Local transportation funding measures

Local Transportation Funding Measures Voted on Across the U.S. – post includes a table of results of recent votes in 11 U.S. states on a variety of issues touching on transportation.  The data is from the Center for Transportation Excellence.

Between 2000 and mid-2012, there have been approximately 350 municipal, county, or regional transportation funding ballot measures across the U.S., according to the Center for Transportation Excellence database.  These initiatives generally pass — and the Center estimates a long-term success rate of 70 percent — suggesting that voters understand the need for new transportation revenues.