Issue / Ballot Measures
Transportation Ballot Measures Face COVID-19 Era Test in Ohio
May 01, 2020 | Romic AevazOhioans cast their ballots in the state’s primary election on Tuesday, April 28. Originally scheduled for March 17, the election had...
COVID-19 Crisis Casts Uncertainty Over Fate of 2020 Ballot Measures
Apr 24, 2020 | Romic AevazThe COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a reconsideration of nearly all aspects of the November 2020 elections, from campaigning and...
Transit and Road Measures Fare Well, but State Revenue Collection Takes a Hit: Takeaways from Election Night
Nov 08, 2019 | Romic AevazThroughout 2019, voters in 31 states decided on over 200 transportation-related ballot measures totaling nearly $19 billion in...
Rideshare Taxes, State Revenue Limits, and Major Transit Bonds: Top 10 Ballot Measures to Watch in November
Oct 31, 2019 | Romic AevazThis November —in addition to a slew of gubernatorial, state legislative, and mayoral elections—voters across 20 states will decide...
New GAO Report Finds Issues, Posits Few Solutions
Jul 26, 2019 | Robert PuentesJuly 26, 2019 Support for capital investments in public transit is high in the United States. Evidence for this can be found in...
Spotlight on Measure M
Jul 26, 2019 | Robert PuentesThis 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
Jul 23, 2019 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONIn November 2016, voters in Los Angeles County resoundingly approved a ½ cent sales tax increase to finance local transportation...
Eno Releases Issue Brief on 2018 Transportation Ballot Measures
Jan 09, 2019 | Alexander LaskaJanuary 9, 2018 Voters across 34 states approved nearly $41 billion in new transportation investments last year, according to Eno's...
Baton Rouge Voters Pass Sales Tax Increase; Voters Have Now Approved $40.89 Billion for Transportation in 2018
Dec 14, 2018 | Alexander LaskaDecember 10, 2018 Voters in Baton Rouge, LA, approved over the weekend a 30-year, half-cent sales tax increase to fund road...
Which States’ Voters Approved the Most Funding for Transportation?
Nov 30, 2018 | Alexander LaskaNovember 27, 2018 Voters in Florida approved far more funding for transportation at the ballot box this year than voters in any...
Transportation at the Ballot Box 2018
Nov 20, 2018 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONThe midterm elections in November 2018 held major political ramifications for the United States given the high-profile Congressional,...
How Did Different Transportation Modes Fare at the Ballot Box?
Nov 16, 2018 | Alexander LaskaUpdated December 5, 2018 *This article is being updated. Check back soon for the final 2018 numbers. Voters approved far more...