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Public Transit at the ballot box: 2023 so far & Election Day preview
Friends, Next Tuesday, voters will go to the ballot box to vote in important state and local elections. Though it’s an off-year election with fewer items on the ballot [...]
Press Release: Voters Across the Country Support Public Transportation at the Ballot Box
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2022 Contact: Ian Moor, ian@cfte.org T.J. Doyle, TDoyle@apta.com VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AT THE BALLOT BOX In Tuesday’s election, voters across the U.S. [...]
Public Transit on the Ballot – 2022
Friends, With Election Day next Tuesday, public transit is on the ballot across the country. While the number of measures on the ballot this year is consistent with midterm [...]
Reflections and Holiday Wishes
As 2021 comes to a close, the team at CFTE wishes you happy holidays! This year has been challenging but fruitful for advocates of public transportation. Despite the pandemic’s [...]
Public Transit at the Ballot Box: 2021 Recap & November Preview
Friends, The year 2021 has been a huge year for public transit, though not necessarily at the ballot box. Transit systems across the country have lobbied for federal assistance, [...]
APTA’s CFTE backs Biden’s plan to invest in transit & infrastructure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2021 Contact: Ian Moor ian@cfte.org Center for Transportation Excellence: “Voters have put their money where their mouth is when investing in infrastructure” CFTE backs Biden [...]
APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence Praises President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2021 Contact: Ian Moor ian@cfte.org APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence Praises President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Plan provides much-needed funding to transform public transit [...]
A Retrospective Analysis: Public Transit on the Ballot in 2020
The story of public transit ballot measures in 2020 is counterintuitive. In more ways than we can count, 2020 was a catastrophe for nearly all sectors of society. Sadly, [...]