Editing C-Tran (Washington) (section)

=== Clark County Proposition 1 (2004) ===
In November 2004, a ballot initiative known as Proposition 1 was defeated by a simple majority of voters. While 46.33% of eligible voters, or 73,959 ballots, approved this measure to increase the Clark County [[sales tax]] by 0.3% (from the current 7.7%) to continue the funding of the public transportation, 53.67% (85,684 votes) rejected the proposition.

The Proposition 1 was intended to provide continued funding sources for C-Tran after the 1998 statewide repeal of Washington motor vehicle registration tax.

As a result of the lost revenue, effective September 25, 2005, C-Tran could have reduced its services by 46%, effectively eliminating about a half of currently existing bus and paratransit services.  The planned service reduction would have eliminated all services to the north beyond Salmon Creek Park & Ride, including commuter services to [[Ridgefield, Washington|Ridgefield]]; all services to the east beyond Fisher's Landing Transit Center, discontinuing all Camas and Washougal services including the Connector; end all Vancouver-Central Portland express bus services; and drastically reduced the frequency of surviving routes (except for the 165-Parkrose Express, whose services would be increased).

Vancouver–Central Portland commuter lines would have been replaced by 205&nbsp;– Interstate 5 Shuttle, 234&nbsp;– Salmon Creek Shuttle and 257&nbsp;– BPA Shuttle, all of which would have terminated at [[TriMet]]'s [[Delta Park/Vanport (MAX station)|Delta Park/Vanport]] [[MAX Light Rail|MAX]] Station.

In addition to major downsizing of services, C-Tran proposed closing two park and ride lots, reducing service center hours, ending service day at 8&nbsp;pm weekdays and ending most weekend runs.  As a result, C-Tran intended to also lay off a large number of employees.

To offset lost revenues, the C-Tran board of directors also considered a fare increase, elimination of free transfers and termination of reciprocal fare agreement with TriMet.

Most of these service reductions were avoided after C-Tran passed a special ballot measure in September 2005.  C-Tran still operates all commuter lines to and from downtown [[Portland Transit Mall|Portland's Transit Mall]].