Planetizen rounded up all the pertinent results from local and state elections on November 8, 2017. The main theme of the day: voters continue to support local and state sources of infrastructure funding.
Land Use and Development
California
- Poway's Measure A loses big, owner closes course (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Novato, California, Urban Growth Boundary Continuation, Measure D (Ballotpedia)
- Windsor, California, Urban Grown Boundary Continuation, Measure H (Ballotpedia)
Colorado
- Denver Green Roof Initiative backers cautiously declare victory as measure holds a small-but-growing lead (The Denver Post)
Maine
- Close vote kills plan to allow Portland residents to block zoning changes (Portland Press Herald)
- Maine voters overwhelmingly defeat proposal for York County casino (Portland Press Herald)
- Voters turn down measure to make Portland first Maine city to cap rents (Portland Press Herald)
Michigan
- Detroiters ease pot shop restrictions (The Detroit News)
Infrastructure
Colorado
- Denver voters strongly approve $937 million bond package for roads, parks, libraries and cultural facilities (The Denver Post)
- Colorado Springs voters pass stormwater fee (KKTV)
- Voters overwhelmingly back regional tax for I-25 widening (The Gazette)
Georgia
- Penny tax sails through (Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News)
- Athens voters back transportation sales tax (Online Athens)
- DeKalb votes approve SPLOST, keep incumbent mayors (Dekalb Neighbor)
Maine
- Mainers pass $105 million transportation bond (BDN Maine)
Michigan
- Grand Rapids bus millage renewal passes by more than 8,000 votes (Michigan Radio)
- Fenton's charter amendment proposal goes down in flames (Tri-County Times)
Missouri
Ohio
- Allen County voters turn down RTA’s sales tax request (LimaOhio.com)
South Carolina
Texas
- Dallas County Schools Bus Agency To Be Abolished (CBS DFW)
- Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings lauds voters as $1B bond package garners overwhelming support (The Dallas Morning News)
- Highland Village voters approve bond for street, park improvements (The Leader)
Hat tip to Robert Puentes, who is cataloguing infrastructure related ballot measures on Twitter at #TransportVote.
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