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US voters back local transit taxes as federal infrastructure law expires

Tracks ballot measures and lobbies Congress on federal transit funding

On Nov. 3, voters approved 22 of 26 transit ballot measures across the country, committing about $31 billion to rail and bus programs, according to the American Public Transportation Association. The largest was a 14-year Bay Area sales tax expected to raise up to $14 billion for BART, Caltrain, AC Transit and Muni.

Updated Yesterday

FTA proposes tying transit construction funds to local birth and marriage rates

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Counts 47 CIG pipeline projects; warns proposal could raise costs

The Federal Transit Administration's proposal to tie transit construction money to local birth and marriage rates is in its public comment period, which closes November 16. Corridors where both rates run more than 1% above national averages could get up to 10 extra percentage points of federal cost share.

Updated Oct 30