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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Details of Denver's Voter-Approved $937 Million Bond Package
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Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Chicago breaks ground on $3 billion megadevelopment
The new neighborhood, titled Foundry Park, will one day host 3,700 residences.
California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO resigns after $600,000 scandal
Under Ian Choudri, the authority used taxpayer dollars to fund first class flights and trips to nightclubs.
Want to study the Missouri River? Soon, you may need unanimous approval from 10 states
Legislation would require 10 governors’ permission to study or build projects moving water outside the basin.
Desperate measures: Advocates weigh draining Lake Powell to fill Colorado River
Draining the reservoir could reduce evaporation losses by a couple hundred thousand acre-feet.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
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Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority