Category: Policy
A Sea of Support for Proposition A
The Political Fix blog on the STLtoday.com website managed to acquire the township level results from Tuesday’s Proposition A vote. Upon finding the data, I set about mapping the results to better visualize and compare them to the Proposition M...
Some of the Purported “Facts” About Proposition A Used by Citizens for Better Transit
In their campaign against Proposition A, Citizens for Better Transit claims to be an organization fighting for the poor and against government waste. However, many of the claims made on their own website (once you get past the over the...
Turn the Proposition A Map Blue
Two weeks from today, St. Louis County voters will have another chance to vote for a sales tax proposal to support public transit in the St. Louis region. Proposition A is a half-cent sales tax that is estimated will bring...
The Economic Impact of Highway Removal Is Zero
According to a survey performed by HDR Consulting in coordination with MoDOT, the two-year closure of I-64 had no discernible economic impact on businesses near the highway as compared to businesses elsewhere in the St. Louis region. HDR Consulting believes...
A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: St. Louis County
Sales tax initiatives in St. Louis County Date Sales Tax Result August 1994 0.25% Passed November 1997 0.25% Failed November 2008 0.5% Failed April 2010 0.5% ? St. Louis County has the largest population and number of jobs of any...
A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: City of St. Louis
Sales tax initiatives in the City of St. Louis Date Sales Tax Result August 1994 0.25% Passed November 1997 0.25% Passed * The City of St. Louis forms the core of the Greater St. Louis area. The city currently contracts...
A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: St. Charles County
Sales tax initiatives in St. Charles County Date Sales Tax Result August 1996 0.5% Failed November 1996 0.5% Failed St. Charles Area Transit is St. Charles County’s only transit system and is operated by the City of St. Charles Streets...
A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: Madison County
Sales tax initiatives in Madison County Date Sales Tax Result November 1997 0.5% Failed In Madison County, the Madison County Transportion District d.b.a. Madison County Transit is the agency responsible for the funding and operation of the county’s public transportation...
A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: St. Clair County
Sales tax initiatives in St. Clair County Date Sales Tax Result November 1993 0.5% Passed In St. Clair County, the St. Clair County Transit District is the responsible agency for funding the county’s public transportation needs. The SCCTD currently contracts...