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Anaheim: City Considers $319m Streetcar
OC Register
The city has spent $6.1 million toward a $319 million streetcar system yet to win City Council approval, which could come Tuesday when it decides whether to push forward with the railway between the new ARTIC transit hub near Honda Center and popular tourist destinations, including Disneyland...
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Tampa: Local Developer Backs LRT Idea
Tampa Tribune
For months, Tampa developer Al Austin has maintained that chairing the organization that staged the Republican National Convention would be the final major project of his long career in business and politics...
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Detroit: Local Lawmakers Snub LaHood
Detroit Free Press
Nancy Kaffer: So the mayor, the governor, and the U.S. transportation secretary walk into a conference room...
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Austin: Austin Looks to the Netherlands
Austin American Statesman
All this time I thought Austin wanted to become Portland. Turns out it was Amsterdam instead. OK, I exaggerate a little. Or maybe a lot. But Austin City Council Member and Bicyclist-in-Chief Chris Riley recently led a delegation of city officials, including City Manager Marc Ott, on a 10-day biking tour of the Netherlands..
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National: 25 Years of Consumer Expenditures
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Between 1986 and 2010, homeowners and renters dramatically changed their spending habits in response to changes in the economy, although the amount they spent on overall expenditures remained roughly the same...
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DC: Capitol Heights Isn't Changing Despite Planning
Washington Post (via Streetsblog LA)
When the Capitol Heights Metro station opened in 1980, the new ride from Prince George's County to the District was the talk of the town...
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