The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) released a new report, titled “How to Pass a Mega Transportation Measure,” to provide lessons learned to transportation agencies and other stakeholders considering pursuit of a ballot measure to increase local transportation funding.
In Nov. 2016, Metro’s Measure M was approved by 71.15% of Los Angeles County voters, far exceeding the two-thirds approval needed. Measure M included a new half-cent sales tax and eliminated a sunset provision for the Measure R sales tax approved in 2008, creating a perpetual source of funding for mobility improvements across Los Angeles County.