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Phoenix voters could take extreme action to kill rail transit

15 Aug 2019 | Posted by Chris Rall | 0 Comments | Arizona, Phoenix, referendum, Valley Metro

Later this month, Phoenix voters will decide whether to ban all future rail transit investment, putting an abrupt end to light rail expansions and dealing a major blow to the city’s and region’s efforts to create a sense of place, attract talent, and grow the economy.

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Is metro Atlanta vote a bellwether for transportation funding?

7 Aug 2012 | Posted by | 7 Comments | atlanta, ballot, featured, public transportation, referendum, transit, tv2012, vote

traffic jam on 85 outside atlanta The Atlanta region soundly rejected a penny sales tax to fund $7.1 billion in new transportation improvements for the traffic-snarled region. Coming on the heels of the passage of MAP-21, a federal bill indicating a shrinking federal role in transportation funding, many wondered: Will metro regions and localities be able to bootstrap their way out of congestion and mobility woes? Was the failure of Atlanta’s transportation vote a bellwether for votes in other states and metros?