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ELECTION REPORTS * USA - Voters weigh in on transportation issues
Transportation-related initiatives
Grain Valley,MO,USA -OOIDA's/Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -5 Nov 2010: -- On Nov. 2, voters in several states had their say on various transportation-related initiatives. Here is some of they, state-by-state breakdown of how many of those initiatives fared on Election Day . APPROVEDS Propositions:
* California
- 22: Statewide: Prohibits the state from taking or borrowing local government and transportation funds under any circumstances. Among the funds that will be off-limits to the state are fuel taxes dedicated to transportation and transit improvements, local government property taxes for public safety, and the portion of the diesel tax dedicated to public transit.- Measure F: Alameda County: Increases vehicle registration fee by $10 to raise about $11 million each year with 60 percent of the county’s revenue earmarked for roads. Another 25 percent will be used for congestion relief work. Another 10 percent will help make technology improvements at traffic signals. The rest of the money will be used on projects that include crosswalks, sidewalks and lighting.
- Measure M: San Mateo County: Increases vehicle registration fee by $10. Projected to raise about $7 million a year, the revenue will be split between cities and the county. Allowable uses of the funds for cities are roadwork and transit.
- Measure B: Santa Clara County: Increases vehicle registration fee by $10. About 80 percent of the estimated $14 million generated will go for roads. Another 15 percent will be designated for other transportation-related projects.
* Colorado
- Referendum 2D: Snowmass Village: Authorizes a mill levy to raise $357,000 annually for five years. The tax will pay for transportation services and equipment. The tax replaces a 0.81 mill levy that ends this year. The levy funds two retiring bonds for roads and operational facilities.* Ohio
- Issue 56: Garfield Heights: Changes the city charter to prohibit use of red-light cameras and speed cameras to enforce traffic laws.* Rhode Island
- Question 3: Statewide: Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to match federal funds to improve roads, bridges and transit buses. As much as $80 million can be used for road work. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority can use up to $4.7 million to buy and rehabilitate buses.* Texas
- Proposition 1: Austin: Authorizes a $90 million transportation bond. Road and streets projects will get 57 percent of the funds. Alternative transportation projects, such as sidewalks and bike lanes, will get 43 percent. Approval of the bond allows distribution of $100,000 to design a solution to relieve congestion on the Mopac Expressway.- Proposition 1: Baytown: Prohibits use of traffic cameras to issue tickets for a traffic violation without a police witness.
* Washington
- Proposition 1: Bellingham: Raises the sales tax by up to 0.2 percent for pay annual street repaving; building sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes; and contracting with the Whatcom Transportation Authority to buy extra bus service. The tax, which will be in effect for 10 years, is estimated to generate $3.8 million annually.- Proposition 1: Mukilteo: Requires a two-thirds majority of the City Council and a majority of voters to authorize any future use of automated traffic cameras. Fines would also be limited to $20, the amount of the least-expensive parking ticket.
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