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Mixed messages on transportation at the ballot box this week

8 Nov 2018 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | ballot measures, broward county, california, colorado, elections, florida, missouri, Tampa, transit funding, transportation vote 2018, utah

With a range of notable ballot measures for transportation considered by voters Tuesday, how did the issue fare at the ballot box? Did the recent trends for transportation-related measures continue?

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What progress did states make this year on raising new funding or improving policy?

4 May 2016 | Posted by Dan Levine | 0 Comments | california, colorado, florida, illinois, minnesota, new jersey, Oregon, state funding & policy, Tampa, washington

Nearly all state legislatures have adjourned for the year. Here’s our regular look at the progress made in states working to create more transparency, build more public trust in transportation spending, or raise new money.

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Leaders say St. Petersburg transit measure key to economic success

29 Oct 2014 | Posted by Teddy Lederer | 0 Comments | bus, bus rapid transit, Capital Ideas, CFTE, florida, Greenlight Pinellas, Joe Henderson, Kathy Castor, light rail, Michael Kalt, Pinellas County, property tax, sales tax, St. Petersburg, Tampa, transit, transportation vote 2014

Voters in Pinellas County, Florida, which includes St. Petersburg and borders Tampa, have the chance to approve a one percent sales tax next week that will raise $130 million per year. The money will kickstart a 24-mile light rail system, improve and expand their bus system by 65 percent, build bus rapid transit lines, and increase important regional connections.

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