Will Atlanta Double Down on Its Streetcar Mistake?
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The streetcar is slow because it runs in mixed traffic. Atlanta's new light rail lines might also share lanes with cars.
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After Five-Month Delay, Federal Judge Calls for Yet More Study of Maryland’s Purple Line
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Facing pressure from elected officials, an appeals court, and the public to issue a long-delayed decision on Maryland's Purple Line light rail, a federal judge has determined -- five months after he was given the additional analysis that he requested -- that the project needs even more environmental studies.
Federal Judge’s Delay Tactics Threaten to Halt Maryland’s Purple Line
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The Purple Line, a light rail project connecting Maryland's Washington, DC, suburbs, has been bogged down since 2014 by a lawsuit from a group of wealthy NIMBYs. Now, thanks to the inaction of U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon, the process is dragging on even longer -- and the delays are threatening to kill the project entirely.
As Nashville’s Mayor Pushes Light Rail to Win Referendum, What Will Happen to Buses?
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sustained Koch Brothers-funded attack. Since then, the city has elected a new mayor and decided on a new vision for transit. Yesterday, Mayor Megan Barry said a light rail line would be the first project funded under her plan, which is likely to go before voters next year. While that moves forward, there is a lot Nashville can do in the meantime to improve its lackluster bus network.
New York’s New Economic Strategy for Buffalo: More Light Rail
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After Andrew Cuomo's previous economic development strategies became embroiled in a federal corruption probe, big corporate tax breaks are out, and investments in transit and walkability are in.
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Maryland Gov. Hogan’s Red Line Cancellation
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Back in June, newly elected Maryland Governor Larry Hogan unilaterally cancelled a transit expansion project that Baltimore had been planning for a decade, transferring the state’s promised investment to road projects in more rural parts of the state. Now a coalition of civil rights groups is challenging the decision on civil rights grounds, saying it amounts […]