Major
Political Science
Anticipated Graduation Year
2021
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Open Access
Abstract
Why do some metros get a larger share of their transit funding from state and local governments than others? Public transit funding has been steadily devolved over the years, especially in Republican lead states, where local transit authorities hold most of the funding responsibility. We found that metro areas with multiple years of unified Democratic control in the state government would provide more funding through the state level of government. Infrastructure and transit are typically thought of as “bipartisan”, but this research would argue alternatively.
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Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Eric Hansen, Ph.D., Department of Political Science
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Transit Funding: Progress or Partisan?
Why do some metros get a larger share of their transit funding from state and local governments than others? Public transit funding has been steadily devolved over the years, especially in Republican lead states, where local transit authorities hold most of the funding responsibility. We found that metro areas with multiple years of unified Democratic control in the state government would provide more funding through the state level of government. Infrastructure and transit are typically thought of as “bipartisan”, but this research would argue alternatively.
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