Light Rail News

October 6, 2008
Portland, OR - Light rail goes green
Phoenix, AZ - Vote for your favorite light-rail slogan
Sacramento, CA - Back-seat Driver: Sacramento's light-rail mystery
Seattle, WA - Light-rail foes focus on worst-case figures

October 5, 2008
Baltimore, MD - Finding Light Rail's Track (OpEd)

October 4, 2008
Charlotte, NC - North light rail's price hits $900 million
Hamilton, ON - Rapid transit accelerates

October 2, 2008
Detroit, MI - Senator Allen pushing bill package to fund light rail system
Hamilton, ON - Councillors offer early support for light rail
Kansas City, MO - Group starts ad campaign against light rail
New Orleans, LA - RTA board OKs new bosses
Sacramento, CA - Probe blames driver & victim in fatal accident

October 1, 2008
Austin, TX - Delays on light rail project push back opening day
Baltimore, MD - GBC urges light rail over buses for east-west line
Cleveland, OH - Light Rail Between Columbus and Cleveland?
Fort Worth, TX - Fort Worth officials consider trolley system
Vancouver, BC - Bombardier, Vancouver team for 2010 streetcar demo

September 30, 2008
Austin, TX - Feds OK Cap Metro's passenger rail cars
Los Angeles, CA - 'We Intend to Ride a Streetcar Downtown by 2014'

September 29, 2008
Fort Worth, TX - Streetcar group rolling forward
Kansas City, MO - Chamber of Commerce backs light rail
Portland, OR - TriMet beefs up its security system
Salt Lake City, UT - Aging TRAX trains pose maintenance issues
Seattle, WA - Light rail stations architecture are on the right track

September 28, 2008
Norfolk, VA - Light-rail station to be farther from NSU
Oceanside, CA - Students already riding Sprinter
Phoenix, AZ - Route choice aims to draw passengers
Santa Rosa, CA - Trains on parallel tracks

September 27, 2008
Indianapolis, IN - Light rail line gets a heavy push
Minneapolis, MN - Light rail hearing planned in Eden Prairie
Norfolk, VA - HRT hasn't addressed concerns about light-rail project, Norfolk officials say

September 26, 2008
Indianapolis, IN - Panel Approves Indianapolis Commuter Rail Plan
Kansas City, MO - Hallmark weighs in on light rail
Minneapolis, MN - Light rail hearing planned in Eden Prairie
Portland, OR - Funding obstacles slow I-5 bridge plan
Salt Lake City, UT - SLC leaders say streetcars desired after transit tour
Salt Lake City, UT - UTA light rail environmental study kicks off

September 25, 2008
Austin, TX - East Austin residents holding breath with light rail plans
Denver, CO - RTD finds support for tax increase
Indianapolis, IN - Light rail plan could be option in Indy
Portland, OR - Odds get worse for Columbia River I-5 bridge money
Portland, OR - How soon will you be able to take light rail down 99W?
Phoenix, AZ - Phoenix mayor slaps Hallman's transit-merger idea
Salt Lake City, UT - Streetcars are the future

September 24, 2008
Dallas, TX - DART Green Line construction to take a break for State Fair
Denver, CO - FasTracks options: Pay more or get less, board is told
Seattle, WA - Light Rail Construction Clogs Airport Traffic
Seattle, WA - Cost to expand light rail under debate

September 23, 2008
Austin, TX - Plan proposes light rail system to link communities
Charlotte, NC - CATS reports ridership still roaring
Hamilton, ON - Hamilton a priority in $50-billion transit plan
Minneapolis, MN - Foundations taking interest in light-rail development
Salt Lake City, UT - Light rail, streetcars being evaluated in South Davis study
San Antonio, TX - State Rep. working on Light-Rail funding bill
Seattle, WA - Supporters, opponents of light rail face off in Proposition 1 debate
Toronto, ON - Blueprint for the future of transit

September 22, 2008
Austin, TX - Q: "What's in rail name?" A: "Tougher rules"
Seattle, WA - Seattle light rail supporter woo Obama voters

September 21, 2008
Ottawa, ON - Committee to protest parkway rail plan
Sacramento, CA - Sacramento RT envisions transit's future

September 20, 2008
Ann Arbor, MI - Study to look at feasibility of Ann Arbor streetcar system
Norfolk, VA - Grants will aid Norfolk businesses displaced by light rail
Phoenix, AZ - Group pursues extended hours for light rail

September 19, 2008
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Streetcar system wins county approval
Los Angeles, CA - Bus, Train Collide
Los Angeles, CA - No cell phones on duty, PUC says
Ogden, UT - Study to analyze streetcar scenarios
Sacramento, CA - Cell-phone use an issue in fatal RT incident

