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2008 Elections: News and Information
CFTE provides a clearinghouse of news reports on past and future
measures and other important transportation stories in the media.
CFTE also tracks the progress of ballot measures from the early
stages of local consideration to final election results. Check
back often for regular news and election updates.
News
Stories
ARIZONA |
| Flagstaff, AZ "Mountain Line back on ballot with 5 issues" Arizona Daily Sun, April 2, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "$42 billion proposed for state transit plan" The Arizona Republic, April 8, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Penny hike in sales tax eyed for transportation" Tucson Citizen, April 21, 2008 |
| Flagstaff, AZ "Bus props cruise" Arizona Daily Sun, May 21, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "State lawmaker wants voters to decide on road tax" The Sun, June 2, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Signature-collection goal met for transit initiative" The Arizona Republic, June 25, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Governor thinks transit sales tax proposal will make ballot" Tucson Citizen, August 14, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Court rejects ballot bid for transportation plan" The Arizona Republic, August 26, 2008 |
| Phoenix, AZ "Sales-tax backers won't give up" Tucson Citizen, September 15, 2008 |
ARKANSAS
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| Jonesboro, AR "Financial concerns raised with transit in Jonesboro" The Sun, August 25, 2008 |
CALIFORNIA
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| Los Angeles, CA "Sales tax hike eyed by Metro" Daily News, January 10, 2008 |
| San Diego, CA "San Diego Association of Governments OKs bonds for TransNet" North County Times, January 25, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Support dips for half-cent sales tax to improve transit" Daily News, March 20, 2008 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA "Board makes alphabet soup of sales tax" The Lompoc Record, March 21, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Bullet Train Coming to California Ballots" The Christian Science Monitor, April 9, 2008 |
| Sacramento, CA "California State Assembly Approves California High-Speed Rail Legislation" The Centre Daily Times, June 2, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Sales Tax Bill Advances" Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2008 |
| San Francisco, CA "AC transit urges tax hike to fund bus service" San Francisco Chronicle, June 12, 2008 |
| San Jose, CA "Support for gas tax hike drops with higher fuel prices" Contra Costa Times, June 16, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "Villaraigosa wants sales tax hike for transit" Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2008 |
| Marin County, CA "Commuter train tax is on the ballot" Press Democrat, July 16, 2008 |
| Santa Clara Valley, CA "BART or Bust" Metro Active, July 23, 2008 |
| Sacramento, CA "Bill would strengthen high-speed rail bond measure" The Sacramento Bee, August 7, 2008 |
| Santa Clara County, CA "Voters to decide another BART tax" San Jose Mercury News, August 8, 2008 |
| Los Angeles, CA "L.A. County opposes sales tax increase but puts it on the ballot" Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2008 |
| Oakland, CA "AC Transit vows fare deal if tax passes" Oakland Tribune, September 2, 2008 |
| San Francisco, CA "Measures would hike sales taxes for transit" San Francisco Chronicle, September 20, 2008 |
| West Sacramento, CA "West Sacramento mayor sees trolley in city's future" The Sacramento Bee, October 5, 2008 |
| Santa Clara County, CA "Fate of BART extension sales tax still undecided" San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 2008 |
COLORADO
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| Roaring Fork Valley, CO "RFTA favors testing voters on $100m expansion" Aspen Times, May 9, 2008 |
| Aspen, CO "RFTA sends expansion plan to the ballot" The Aspen Times, June 27, 2008 |
| Aspen, CO "Roaring Fork transit wins big" The Aspen Times, November 6, 2008 |
| Thornton, CO "North metro area to press RTD" Rocky Mountain News, December 12, 2008 |
FLORIDA
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| Tampa, FL "Two counties consider tax for mass transit" St. Petersburg Times, January 23, 2008 |
| Tallahassee, Florida "Florida
voters approve property tax cut amendment" Reuters,
January 30, 2008 |
| Orange County, FL "Is Orange County en route to new gas tax?" Orlando Sentinel, July 23, 2008 |
| Tampa, FL "Hillsborough light rail gets push forward" St. Petersburg Times, August 5, 2008 |
| Tampa, FL "Mayor Iorio pushing for tax for light rail system" Bay News 9, November 23, 2008 |
| Tampa, FL "HART helps keep rail project on track" Tampa Bay Business Journal, December 12, 2008 |
| Bartow, FL "Polk's Top Goals: Transit, Schools" The Ledger, December 15, 2008 |
GEORGIA
