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Cobb County, GA

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MARIETTA — Three months after spelling out his top goals for 2016, Cobb Chairman Tim Lee said he may take a step back on two of those priorities…

More info at http://www.mdjonline.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Cobb+Chairman+Lee+may+step+back+from+BRT-+HOST-+talks+2016+re-election-+Isakson+Living-+Braves++%20&id=26523297

Memphis, TN

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Galveston isn’t the only city that’s suffered delays in restoring heritage streetcar service in the wake of a disaster. Memphis, the Mississippi River port in Tennessee long associated with blues, barbecue and Elvis, is also struggling to restore service on its heritage network, which has been idle since last June….

More info at http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/memphis-streetcar-shut-fires-saudi-arabia-metro-raleigh-light-rail

Livonia, MI

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Several Livonia residents on Monday urged the city council to consider rejoining the SMART bus transit system…

More info at http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/livonia/2015/03/17/residents-speak-transit-livonia/24922091/

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WASHINGTON — First, suburban Arlington, Va., abandoned long-laid plans last fall to build a streetcar line its leaders hoped would help revitalize a neglected corridor…

More info at http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/business/streetcar-revival-is-wavering-in-some-cities.html?_r=1

Pinellas County, FL

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In another clear sign that a Pinellas transit referendum is at least three years away, the Pinellas County Commission met Tuesday for a daylong strategic planning session and no one said a peep about putting a transit tax proposal on the ballot in 2016…

More info at http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/no-mention-of-transit-referendum-in-daylong-pinellas-planning-session/2221745

Vancouver, CAN

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Students with the UBC Alma Mater Society are sharing a musical video to help drum up support for a Yes vote in the transit plebiscite.

Society vice-president Bahareh Jokar says the video features the students singing an A capella cover of “I Get Around” by the Beach Boys while riding a transit bus…

More info at http://www.cknw.com/2015/03/17/ubc-students/

Seattle, WA

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SEATTLE — Suquamish Tribe Chairman Leonard Forsman has been named to the Transportation Futures Task Force, which is studying the central Puget Sound region's long-term transportation needs and funding for solutions…

More info at http://www.northkitsapherald.com/news/296611681.html#

Saginaw, MI

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SAGINAW, MI — Voters in the city of Saginaw will be asked to renew the tax that funds busing in the area during the Aug. 4 election…

More info at http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/03/renewal_of_stars_public_transi.html

Atlanta, GA

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It’s little surprise to Atlantans that parts of the city are in serious need of repair. A drive through Atlanta reveals crumbling sidewalks, potholed roads and a traffic light synchronization system that Mayor Kasim Reed recently described as a “disaster.”…

More info at http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/atlanta-vote-250-million/nkXz6/

Statewide, MI

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"For us it's very important that it would pass," said CATA's CEO Sandy Draggoo of Proposal 1…

More info at http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/How-Much-Money-would-CATA-Get-under-Prop-1-296516411.html