Lexington Town Council weighs in on county penny tax projects
Lexington County, SC Released by Cola Daily In less than a year, voters in Lexington County will decide whether or not to implement an additional penny sales tax designed to [...]
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Pinellas Commissioners work to finalize ballot language for GreenLight Pinellas sales tax increase
Pinellas County, FL Released by ABC Action News PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - "We are at a crossroads and we need to look to our future," said Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority [...]
Why mass transit is doomed in America: Politicians don’t know people who use it
Released by Salon If you want to know why mass transit is doomed in the United States, look at the place where it is undoubtedly more successful — and more [...]
FTA freezes Cincinnati’s streetcar funding
Cincinnati, OH Released by Cincinnati Business Courier The Federal Transit Administration has frozen Cincinnati's streetcar funding because City Council is considering canceling or pausing the project... More info at http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2013/12/02/fta-freezes-cincinnatis-streetcar.html?page=all
Invest in mass transit to retain young people, Michigan Municipal League says
Detroit, MI Released by The Detroit News To keep young talent from leaving the state, the Michigan Municipal League is urging officials in Lansing to better fund cities and invest [...]
Poll: How should King County fund Metro public transit?
King County, WA Released by The Seattle Times King County officials are weaving their way through some gnarly political traffic. Should they cut Metro transit routes despite growing ridership? Or [...]
Oakland Tribune editorial: Alameda County transportation tax plan fails to correct pitfalls of last one
Alameda County, CA Released by Contra Costa Times Alameda County transportation officials are once again looking to double the sales tax for roads and public transit as they prepare a [...]
Editorial: Transit conference is critical to future of area’s economy
Reno, NV Released by RGJ Motorists in the Truckee Meadows have enjoyed a host of expensive but much-needed improvements in the past few years — thanks in part to an [...]
Proposed state ballot measure would boost car tax to improve roads
Los Angeles, CA Released by Los Angeles Times A former Caltrans leader proposes an initiative for the 2014 ballot that would more than double the state vehicle license fee to [...]
‘Narrow pathway’ may lead to passage of $10B transit bill
Olympia, WA Released by Yakima Herald OLYMPIA — House Transportation Chairwoman Judy Clibborn can tell when people think there’s a real chance the Legislature might pass a multibillion-dollar transportation tax [...]