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| Atlanta, GA "Property tax cap, transportation sales tax could pass" Savannah Morning News, January 18, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "Transportation issue gets moving in state" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 11, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "Rail transit measure nears passage" The Albany Herald, March 18, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "Gwinnett to cast ballot on MARTA" Atlanta Business Chronicle, May 30, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "MARTA vote to test Gwinnett opinion, not lay rails" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 6, 2008 |
| Atlanta, GA "TRANSPORTATION TAX: Cagle: Consensus must pave the way" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 25, 2008 |
HAWAII |
| Honolulu, HI "Initial City Council vote backs rail referendum 9-0 " The Honolulu Advertiser, July 23, 2008 |
| Honolulu, HI "Council approves transit question for November Ballot" Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 20, 2008 |
| Honolulu, HI "Fate of Honolulu rail system placed in hands of voters" Honolulu Advertiser, September 22, 2008 |
IDAHO
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| Boise, ID "Transit coalition still negotiating local option legislation" Idaho Business Review, February 18, 2008 |
| Boise, ID "Transit advocates at odds with Legislature over constitutional amendment" Idaho Business Review, March 17, 2008 |
| Boise, ID "Constitutional sales tax amendment passes House; moves to Senate" The Idaho Statesman, March 22, 2008 |
ILLINOIS
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| Chicago, Illinois "CTA Doomsday Averted" Chicago Sun-Times, January 18, 2008 |
INDIANA
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| Indianapolis, IN "Sales tax increment financing district proposed for Northwest Indiana" Post-Tribune, January 11, 2008 |
KANSAS
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| Lawrence, KS "Bus system's fate may rest on sales tax" Lawrence Journal-World, May 6, 2008 |
| Lawrence, KS "Larger sales tax weighed for transit" Lawrence Journal-World, June 11, 2008 |
| Lawrence, KS "T's future hinges on sales tax vote" Lawrence Journal-World, July 23, 2008 |
| Lawrence, KS "Transit sales tax questions tied up with T's future" Lawrence Journal-World, August 14, 2008 |
| Lawrence, KS "Lawrence voters save bus system by approving sales tax" Lawrence Journal-World, November 4, 2008 |
LOUISIANA |
| Jefferson Parish, LA "Jefferson Parish Council nixes tax for public transportation" The Times-Picayune, December 10, 2008 |
MICHIGAN |
| Kalamazoo County, MI "Kalamazoo County authority to seek four-year transit tax in November" Kalamazoo Gazette, August 26, 2008 |
| Detroit, MI "Bill would authorize street railroad company" Crain's Detroit Business, October 1, 2008 |
| Williamston, MI "Left without a lifeline: Future fo area CATA service hinges on vote" Lansing State Journal, October 12, 2008 |
| Kalamazoo, MI "Officials plan new tax proposal" Kalamazoo Gazette, November 9, 2008 |
| Kalamazoo, MI "Kalamazoo County Transportaiton Authority delays transfer of Metro Transit" The Kalamazoo Gazette, December 16, 2008 |
| Prescott, AZ "Council agrees on need for sales-tax extension election" The Daily Courier, December 16, 2008 |
MINNESOTA |
| Dakota County, MN "Dakota County likely to impose transit sales tax" Thisweek Newspapers, March 14, 2008 |
| Minneapolis, MN "It's decision time for a new sales tax to fund transit projects across the Twin Cities" Pioneer Press, March 25, 2008 |
MISSOURI |
| Kansas City, MO "Light Rail Moving Fast" KC Community News, March 6, 2008 |
| St. Louis, MO "St. Louis County may put two tax proposals on ballot" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 23, 2008 |
| Kansas City, MO "Leaders commit to transit plan" Kansas City Star, May 30, 2008 |
| Kansas City, MO "K.C. Area mayors weary of November vote for light rail" Sun Gazette, July 3, 2008 |
| Kansas City, MO "K.C. puts light rail on Nov. 4 ballot" Kansas City Star, August 14, 2008 |
NEVADA
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| Washoe County, NV "Sales tax question could prevent bus service cuts" Reno Gazette-Journal, August 24, 2008 |
| Washoe County, NV "RTC ballot questions address budget shortfall" Reno Gazette-Journal, October 12, 2008 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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| Manchester, NH "Time to get on track, Train advocates say" The Union Leader, January 1, 2008 |
NEW MEXICO
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| Santa Fe, NM "Transit district tax plan faces challenges" The New Mexican, April 12, 2008 |
| Santa Fe, NM "Trains, buses and vans: Will NM voters say yes to paying for mass transit?" The New Mexico Independent, August 11, 2008 |
| Santa Fe, NM "Transit tax on Nov. ballot in 7 NM counties" Associated Press, September 26, 2008 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
| Raleigh, NC "Tax doesn't look so bad now" The News & Observer, June 17, 2008 |
| Raleigh, NC "Tax discussed as possible source of highway money" The Times News, November 29, 2008 |
| Charlotte, NC "Bumpier ride ahead for Charlotte mass transit" The Charlotte Observer, December 5, 2008 |
OHIO
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| Mahoning County, OH "WRTA begins task of drumming up support for its sales tax" The Vindicator, January 18, 2008 |
| Summit County, OH "Campaign for METRO Issue 8 sales tax begins" News Leader, February 13, 2008 |
| Akron, OH "Voters pass metro RTA tax" Cuyahoga Falls News Press, March 9, 2008 |
