Voters approve RTA Next plan to fund transit for 20 years in unofficial results

Voters approve RTA Next plan to fund transit for 20 years in unofficial results

Lee en español Pima County voters are projected to approve the RTA Next transportation plan, extending a half-cent sales tax to fund regional road and transit projects for the next 20 years, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. Voters supported Propositions 418 and 419, the two measures that make up the plan. Preliminary results showed 61.05% of voters have said yes to Prop. 418, which asks voters to approve the new transporta…

Older voters were driving force in Pima County's RTA election - Click pic for more:

Older voters were key to the overwhelming approval of the RTA Next ballot propositions in the special election that wrapped up Tuesday. Across the county, the measures were given the nod by about 60% of voters who cast ballots.