September 18, 2008
Edmonton, AB - Streetcars take a cruise down memory lane
Los Angeles, CA - For community, light rail is no blessing
Montgomery County, MD - Purple Line funds slashed
Phoenix, AZ - Mayors tout economic benefits of Valley's light rail system

September 17, 2008
Denver, CO - Eminent domain becomes pricier provision for light rail
Phoenix, AZ - 100 days and counting until light rail debut
Phoenix, AZ - Downtown scenesters want the light rail to run past midnight
San Francisco, CA - SF Muni opens light rail facility
St Louis, MO - Audit tracks MetroLink extension's cost spiral
St Louis, MO - Despite gas prices and support, local light rail plan hits roadblock
Toronto, ON - Metal barriers tie up Bathurst

September 16, 2008
Cincinnati, OH - Study: Keep subway tunnels maintained
Kansas City, MO - light rail Supporters Kick Off Campaign
Phoenix, AZ - Light rail testing brings a few "close calls"
Phoenix, AZ - Vacuum used too clear miles of track Testing
Virginia Beach, VA - Light rail extension to Oceanfront considered
Vista, CA - Sprinter Station Platform finally opens

September 15, 2008
Cincinnati, OH - Study suggests streetcars to benefit area properties
Fort Worth, TX - Transit author tracks new ideas
Kansas City, MO - Chamber’s executive committee gives nod to light rail plan
Phoenix, AZ - Drivers to encounter light rail starting today across Valley
Winnipeg, MB - Streetcar to get $100,000 restoration

September 14, 2008
Ottawa, ON - Not enough rail in transit plan, candidates say
Phoenix, AZ - Light rail tests to resume in downtown Phoenix

September 13, 2008
El Paso, TX - City to study return of railed streetcars (Link expired)

September 12, 2008
Baltimore, MD - New Light Rail Line Coming To Balt. City
Dallas, TX - DART hits economic bull’s-eye
Detroit, MI - Excitement, funds build for light rail link on Woodward
Honolulu, HI - Anti-rail petition can't get on general election ballot
Ottawa, ON - Councillors push for light rail connection
Portland, OR - MAX operator shares a view from the cab

September 11, 2008
New York, NY - Seek ideas on getting 'round town
Phoenix, AZ - Light rail trains come to downtown Phoenix for testing
San Antonio, TX - Judge rolls out another planfor light rail
St Louis, MO - Transit Alliance argues case for Metro funding

September 10, 2008
Kansas City, MO - North Kansas City approves sales tax measure for light rail
Denver, CO - RTD planning more cutbacks in light rail service in January
Ottawa, ON - NCC wants 'other options' to parkway rail
Salt Lake City, UT - Home in train headlights

September 9, 2008
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Broward County Commission green-lights streetcar system
Minneapolis, MN - Hiawatha LRT development could bode well for Central Corridor
Ottawa, ON - Councillors push for light rail to Blair
Phoenix, AZ - Light rail concerns focus on safety
Salt Lake City, UT - TRAX will yank seats to make room for bikes
Seattle, WA - Sound Transit's light rail plan may cut traffic 30%, says study

September 7, 2008
Boise, ID - Boise streetcar route proposed
Kansas City, MO - Mayor changes stand on light rail starter line
Kansas City, MO - Civic Council, chamber start getting on track
Phoenix, AZ - Light rail: What the Valley can expect
Winnipeg, MB - Doer, Katz scheduled to get bus rapid transit rolling

September 6, 2008
Minneapolis, MN - U of M plans study of light rail vibrations

September 5, 2008
Denver, CO - FasTracks must include all, metro-area representatives say
Kansas City, MO - Civic Council is almost on board with light rail plan
Minneapolis, MN - Rail line pork-driven? Hogwash, locals say

September 4, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA - Tunnel-boring machine moving again
Portland, OR - Voters will see transportation tax for developers on November ballot
Toronto, ON - Toronto's transit plans on separate tracks

September 3, 2008
Austin, TX - Austin holds street rail community meetings
Denver, CO - Half of FasTracks soaring cost tied to North Metro, DIA lines
Kansas City, MO - Chamber committee supports light rail ballot measure
Minneapolis, MN - Central corridor applies for federal funding
Norfolk, VA - Light Rail Construction Moves to Downtown
Ogden, UT - Ogden agrees to fund part of streetcar study
Toronto, ON - $55-billion Toronto transit plan sets stage for political battle

September 2, 2008
Los Angeles, CA - Metro Chooses Subway (to Sea) Route Possibilities
St. Louis, MO - Metro schedules 15 public hearings on expansion plans
Tampa, FL - Light rail train far out of reach

September 1, 2008
Minneapolis, MN - Potential light rail vibrations concern U of M researchers
Pittsburgh, PA - King of the T, tunnel doesn't take criticism to heart
Tempe, AZ - Tempe police to crack down on light rail traffic violations

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