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Jul. 12, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: The War on Transit

Are rural-dominated legislatures fighting a war on transit that they can win by default?  It looks that way in the…
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Jul. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: And So It Begins

From Ken Ohrn … @News1130Radio tweeted this: QUESTION: Should money be taken from community services to fund transit instead? Tweet…
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Jul. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Referendum: Colour me skeptical

From News1130: With fewer than 500 days to put it together, is it even possible for all parties to agree…
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Jun. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Transit Referendum: Should there be one?

The Mayors’ Council thinks not.  Referenda are tools without context and would be divisive to the region… [and] making complex…
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Jun. 24, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Referendum: Mobilizing Opposition

It’s just a matter of time before the awfulness of the proposed referendum (for any new source of revenue for…
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Jun. 20, 2013 / Gordon Price

"The ‘driving boom’ is over"

Robert Steuteville in Better! Cities & Towns explores what ‘peak car’ means for urban places, transportation, and policy: Per capita driving (in…
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Jun. 19, 2013 / Gordon Price

TransLink Referendum: Can It win? What do we need to know?

I’ve been conducting a very informal (and too limited) poll to ascertain whether the referendum on TransLink funding options, required…
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Jun. 13, 2013 / Gordon Price

Question: Can a tax referendum be won?

I’d be interested to know what people think.   Can a referendum that proposes tax increases for transit be won? …

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