Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elections

Minimal turnout this am at PS 33 in Chelsea where there's a 4-way primary race for Senate District 31. #northattan pic.twitter.com/DhrxjHNXVr — Alaina (@alainaraftis) September 13, 2016 It’s a big day at the ballot box, with competitive races for State Senate and Assembly seats happening across the boroughs. As Streetsblog readers know, state lawmakers wield tremendous […]

Tuesday September 13 is primary day, and today StreetsPAC released its endorsements for New York State Senate and Assembly races. In heavily Democratic NYC, the primary winners will almost certainly go on to win the general election in November, if they face a challenger at all. “For most state legislative races, incumbents are virtually guaranteed re-election, so […]

There were several local ballot measures with big implications for streets and transportation yesterday, and results were all over the map. Here’s how three of the most notable votes turned out. Seattle’s property tax increase to fund walking, biking, and transit Voters have spoken and they decided to enact Move Seattle, the $900 million property tax levy for transportation. […]

Yesterday’s elections returned some of the nation’s most anti-urban, anti-transit governors to power in races where they were supposed to be vulnerable. Pro-transit candidates were unexpectedly routed in some states, though a few did manage to hang on. For more background on these races, check out yesterday’s election preview. Here’s what to expect going forward. […]