| Youngstown, OH "Sales tax levy would keep WRTA moving" The Vindicator, July 7, 2008 |
OREGON |
| Vancouver, OR "Light Rail likely on Ballot in 2009" The Oregonian, March 11, 2008 |
| Bend, OR "Bend to seek transit tax: third time the charm?" KTVZ.com, April 17, 2008 |
| Salem, OR "Tax-raising proposals face uphill climb" Statesman Journal, April 29, 2008 |
PENNSYLVANIA
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| Pittsburgh, PA "Pittsburgh-area drink tax ballot measures tossed" Philadelphia Daily News, September, 2, 2008 |
| Harrisburg, PA "Judge rejects Allegheny Co. drink tax questions" The York Daily Record, October 6, 2008 |
RHODE ISLAND |
| Warwick, RI "November ballot referendum: Funding for highways, bridges, mass transit" Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2008 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
| Columbia, SC "County Coucil says no to raising sales tax by a penny" ABC News, July 23, 2008 |
TEXAS
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| Arlington, TX "Rail plan needs help, Panel says" Star-Telegram, January 4, 2008 |
| Fort Worth, TX "Anti-tax-hike big business offers other mass-transit options" Star-Telegram, January 31, 2008 |
| Austin, TX "New light-rail plan rolls into Austin" The Austin American-Statesman, April 23, 2008 |
| Dallas, TX "250 miles of suburban transit: Long desired and still expensive" Dallas Morning News, August 1, 2008 |
| Irving, TX "North Texas leaders ready to sell regional light rail plan" Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 16, 2008 |
| Forth Worth, TX "Officials set to propose new taxes, fees for transit" Fort Worth Business Press, October 6, 2008 |
| Dallas-Forth Worth, TX "North Texas lawmakers again pitch plan for commuter rail" The Dallas Morning News, December 3, 2008 |
UTAH
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| Ogden, Utah "Commissioners still mulling UTA tax" Davis County Clipper, January 16, 2008 |
| Salt Lake City, UT "FrontRunner service starts amid festivities" Deseret News, April 27, 2008 |
| Salt Lake City, UT "Express bus plan short on time" The Salt Lake Tribune, August 21, 2008 |
| Eagle Mountain, UT "Towns hoping for bus service" Deseret News, August 24, 2008 |
VIRGINIA |
| Charlottesville, VA "Chamber supports creation of transit authority" The Daily Progress, December 10, 2008 |
| Norfolk, VA "Norfolk considers tax rate hike to pay for light-rail overruns" The Virginian-Pilot, December 11, 2008 |
WASHINGTON
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| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit weighs new ballot issue" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 24, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit shortens its light-rail ambitions" The Seattle Times, February 1, 2008 |
| Olympia, WA "C-TRAN taxing bill fails to elicit vote" The Columbian, February 21, 2008 |
| Tacoma, WA "Sound Transit board weighs expansion options" The News Tribune, March 25, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit unsure about timing, cost of next pitch to voters" The Seattle Times, April 14, 2008 |
| Spokane, WA "Spokane voters back higher taxes" Spokesman Review, May 21, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit aiming to try another vote" The Daily Herald, May 23, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit jeered by county leaders" The Daily Herald, July 7, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit plan is expected to be approved for ballot" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 22, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "Sound Transit sending voters $17.9 billion rail-and-bus plan" The Seattle Times, July 25, 2008 |
| Seattle, WA "How transit supporters closed the deal with voters" The Seattle Times, November 6, 2008 |
WEST VIRGINIA
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| Wheeling, WV "Bus Levies Passed" The Intelligencer, May 13, 2008 |
WISCONSIN
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Commuter Rail Plan Stalls over Funding" Journal Sentinel, January 8, 2008 |
| Milwaukee, WI "Bill's failure means transit ideas likely stalled for a year" Journal Sentinel, March 11, 2008 |
| Milwaukee, WI "Transit tax plan revived" Journal Sentinel, June 11, 2008 |
| Milwaukee, WI "Milwaukee County voters will get referendum on sales tax Nov. 4" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 4, 2008 |
| Milwaukee, WI "Transit backers' quest for financing may get results soon" Journal Sentinel, November 30, 2008 |
| Milwaukee, WI "Regional transit authority runs into resistance" Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, December 3, 2008 |
NATIONAL
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| Washington, DC "Study to kick-start Highway Bill Lobbying" The Hill, January 15, 2008 |
| National News "Healthy Alternative: Take Mass Transit" USA Today, February 1, 2008 |
| National News "President's Spending Plan Recommends $1.62 Billion for Transit Construction" Federal Transit Administration, February 5, 2008 |
| National News "Mass transit systems have a hard time paying the bills" US News & World Report, March 27, 2008 |
| National "Mass-Transit Projects Fared Well at Polls" Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2008 |
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