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Thursday’s Headlines Voted for Transit

Measures funding transit and safe streets passed across the country on Tuesday.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EST on November 5, 2026

Seattle voters agreed to double the city's sales tax for transit.

From Seattle to Charleston, voters all over the country approved local ballot measures funding transit. (Mass Transit)
- In what was expected to be a close race, Bay Area voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to shore up funding for regional transit agencies like Muni and BART. (Mission Local)
- Colorado voters approved a train connecting Pueblo, Denver and Fort Collins. (Westword)
- Charlotte voters approved a bond issue for affordable housing and transportation. (WFAE)
- Charleston voters approved a $4 billion transportation sales tax. (News 2)
- Seattle voters backed a tax for bus service by a 40-point margin. (KOMO)
Cara Stern spoke to writer Henry Grabar about how parking increases the cost of housing. (Missing Middle Initiative)
Streamlining the permitting process is fine, but it needs to be part of a new transportation paradigm that prioritizes transit over highways. (Transportation for America)
The Federal Railroad Administration released $550 million for passenger rail in North Carolina and Virginia. (High Speed Rail Alliance)
Traffic calming and speed cameras helped lower pedestrian deaths in Philadelphia by 26 percent. (Voice)
Knoxville is installing automated speed cameras in school zones. (WVLT)
Late buses are costing Boston students a lot of instructional time. (WBUR)
Operating high-speed rail in Spain sounds a lot like being an air traffic controller. (El Pais)
Police arrested four people protesting the removal of a Toronto bike lane. (CBC)
France shows that good transit is possible in smaller cities and towns. (The Transit Brief)