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COVID-19 Crisis Casts Uncertainty Over Fate of 2020 Ballot Measures

April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020 | Romic Aevaz

April 24, 2020 - For transportation agencies looking beyond current revenue shortfalls, the economic crisis appears likely to affect plans...

Transit and Road Measures Fare Well, but State Revenue Collection Takes a Hit: Takeaways from Election Night

November 8, 2019

November 8, 2019 | Romic Aevaz

November 8, 2019 - On Election Day, voters across 20 states decided over 100 transportation ballot measures, approving over $7...

Rideshare Taxes, State Revenue Limits, and Major Transit Bonds: Top 10 Ballot Measures to Watch in November

November 1, 2019

November 1, 2019 | Romic Aevaz

October 31, 2019 - This November —in addition to a slew of gubernatorial, state legislative, and mayoral elections—voters across 20...

New GAO Report Finds Issues, Posits Few Solutions

July 26, 2019

July 26, 2019 | Robert Puentes

July 26, 2019 - Support for capital investments in public transit is high in the United States. Evidence for this...

Spotlight on Measure M

July 26, 2019

July 26, 2019 | Robert Puentes

This week, Eno released an important new paper from UCLA’s Michael Manville about one of the most significant transportation ballot...

Measure M: Lessons from a Successful Transportation Ballot Campaign

July 23, 2019

July 23, 2019 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

The purpose of this paper is to situate Measure M in a larger discussion on transportation finance and politics, and...

Eno Releases Issue Brief on 2018 Transportation Ballot Measures

January 9, 2019

January 9, 2019 | Alexander Laska

January 9, 2018 - Voters across 34 states approved nearly $41 billion in new transportation investments last year, according to...

Baton Rouge Voters Pass Sales Tax Increase; Voters Have Now Approved $40.89 Billion for Transportation in 2018

December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018 | Alexander Laska

December 10, 2018 - Voters in Baton Rouge, LA, approved over the weekend a 30-year, half-cent sales tax increase to...

Which States' Voters Approved the Most Funding for Transportation?

November 30, 2018

November 30, 2018 | Alexander Laska

November 27, 2018 - Voters in Florida approved far more funding for transportation at the ballot box this year than...

Transportation at the Ballot Box 2018

November 20, 2018

November 20, 2018 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

The midterm elections in November 2018 held major political ramifications for the United States given the high-profile Congressional, gubernatorial, statehouse,...

How Did Different Transportation Modes Fare at the Ballot Box?

November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018 | Alexander Laska

November 15, 2018 - Voters approved far more ballot measures to raise money primarily for roads than for any other...

Ballot Initiatives: Phrasing Matters

November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018 | Jeff Davis

November 16, 2018 - In both the Missouri and California gas tax ballot measures last week, much of the credit...