Lawsuits take aim at voter-approved transit projects worth billions

Lawsuits take aim at voter-approved transit projects worth billions

Opponents are increasingly using legal challenges to block or delay major public transit expansions — even after voters approve them. (Getty Images)Opponents are turning to legal challenges to try to block or delay major public transit expansions — even after voters approve them. Recent lawsuits in Arizona, Tennessee and Texas have attempted to slow voted-passed projects. In Nashville, Tennessee, voters passed a $3.1 billion referendum in Novemb…

Metro Wins Another Court Battle Over Transit Referendum

The Court of Appeals rules that the plan can’t be used for housing or parks, which is less than 1 percent of Choose How You Move