Light Rail News

September 5, 2008
Denver, CO - FasTracks must include all, metro-area representatives say

September 4, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA - Tunnel-boring machine moving again
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

August 31, 2008
Charlotte, NC - Living the light (rail) life
Honolulu, HI - Delay in Hawaii rail-transit progress will cost millions
Kansas City, MO - Finding optimism and worry along KC’s light-rail route

August 30, 2008
Dayton, OH - Downtown streetcar estimates triple

August 29, 2008
Berlin, Germany - Turkish Metro orders 30 Bombardier Flexity LRVs
Cincinnati, OH - City chief: $185M for streetcars OK
Dallas, TX - DART on track to meet region’s future mass-transit needs
Kansas City, MO - Light rail should enhance Kansas City’s Power & Light District
Norfolk, VA - HRT awards contract for light-rail line's electrical systems
Tempe, AZ - ASU students to face fines for light-rail violations
Toronto, ON - Bombardier stands behind streetcar design

August 28, 2008
Atlanta, GA - Transit board adopts bold regional plan for trains, buses

August 27, 2008
Calgary, AB - Six injured as construction crane hits light-rail train
Cincinnati, OH - U.C. Study Backs Streetcar Line
Kansas City, MO - Cordish, Sprint Center oppose light rail on Grand Blvd
Portland, OR - PDC board OKs $5M for streetcar extension
St Paul, MN - Central Corridor plans refined to meet tight federal deadline
Toronto, ON - TTC seeks low-floor streetcar manufacturer

August 26, 2008
Denver, CO - Light rail rolling without guru
Phoenix, AZ - Metro Light Rail Testing
Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh light-rail tunnel to be dug by 2009

August 25, 2008
Las Vegas, NV - Senator wants light rail system in Clark County
Los Angeles, CA - Gold Line plans in air
Phoenix, AZ - Streetcars once traversed roads where light rail will glide
Portland, OR - Downtown Streetcar Project to go Nonprofit

August 24, 2008
Portland, OR - Steel Bridge reopens Monday with changes
Sacramento, CA - Sacramento RT considers fare hikes, service cuts

August 23, 2008
Charlotte, NC - Light Rail could top 18,000 by year's end
Savannah, GA - Metro system warns of 'shocking' bus and train cuts
St Louis, MO - Metro system warns of 'shocking' bus and train cuts

August 22, 2008
Kansas City, MO - KC chamber heads for light support of light rail
Minneapolis, MN - Will industry still fit in Hiawatha corridor?
Portland, OR - Portland City Council approves streetcar funding

August 21, 2008
Denver, CO - FasTracks up to $7.9 billion
Honolulu, HI - Council OKs ballot question on transit
Houston, TX - Judge dismisses Light Rail lawsuit
Sacramento, CA - RT delays rail extension, noting 23% jump in cost
Toronto, ON - Open house for Eglinton LRT

August 20, 2008
Minneapolis, MN - Transit tax board commits to Central Corridor, Hiawatha
St. Louis, MO - Going west?
Seattle, WA - Airport Light Rail station work on track
Seattle, WA - Othello neighborhood greets the first Light Rail trains
Toronto, ON - Pair of meetings scheduled on Jane LRT

August 19, 2008
Atlanta, GA - MARTA starts Beltline EIR
Houston, TX - Exec says rail projects will help economy
Houston, TX - Expansion project still waiting for money
Minneapolis, MN - Senator announces Fed funding for Metro Transit
San Jose, CA - Six stations to close for weekend track repair

August 18, 2008
Detroit, MI - Detroit had Light Rail until the 1950's
Detroit, MI - Dueling transit plans differ on station placement
Houston, TX - Tranportation secretary Houston-bound with 'good news'
Los Angeles, CA - L.A. could learn a thing or two from Portland
Minneapolis, MN - Metro Transit says train vs bus incident not a "near miss"
Norfolk, VA - Planned Light Rail station divides Ingleside residents
Tacoma, WA - Pacific Avenue faces déj vu with downtown paving project

August 17, 2008
Honolulu, HI - Hawaii rail transit a presidential issue
San Jose, CA - San Jose leaders try to reverse urban sprawl

August 16, 2008
Tampa, FL - HART sees upgrades in Leader's 1st year
Portland, OR - Proposed I-5 bridge draws environmental concerns

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