2016 US transportation ballot measures
California[edit]
- County of Los Angeles - Measure M: $0.005 new sales tax, plus indefinite extension of existing $0.005 sales tax for transit/transportation:
- Conversion of Orange Line BRT to light rail
- More than 40 miles of light rail
- Extension of Metro Purple Line
- More than 30 miles of BRT
- 20 miles of mode-undetermined high-capacity lines
- Puget Sound Region - ST3: Mix of taxation
- 60 miles of light rail
- BRT on I-405 and SR-520
- Bay Area Rapid Transit District - Measure RR: Bonds on property tax
- 90 miles (I assume track-miles) of rail replacement
- Tunnel repairs due to water intrusion
- Electrical and train control upgrades
- Earthquake retrofits
- Capacity improvements
- Santa Clara County - Measure B: $0.005 sales tax
- San Jose Downtown BART extension
- Caltrain capacity improvements
- The rest goes to roads
Georgia[edit]
City of Atlanta - City TSPLOST: $0.004 sales tax for city transportation improvements - largely bike/ped/complete streets/streetscaping, though there are some auto-oriented projects, too.
- City of Atlanta - MARTA Expansion: $0.005 sales tax (in addition to the existing $0.01 sales tax) for major transit expansion, including:
- 30 miles of light rail on the BeltLine
- 2 mile extension of West (Metro) Line
- 2 mile starter segment of the Clifton Corridor (Emory U) light rail.
- 10 miles of BRT
- 3 infill stations on existing MARTA lines.
- New railcars
- Arterial bus improvements
- Bus frequency/span improvements
Michigan[edit]
- Southeastern Michigan (Detroit) - RTA Millage: Property tax levy
- Regional BRT network
- Commuter rail between Detroit and Ann Arbor
North Carolina[edit]
- Wake County - Sales tax
- Commuter rail from Durham and Raleigh to Research Triangle ParkBus service expansion countywide
- Commuter rail from Durham and Raleigh to Research Triangle ParkBus service expansion countywide
Virginia[edit]
- City of Virginia Beach - Non-binding referendum on Light Rail extension from Norfolk into the city.
Washington[edit]
- Seattle: Sound Transit 3 (passed - 54% approval)
- 62 new miles of light rail (total of 112 miles), 2 bus rapid transit lines, 1 commuter rail extension
- Includes provisions for affordable housing near transit stations, as well as ongoing maintenance funds
- $54 billion (year-of-expenditure until 2041), funded by 0.5% increase in sales tax, MVET (car tabs) increase of 0.8%, property tax of 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed value
- Kitsap County: Fast ferries
- Spokane: STA Moving Forward
- 0.2% sales tax increase
- Failed in 2015 (0.3% sales tax) and re-worked
- BRT line from Browne's Addition to Downtown Spokane and Gonzaga University campus
See also[edit]
- 2016 US Bay area housing ballot measures (California)
- 2016 US ballot measures - Los Angeles and San Diego counties (California)
- 2016 US ballot measures - Rhode Island
Sources[edit]
Forwarded message ----------
From: David Whitehead <dwhitehead ggwash.org> Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016 Subject: [yimbytown] Round up of YIMBY ballot issues this election To: yimbytown@googlegroups.com
Hello everyone, on our blog we are considering doing a national round-up of transit issues on the ballot this November, see the post outline below.
I'd love to get together a similar roundup of YIMBY/development-related ballot issues.
If you know of some in your area or in other cities, can you add them to this google doc. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vMZy3fVBape-nSii6Yjnvkg3Ov-K8A-HmvOnuQJGwBQ
Please add links, so we can read more, and give a short summary (see the examples below).
I'll share out the list to this email group when it's compiled.
Thanks in advance!
-- David Whitehead
Housing Program Organizer
Greater Greater Washington