Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Broward County, Fla., gave its approval Tuesday for a streetcar loop, dubbed "The Wave," to serve Fort Lauderdale…
More info at http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/light-rail/fort-lauderdale-streetcar-gets-county-ok.html
Boston, MA
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Governor Deval Patrick’s $13 billion transportation plan is gaining traction on Beacon Hill, but lawmakers are searching for other ways to pay for it…
More info at http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/politics/state_politics/different-ideas-on-how-to-pay-for-transportation-improvements
Durham, NC
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County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to raise Durham’s vehicle-registration fee by $7, to raise money to support new and existing transit lines.
The increase will go into effect in the fall and likely will be joined by an additional $3 boost instituted by Triangle Transit. Together, the moves will raise the cost of registering a car in Durham from $33 to $43, County Manager Mike Ruffin said…
More info at http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x941744440/County-raises-vehicle-fees-to-generate-transit-money
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Arizona transportation officials told the State Transportation Board last week that, faced with declining revenue, it can no longer afford new freeway construction and upkeep at current levels…
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When Ann Arbor, Michigan, advertising executive Al McWilliams finished high school in the late 1990s, he made a vow.
He swore he would "never, ever again" commute to work by car, "no matter what I was doing in life."
More info at http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/travel/us-public-transportation-report/
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The demand for public transportation rose last year as Americans took 10.5 billion trips, the second highest ridership since 1957, and 154 million more trips than the previous year, according to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This was the seventh year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide…
More info at http://www.apta.com/mediacenter/pressreleases/2013/Pages/130311_Ridership.aspx
Tampa, FL
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The people want more and better ways to get around town, but in 2010 they soundly rejected a plan to make that happen with light rail, bus and road improvements.
Still smarting from that loss, leaders are slowly coming back to the drawing board, pushed by business interests that see transportation improvements in Tampa Bay as the key to economic growth…
More info at http://www2.tbo.com/news/business/2013/mar/10/transit-supporters-ready-for-round-2-ar-654457/
Washington County, MN
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A lot is riding on decisions before the 2013 Legislature as public transit plans forge ahead affecting communities from one end of Washington County to the other…
More info at http://www.startribune.com/local/east/196698521.html?refer=y
Boston, MA
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Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo called for a much smaller package of tax increases than has been recommended by Gov. Deval Patrick, saying he wants to address pressing needs while avoiding any ‘‘collateral damage’’ to the state’s economy..
Los Angeles, CA
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The Los Angeles City Council has approved a 30-year plan for the funding and operation of a streetcar line in downtown Los Angeles.
The council voted 9-3 Wednesday to give the go-ahead to the trolley that would run on a four-mile Broadway-to-Figueroa loop that includes Disney Hall and Staples Center…
More info at http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_22737078/la-city-council-approves-plan-streetcar-line