US: A State-by-State Look at Transportation Ballot Results

Leah Harnack
Created: November 7, 2012

A state-by-state look at transportation and transit-related topics on the ballots November 6, 2012. At the time of posting, some results were still unofficial.

Washington County

Tigard
Light Rail Amendment - Pass
Requires a public vote prior to increasing local taxes or fees to fund light-rail construction and expansion.
http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/index.ssf/2012/11/tigard_light_rail_amendment_pa.html

Richland county

Sales Tax -
A one-cent sales tax for 22 years that would be used for road improvements, bus service expansion, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
http://irmo.patch.com/articles/richland-county-voters-pass-sales-tax

Harris County

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Referendum – Pass
Authorization to continue diverting part of its sales tax revenues for road projects. Would also Metro to keep up to 81 percent of sales tax collections for transit.
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Voters-extend-Metro-s-tax-sharing-plan-4014412.php

Arlington County

Virginia Beach

Light Rail referendum - Pass
Whether the city should approve reasonable efforts to support the financing and development of The Tide light rail in Virginia Beach.
http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/light-rail-gets-green-light-expand-virginia-beach

Clark County

Proposition 1 - Fail
A .1-cent sales tax that would provide operating money for C-Train LRT and BRT service in Vancouver.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/nov/06/voters-soundly-reject-c-tran-measure-outcome-deliv/