If one in 10 Americans regularly used transit, U.S. reliance on foreign oil could decline by more than 40%, or nearly the amount of oil imported from Saudi Arabia each year.
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Texas Capital: Austin Population: 21,325,018 Major Metropolitan Areas: Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, El Paso, Houston, McAllen, San Antonio Federal Transportation Spending: $2,721,927,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)
General
Ballot Measure Information
State Ballot Process
No citizen-initiated state ballot measure process in Texas.
In December 2002, the City Council voted to hold a special election to decide whether the city should remain with the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, aka the “T.”
Initiative Year
Community/Region
for initiative
Type Of Measure
Ballot Date
Result
2004
Austin
Sales Tax
11/2/2004
Description
Capital Metro is considering asking voters in November to consider a commuter rail starter line, utilizing an existing railroad track that it owns. The proposal would call for diesel-powered trains to run from Leander to downtown Austin, at a cost of less than $100 million.
