ballot Date |
Result |
| 2004 |
Hamilton |
Millage tax |
3/2/2004 |
Defeated 69% to 31% |
| Description |
| In early December the Hamilton City Council voted to place a 0.5-mill property tax on the March 2 ballot for continued transit services. The levy would generate about $449,000 a year for the city's general fund, but council members have said the funds would be used solely for transit operations.
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| Initiative Year |
Community/Region
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Type Of Measure |
Ballot Date |
Result |
| 2003 |
Columbus |
Sales tax for transit
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11/4/2003 |
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| No details
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| Initiative Year |
Community/Region
for initiative |
Type Of Measure |
Ballot Date |
Result |
| 2002 |
Hamilton County (Cincinnati) |
County-wide sales tax referendum
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11/5/2002 |
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| Description |
| Sales tax increase (amount not specific) for light rail and/or bus system expansion.
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| Initiative Year |
Community/Region
for initiative |
Type Of Measure |
Ballot Date |
Result |
| 2001 |
Kent |
Sales tax measure
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11/6/2001 |
Passed - 55% to 45%.
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| Description |
| .25% sales tax increase to provide additional funding for the Portage Area Regional Transportation Agency (PARTA)
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| Initiative Year |
Community/Region
for initiative |
Type Of Measure |
Ballot Date |
Result |
| 2001 |
Butler County (Hamilton) |
County-wide sales tax referendum
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5/1/2001 |
Failed - 52% to 48%.
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| Description |
| .25% increase in sales tax for overall fixed route transit.
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| Initiative Year |
Community/Region
for initiative |
Type Of Measure |
Ballot Date |
Result |
| 2000 |
Toledo |
Levy
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11/7/2000 |
Passed.
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| Replacement levy for the Toledo Area Transit Authority to cover increasing costs.
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| STPP State Page: http://www.transact.org/states/default.asp?state=ohio
APTA State Page (Info. on transit
agencies): http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/oh.cfm
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