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Final Scorecard: Voters Approve 22 of 27 Transit Measures
Voters approved 22 of the 27 transit measures on the Nov. 3 ballot, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Together, the winning measures add up to $27.4 billion in long-term dedicated funding for transit. That caps a strong year. Across 2026, voters have approved 56 of 66 transit measures, about 85 percent, for more than $31 billion in transit funding. Last week I reported that APTA was tracking 23 measures. The final list grew to 27, with several small
Rick L'Amie
4 hours ago2 min read
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Final Scorecard: Voters Approve 22 of 27 Transit Measures
Voters approved 22 of the 27 transit measures on the Nov. 3 ballot, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Together, the winning measures add up to $27.4 billion in long-term dedicated funding for transit. That caps a strong year. Across 2026, voters have approved 56 of 66 transit measures, about 85 percent, for more than $31 billion in transit funding. Last week I reported that APTA was tracking 23 measures. The final list grew to 27, with several small
Rick L'Amie
4 hours ago2 min read
Election 2026: Transit Wins Big Where It Mattered Most
It was an exciting night for Democrats across the country yesterday. Results for statewide and national races led to a big blue wave for elected officials. But what about the transit initiatives across the country that the national media aren’t covering? The American Public Transportation Association counted 23 transit measures on this year's ballot, with upwards of $26 billion in multi-year funding at stake. By Wednesday morning, at least 13 had passed or were leading, three
Rick L'Amie
6 days ago6 min read
Inside the Transit World's Biggest Week: Our Special Edition from Chicago
Last week, about 13,000 people who plan, build, fund and run America's transit systems packed into McCormick Place in Chicago for the American Public Transportation Association's TRANSform Conference and EXPO. The EXPO comes around once every three years. This one was a homecoming. The very first APTA EXPO was held in Chicago in 1981. Transportopia was there. It was a spectacle, and it was information overload. More than 800 companies filled the show floor with buses, railcar
Rick L'Amie
Oct 132 min read
Become a Transportopian: Transportopia Is Now on Patreon
Transportopia has a new home on Patreon. It's a different way for you to connect with the show, and I'd love for you to join us. A podcast mostly runs in one direction. I research the stories. I record. You listen on your commute, on a walk, or waiting for the next train. Patreon adds a new way to connect and support our work. It lets listeners who care about this show take a direct part in keeping it going. Transportopia is independent. There's no agency, no network and no c
Rick L'Amie
Sep 302 min read
Transportopia News and Views: A $3.5 Billion Rail Dream, Three New Robotaxi Cities, and the Bus That Finally Won!
News & Views for September 1 to 15, 2026 By Rick L"Amie The Transportopia Podcast is taking on hiatus this week, so we're hoping you enjoy a new News and Views blog post. Its been a minute since our last post. Two weeks of transit news, and the pattern is hard to miss. The biggest decisions about how Americans get around right now are being made locally, one budget vote, one ordinance, one bus lane at a time. Atlanta put a price on a rail line it has talked about for two deca
Rick L'Amie
Sep 158 min read
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