transportation sales tax
Streetsblog California
VTA Measure B’s Bloated Highway Expansions Leave Transit Unfunded
This article is part of Streetsblog's coverage of transportation sales tax measures throughout the state. There are a total of fourteen such initiatives on the November ballot, including Measure M in Los Angeles, Measures V and L in Merced and Stanislaus counties, Sacramento's Measure B, and Contra Costa's Measure X. We have also covered other Bay Area transit and infrastructure bonds including Measure RR/The BART bond, San Francisco Measures J & K and Prop. E, and Oakland's Measure KK.
October 25, 2016
Contra Costa County Transportation Sales Tax Measure X Pleases Some
Contra Costa County voters are considering whether to tax themselves to pay for transportation, and the plan accompanying the measure has a few potentially game-changing aspects. That doesn't mean that sustainable transportation advocates all support it, however.
October 20, 2016
Transportation Sales Tax Measures on the Ballot: Sacramento’s Measure B
Sales taxes may not the best way to fund transportation, but there are fifteen new sales tax measures on November ballots in California.
October 14, 2016
Streetsblog L.A. Endorses Measure M
There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout the county. For all of the transit, mobility, walkability, bikeability benefits - not to mention health, environmental, and job benefits - across the region, Streetsblog Los Angeles endorses Measure M.
September 23, 2016