The RTA will seek voter approval of Proposition 419, which asks voters to consider a half-cent sales tax to fund the 20-year regional transportation plan (RTA Next/Proposition 418). Both initiatives must pass for the plan to be implemented.

The RTA will seek voter approval of Proposition 418, which asks voters to consider a new regional transportation plan (RTA Next). Accompanying Proposition 419 asks voters for funding. Both ballot items must be approved for the regional transportation plan to be implemented over the next 20 years, with initial projects starting during the first year of the plan. The new plan would go into effect on April 1, 2026.

The City of Addison held a special election to consider withdrawal from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System (DART). Proposition A (Keep DART) passed with 70.01% voting yes, 29.99% voting no.

The City of Highland Park held a special election to consider withdrawal from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System (DART). Proposition A (Keep DART) failed, with 30.31% voting yes, 69.69% voting no.

The City of University Park held a special election to consider withdrawal from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System (DART). Proposition A (Keep DART) passed, with 53.65% voting yes, 46.35% voting no.

Athens voters decided to pass a 0.2% increase to the City of Athens municipal income tax, raising the rate from 1.95% to 2.15%, effective January 1, 2027, with no sunset to fund general municipal operations including the Transportation Assistance Fund at the city’s discretion. The Mayor of the City of Athens also pledged to restore Saturday bus service if the measure passed.

Belmont County voters decided to pass a renewal of a property tax levy to fund Eastern Ohio Regional Transit Authority (EORTA) bus operations serving Bellaire, Bridgeport, Brookside, Shadyside, and Yorkville in Belmont County, Ohio.

Holland and Holland Charter Township voters decided to renew, restore, and increase the existing operating millage for Macatawa Area Express (MAX) Transit in the City of Holland and Holland Charter Township. The 0.6 mill levy for five years (2027–2031) combines three elements: renewal of the current 0.3854 mills expiring December 31, 2026; restoration of 0.0146 mills lost to Headlee Amendment rollbacks; and a new 0.2 mill increase.

Licking County voters decided to approve a 0.15% sales and use tax for 10 years to provide additional general revenues for the Licking County Transit Authority, preserve and improve transit services, and ensure long-term service availability. The tax is estimated to generate between $3.5 million and $6 million annually (the total and annual revenues reflect the midpoint of that estimate)

Huntington voters decided to pass a proposal to authorize additional levies for the years beginning July 1, 2027 through July 1, 2031 for the purpose of providing sufficient local funding to the Tri-State Transit Authority to continue bus service to the City of Huntington.

Cabell County voters decided to pass a proposal to authorize additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027 through July 1, 2031 (five years) for multiple county services, including $1,605,122 annually to the Tri-State Transit Authority

Kanawha County voters decided to continue and redistribute the existing Public Safety Levy, decreasing the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority’s share from 43.5% to 39%, set to go into effect in 2028 for five years.

Benwood voters approved the renewal of a 2.5 mills property tax levy to fund the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority’s operating, capital, equipment, and facilities costs for the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years.

Athens-Clarke County voters decided to pass the renewal of a 1% Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) that would provide $70 million for transportation over 5 years to fund Athens Transit operations, bus replacement, new transfer station, service expansion, and bus stop improvements.

Oregon voters decided against upholding five provisions of Oregon House Bill 3991, which included a temporary doubling of statewide transit payroll tax from 0.1% to 0.2% for two years through January 1, 2028, and would have generated a total estimated $304 million for public transit agencies statewide through the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund. The bill would have also increased the gas tax and vehicle registration and title fees with no sunset date.

Jackson County voters decided to pass Ballot Measure 15-240, which will renew an existing property tax levy to maintain Rouge Valley Transportation countywide bus service. The tax levy continues an existing 13 cents per $1,000 on the assessed value of a house until it automatically expires in 5 years under Oregon law.

Sonoma and Marin County voters will decided to pass the SMART Initiative—a citizen-led extension of Measure Q, a quarter-cent retail transactions and use tax that funds the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system, for 30 years beyond its current 2029 sunset. The measure will generate approximately $51 million annually to support operations, maintenance, and expansion.

A new 10-year countywide levy of up to 0.9831 mills replacing SMART’s expiring millage and — following the state’s elimination of community opt-outs — distributing revenue to Wayne County, SMART, DDOT, and other community and regional transit providers to expand service countywide, generating an estimated $57.6 million in its first year.

A new 0.689-mill property tax for the Delta Area Transit Authority (DATA) for eight years to fund expanded countywide transit service, including earlier morning hours, Friday evening and all-day Saturday service, and coverage of seven townships currently without access. The millage is estimated to generate approximately $1,100,000 annually for a period of 8 years (2026-2033).

A 6-year renewal and increase of the county transit levy — combining a 0.5-mill renewal with a 0.25-mill increase for a total of 0.75 mill — to fund Manistee County Transportation’s Dial-A-Ride, expand service hours, and improve ride availability, generating an estimated $1.2 million in its first year.

An 8-year renewal of a 0.4-mill levy to fund the township’s contract with the Ludington Mass Transportation Authority (LMTA) for dial-a-ride service, generating an estimated $357 thousand in its first year.

A 5-year renewal and restoration of a 0.6-mill countywide levy to fund the Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority (WexExpress), generating an estimated $845 thousand in its first year

A 6-year renewal of a 0.6-mill countywide levy to fund Marquette County Transit Authority (Marq-Tran) operations, equipment, and facilities, generating an estimated $2.1 million in its first year.

