Rogue Valley Transit levy defeated in mid-term election

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At city and county levels, mid-term elections yielded a number of victories for public transit, according to Eric Jaffe writing for CityLab. Unfortunately, transit in Jackson County, Oregon did not share in transit ballot measures’ “general success.”

Voters defeated a levy that would have increased public funding to Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) for the first time in more than 30 years. KOBI5, a local NBC affiliate, reported that RVTD faces cuts to service and may possibly even cut jobs.