Early results on yesterday's election are in from around the country, where cities as diverse as Houston and San Francisco and states as varied as Ohio and Maine decided on issues related to planning, land use, and transportation.
A quick roundup of city, county, and state elections from around the country:
San Francisco, California
- Proposition I (Mission Moratorium): Defeated, according to an article by Emily Green.
- Proposition F (Airbnb limits): Defeated, according to an article by Carolyn Said.
- Proposition A ($310 affordable housing bond): Approved, according to an election roundup by Tracy Elsen.
- Planetizen background on propositions F and I.
- Planetizen background on the affordable housing bond.
State of Texas
- Proposition 7: (Texas Sales and Use Tax Revenue for Transportation Amendment): Approved, according to Ballotpedia.
- Brandon Formby and Brando Grissom also report on the new funding for the Texas Department of Transportation enabled by Proposition 7.
- Proposition 5 (Private road construction) Approved, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Harris County, Texas
- Proposition 1 (Road improvement bonds): Approved, according to the Houston Chronicle.
- Proposition 2 (Park Bonds): Approved, according to the Houston Chronicle.
- Harris County Flood Control District Bonds: Approved, according to the Houston Chronicle.
- Planetizen background on flood control bonds.
- Planetizen background on road bonds.
Montgomery County, Texas
- Road Bonds: Approved. Matthew Tresaugue reports that this was the bond measure's third try at the ballot.
- Planetizen background on the Montgomery County road bonds.
Boulder, Colorado
- Issue #300 (Neighborhood zoning authority): Defeated.
- Issue #301 (Development Shall Pay Its Own Way): Defeated.
- Erica Meltzer reports on the failure of these two ballot measures.
- Planetizen background on Issue #300 and Issue #301.
Seattle, Washington
- Proposition 1 (Move Seattle): Approved.
- Mike Lindblom reports on the approval of the $930 million transportation levy.
- Richard D. Oxley also reported on Move Seattle earlier inthe day, when the outcome was still undecided.
- Planetizen background on Move Seattle.
State of Ohio
- Issue 3 (Legal Marijuana): Defeated.
- Rich Exner reports on the geographic span of the opposition to legal marijuana in the state.
- Matt Pearce also reports on the failure of the initiative.
State of Maine
- Question 2 (Senior Housing Bond): Approved
- Question 3 (Transportation Bond: Approved.
- Kevin Miller reports on the approval of questions 2 and 3 on the Maine statewide ballot.
- Planetizen background on the $83 million transportation bond.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Question 2 (Planning Department Reorganization): Approved, according to WPVI-TV.
- Planetizen background on Question 2.
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