A 20-year renewal of the existing 0.2% sales and use tax funding Spokane Transit Authority (STA) operations from 2029 through 2048, generating approximately $30 million annually to maintain current service levels and fund the Connect 2035 plan, including the Division Street bus rapid transit line

A 2-year renewal of a 0.19-mill levy to fund Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency (SATA) Dial-A-Ride service in the township, generating an estimated $48 thousand in its first year.

A 6-year renewal and restoration of a 0.6-mill countywide levy funding Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) transportation for seniors and people with disabilities — including door-to-door Spec-Tran service, rural connector routes, and veterans’ medical transportation — generating more than $6.1 million in its first year.

A 7-year renewal and increase of the Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority (KCTA) levy from 0.3124 to 0.36 mills to fund Metro’s countywide Metro Connect and Metro Share on-demand services, generating an estimated $4.6 million in its first year.

A 5-year increase in the Alger County Transit Authority’s (ALTRAN) millage from 0.75 to 1.0 mills to sustain countywide dial-a-ride service amid rising costs and a roughly 33% cut to Michigan’s statewide public transportation budget, generating an estimated $558 thousand in its first year.

A 4-year restoration of a 0.25-mill levy to fund Charlevoix County Transit’s countywide demand-response operations, generating an estimated $834 thousand in its first year.

A 3-year renewal of a 0.75-mill levy to fund Lake Erie Transit’s (LET) local bus and dial-a-ride service, generating an estimated $1 million annually.

A replacement of the Flint Mass Transportation Authority’s (MTA) expiring 1.2158-mill countywide levy with a 5-year, 1.5158-mill levy — the MTA’s first increase in nearly 15 years, generating approximately $7 million annually in new funding to keep pace with rising operating costs and growing ridership.

A 5-year renewal (with restoration) of a 0.145-mill levy to fund Iosco Transit Corporation’s dial-a-ride operations, generating an estimated $447 thousand in its first year.

A 3-year renewal of a 1-mill levy for Lake Erie Transit (LET) to continue providing local bus service in the City of Monroe, generating an estimated $2.1 million annually.

A new 6-year, 0.47-mill levy to restore dedicated funding for Ogemaw County Public Transit after its previous millage lapsed following a failed 2024 renewal, generating an estimated $582 thousand in its first year.

A 4-year renewal of a 0.33-mill levy to fund the St. Joseph County Transportation Authority (SJCTA), whose millage covers a third of its operating budget across 23 weekday and 5 Saturday routes, generating an estimated $975 thousand in its first year.

A 10-year renewal and increase of the Interurban Transit Authority’s levy from 0.5 to 1.0 mills across Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township, generating an estimated $1.1 million annually to maintain and grow demand-response service amid rising bus costs and uncertain state and federal funding.

The “Better Roads. Safe Streets” proposal would extend Measure C, the expiring transportation sales tax, for 30 years and dedicate 25% of the revenue to public transit. Supporters officially  submitted over 32,000 signatures to the Fresno County Elections Office on April 14, 2026.The Clerk’s office has 30 business days to verify the signatures.

Charleston County voters will decide whether to approve a new half-cent sales tax — replacing the current 2004 transportation sales tax set to expire in 2027 — for 25 years to fund roadway infrastructure, public transit, and land preservation, projected to generate $4,250,000,000 over the life of the measure, with approximately 20% directed to public transit.

Voters in Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Mateo County, and Santa Clara County and San Francisco County will decide whether to pass the Connect the Bay Area regional ballot measure, which would create a 14-year sales tax (0.5% in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties and 1% in San Francisco County). The tax would generate about $1 billion annually to prevent major service cuts and improve regional transit systems including Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Caltrain, and AC Transit.

The “Stronger Muni For All” campaign has put a 15 years parcel tax measure on the November ballot that would generate around $160 million annually to fund Muni, with $150 million dedicated to reducing Muni’s budget deficit and $10 million dedicated to service quality improvements. If approved, property owners would be billed based on property type and square footage: single-family properties at $129/year, multifamily at $249/year, and non-residential parcels at $799/year, with additional tax for larger properties.

Tempe voters will decide whether to approve a new permanent 0.5% sales tax to fund transportation, public safety, and early childhood care and preschool programs, estimated to generate $50,000,000 annually. If approved, 0.1% of the tax would support transit, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements, including a potential extension of the Tempe streetcar to Mesa.

Pierce County voters will decide whether to approve a 0.3% sales tax increase to expand Pierce Transit service by 40%, including four new bus routes, increased frequency across dozens of existing routes, and two bus rapid transit line overhauls as part of the agency’s Stream BRT system. There is no sunset date for the provision, but for tracking purposes we have estimated the total revenue for transit for 10 years.

Seattle voters in November will decide whether to approve a renewal and expansion of the Seattle Transit Measure — replacing the current 0.15% sales tax set to expire in March 2027 — doubling the rate to 0.3% for 10 years to fund King County Metro bus service, Seattle Streetcar operations, low-income ORCA passes, and transit infrastructure, projected to generate $1,380,000,000 over the life of the measure, with 100% directed to public transit.

Riverside County voters will decide in November whether to renew Measure A, the county’s half-cent transportation sales tax for transportation infrastructure and services, including highway and freeway improvements, local streets and roads, and public transportation, estimated to generate approximately $280,000,000 annually with no fixed expiration.

Greenville County voters could decide in November whether to approve a new 1% sales and use tax for up to 8 years, with funding for transportation services including Greenlink public transit (3%), estimated to generate approximately $33,000,000 total for public transportation.