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January 2003
July 7, 2006
Denver, CO
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Freed from bricks, trolley rides again
Washington, DC
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Post endorses Purple Line (OpEd)
July 6, 2006
LAX, CA
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Shooting down trains
LAX, CA
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Shooting down trains
Seattle, WA
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Eastside sounds off about Sound Transit's new plans
Silver Springs, MD
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Planners survey Bi-County Transitway
July 5, 2006
Silver Springs, MD
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Plans underway for transit line
July 4, 2006
Honolulu, HI
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Residents vote on light rail question
Phoenix, AZ
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Tempe vote could signal a shift
San Jose, CA
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More trains, Cheaper passes for July 4
July 3, 2006
Dallas, TX
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$700 million grant to aid DART system
Dallas, TX
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DART light rail to more than double miles
Houston, TX
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Seven injured in light rail accident
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Line shift drives up cost of rail
July 1, 2006
Denver, CO
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Zoned fares for light rail
Phoenix, AZ
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Light-rail officials put project on faster track
June 30, 2006
Los Angeles, CA
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MTA OKs planning package
Phoenix, AZ
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Plan has light rail on track
Salt Lake City, UT
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Majority backs bond to speed TRAX lines
June 29, 2006
St. Paul, MN
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Met Council approves light rail for St. Paul
June 28, 2006
Denver, CO
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RTD urged to make FasTracks cuts
Phoenix, AZ
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End in sight for light rail barricades
St. Paul, MN
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Met Council likely to OK St. Paul LRT line
June 27, 2006
Ottawa, ON
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Full steam ahead for debate on light rail
Pittsburgh, PA
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'T' extension estimate up 10%, but still on track
Salt Lake City, UT
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Salt Lake honored for 'transit turnaround'
Seattle, WA
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Expanding light rail to Eastside debated
June 25, 2006
Honolulu, HI
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Mayor finds rail transit support
San Francisco, CA
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Third Street rail brings housing along tracks
June 24, 2006
Salt Lake City, UT
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Talks postponed on TRAX expansion
June 23, 2006
Denver, CO
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FasTracks plan throttled back
Honolulu, HI
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Rail line renderings ring alarm bells
Honolulu, HI
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Light rail transit system cost estimate is $3B
Ottawa, ON
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Tracking down LRT savings
Twin Cities, MN
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Cost trimming urged for Central Corridor
June 21, 2006
Bridgeport, CT
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Return of streetcars sought for Downtown
Denver, CO
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RTD picks partnership for one phase of light rail
Honolulu, HI
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Mayor to offer transit tax solution
New York, NY
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Group solicits ideas on how to spend U.S. transit dollars
Ottawa, ON
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Rail funding off the tracks
Salt Lake City, UT
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Put transit bond on the ballot (OpEd)
Twin Cities, MN
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Central Corridor and U (OpEd)
Twin Cities, MN
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Fate of Central Corridor linked to funding questions
June 20, 2006
Denver, CO
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RTD's lower fare is "more fair"
Newark, NJ
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Subway extension set to open in July
St. Louis, MO
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Cross-County route on track for fall opening
June 19, 2006
Ottawa, ON
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Mayor sticks to guns as LRT vote looms
Ottawa, ON
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Council poised to OK light rail despite cost
Pasadena, CA
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Courts say utilities don't have to pay relocation costs
Pittsburgh, PA
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Port Authority plans to boost South Hills garage use
Salt Lake City, UT
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Plan for transit funds?
Salt Lake City, UT
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County may derail bond plea for TRAX
June 18, 2006
Seattle, WA
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Rainier Valley fears losing "home" to rail
Tacoma, WA
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Street near light rail could "sink into a goo"
Tampa, FL
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Trainless In Tampa
June 17, 2006
Ottawa, ON
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Light-rail plan is mix of good and bad
Tacoma, WA
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Slumping street could cost $2 million
June 16, 2006
Honolulu, HI
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Transit tax dispute fades
Missoula, MT
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Louis Ames discusses LRT options at forum
Montgomery County, MD
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Mayor & County Exec agree on Purple Line, but make no promises
Pittsburgh, PA
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Deadline nears on 'T' decision
New York, NY
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Senator throws support behind Staten Island LRT
Oceanside, CA
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Sprinter budget inflates to $440 million
Phoenix, AZ
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Transportation questions dominate business event
Portland, OR
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Task force cuts down river crossing options
San Jose, CA
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Optimistic VTA board adopts 30-year plan
June 15, 2006
Charlotte, NC
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Conservative group criticizes light-rail funding
Kansas City, MO
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Enthusiasm for transit has new life
Ottawa, ON
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Council puzzled over real cost of light rail
Phoenix, AZ
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Timing will be everything as light rail approaches
June 14, 2006
Ottawa, ON
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Staff to roll out light-rail report
Ottawa, ON
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Mayor on offensive at light rail open house
Phoenix, AZ
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Signal workers gear for light rail
Twin Cities, MN
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Central Corridor: Time for a name change?
June 13, 2006
Charlotte, NC
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Siemens delivers Charlotte's first light rail vehicle
Dallas, TX
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Plano a big part of light rail's success
June 12, 2006
Ottawa, ON
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Group wants brakes on light-rail project
Sacramento, CA
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Avila named RT's director of light rail
June 11, 2006
Houston, TX
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Northside bus, rail terminal questioned
June 9, 2006
Phoenix, AZ
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Pita Jungle thrives despite roadwork
June 8, 2006
Cincinnati, OH
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Eastern Corridor Could Include Light-Rail Route
Phoenix, AZ
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Light-rail stations to be palette for artists
Twin Cities, MN
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Light-rail task force gets orders
June 7, 2006
Portland, OR
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TOD proposed at MAX stop
Sacramento, CA
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Siemens Transportation lands $100M in new contracts
Sarasota, FL
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There's room for light rail, bikers and hikers (OpEd)
Twin Cities, MN
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Light rail 'preferred' on University Ave.
June 6, 2006
Columbus, OH
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COTA to slam brakes on transit options
Ottawa, ON
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City lines up light rail costs
Portland, OR
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TriMet feels its own squeeze
June 5, 2006
Baltimore, MD
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TVMs pose problem on light rail
June 3, 2006
Sacramento, CA
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Tram could link CSUS, light rail
June 2, 2006
Phoenix, AZ
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First light-rail tracks installed Downtown
June 1, 2006
Washington, DC
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Cooperative LRT purchase Pilot Project
Ottawa, ON
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LRT could top $1B: Councillor
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