Executing the transformative travel plan with more than 40 projects will require the skills of a broad range of industry experts.
Houston Metro and Cincinnati lead the trend with overwhelming success for ballot measures supporting growth and infrastructure.
The vote marks the fourth time since 2000 that Phoenix voters have publicly supported light rail through the election process.
The METRONext plan includes 75 miles of METRORapid BRT service, 16 additional miles of light rail, and 290 miles of BOOST or optimized bus service along heavily traveled routes.
The agency is greatly expanding its transit system thanks to the M sales tax ballot measure approved by L.A. County voters in 2016.
Jeffrey Parker said we need a “moonshot for transit,” to ensure metro Atlanta’s growth as a world-class region.
Voters passed 142 transportation ballot measures last year, 77% of the 185 measures considered.
Overall in 2018, public transportation won 30 of 36 ballot measures in primary and general elections, a win percentage of 83%, according to APTA.
The proposal comes from supporters of Proposition 6, which will ask voters if they want to repeal a 12-cent gas tax hike and increases in vehicle registration fees.
After its $5.4 billion dollar mass transit referendum loss at the ballot box, the agency moves ahead with revised project plans, while also celebrating a rebrand.
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