Cincinnati, OH
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CINCINNATI — It has been a long time since a streetcar was just a streetcar here…
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Sonoma-Marin commuter rail plan chugs along toward 2016 start
Sonoma, CA
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When voters in Sonoma and Marin counties passed a sales tax measure in 2008 to fund a commuter rail system, they were told trains would be running between Cloverdale and Larkspur in 2014…
More info at http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131222/articles/131229892
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L.A. County’s transit future must be regionally balanced: Adam Schiff
San Gabriel Valley, CA
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When Measure R was approved by voters in 2008, it allowed our region to move forward on a program of highway and transit improvements that benefited all areas of Los Angeles County, dramatically improving the transportation options and landscape for all county residents…
More info at http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinion/20131220/la-countys-transit-future-must-be-regionally-balanced-adam-schiff
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Sales tax hike for mass transit proposed
Salt Lake City, UT
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Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, wants lawmakers to do something risky during the upcoming election year: debate whether to allow local governments to raise sales tax for mass transit by about 67 percent…
More info at http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57280953-90/tax-transit-uta-sltrib.html.csp
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Cincinnati Will Complete Its Streetcar
Cincinnati, OH
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“We’re gonna have a streetcar.”
That was the announcement, met with cheers, from Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley this afternoon…
More info at http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/12/19/cincinnati-will-complete-its-streetcar/
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Sales tax hike for mass transit proposed
Salt Lake City, UT
Released by The Salt Lake City Tribune
Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, wants lawmakers to do something risky during the upcoming election year: debate whether to allow local governments to raise sales tax for mass transit by about 67 percent…
More info at http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57280953-90/tax-transit-uta-sltrib.html.csp
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Transit tax not ruled out for Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County, CA
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STANISLAUS COUNTY — A vote by residents throughout Stanislaus County on a transportation tax in November remains a possibility despite reservations of transportation leaders…
More info at http://www.modbee.com/2013/12/18/3096253/stanislaus-county-transit-tax.html
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The case for bus rapid transit
New York City, NY
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New York City has the most robust transit system in the country. Serving more riders each day than the 20 next largest U.S. systems combined, the city’s subways and buses are a vital catalyst for economic prosperity…
More info at http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/case-bus-rapid-transit-article-1.1550943
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Transit could become a regional priority
Kansas City, MO
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A proposed change in transportation funding for the metro area could mean more for public transit…
More info at http://www.examiner.net/article/20131218/NEWS/131218891/1994/NEWS#ixzz2nqUlSWdG
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Trolley car question: Who will pay?
Sacramento, CA
Released by The Modesto Bee
More than a half-century after streetcars disappeared from local thoroughfares, leaders in Sacramento and West Sacramento want to bring them back to help reshape downtown as a more convenient and vibrant place to live, work and play. But to do it, they likely will need financial help from hundreds of property owners…
More info at http://www.modbee.com/2013/12/18/3094490/trolley-car-question-who-will.html