News & Updates
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WA?
From American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Center For Transportation Excellence (November 3, 2020): " CFTE tracks and analyzes public transportation ballot measures from across the country, past and present." Continue to read . . .
State and Local Transit Won in a Landslide Yesterday
From Streets Blog USA and by Kea Wilson (November 4, 2020): "Voters across America overwhelmingly supported their state and local transit networks at the polls yesterday — and they did it amid a pandemic that some feared could kill public support for mass...
Elections 2020
From The Transport Politic and by Yonah Freemark (November 3, 2020): "This page provides an overview of major elections related to transportation in the U.S., that will occur on November 3, 2020. Major referenda for transportation for voters to approve and major...
Don’t drop off on transit — Vote YES for Seattle Proposition 1 at the end of your ballot
From Capitol Hill Seattle Blog and by Nicole G. & Anna Z. (November 2, 2020): "With the election just days away, it’s important that Seattleites make their voices heard on the issues that will shape our future. Although the presidential race gets most of the...
Yes for Transit — Sierra Club Supports Seattle Prop 1!
From and by Sierra Club Seattle (October 23, 2020): "Just a few weeks ago we all experienced once again the terrifying reality of the climate crisis. We endured the worst wildfire season on record, and saw our communities covered in smoke, reminding us once more of...
City ballot measure would raise sales tax for Seattle bus service, other transportation projects
From Seattle Times by Heidi Groover (October 20, 2020): "A city ballot measure asks Seattle voters to approve a sales tax hike to fund bus service and other transit programs as government budgets reel from the coronavirus pandemic and fewer people commute throughout...
Campaign Updates
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