LOCAL FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION

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Transit Funding, All Sources (Billions of Dol-lars)

Federal

State

Local

Fares & Other

Public Transportation Ballot Measures

309 finance measures on ballots between 2000-2010

84% of all transportation measures are finance-related

Sales tax increases or renewals are most common type

Bonds are most successful with 84% approval—but are far more common on statewide ballots than local and regional

Property tax measures are more successful than sales tax measures, with 81% approved vs. 59%

Property Tax26%

Sales tax39%

Bonds11%

Vehicle Fee 3%

Advisory or Non-binding

3% Other18%

Types of Ballot Measures 2000-2010

Transportation Measures Win at the Polls

70% Approval Rate for Transportation Measures

Twice the Approval Rate of All Ballot Measures

Success Across Region, Population, Party Affiliation

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82%83%

65%66%

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Percentage of Transit Ballot Measures Approved

Year Your State Adopted A Gas Tax

“Transportation infrastructure funding decisions are based more on politics than on need.”

Key Sub-Groups Strongly Agree

Men 62%

Women 62%

Urban Residents 58%

Suburbanites 67%

Rural Residents 54%

Car Commuters 60%

Non-Car Commuters 55%

Do NOT Commute 65%

Total Agree85%

Total Disagree

13%

Don't Know 2%

62% Strongly

Agree

Nearly everyone agrees that transportation funding decisions are politically driven.