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New York: HBLRT on West Shore of Staten Island?
Staten Island Advance
Imagine a 55-minute commute from Tottenville to Manhattan. A proposal to bring the impossible to reality - the West Shore Light Rail (WSLR) - is still in the works, according to the 2012 edition of Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC)'s "Opportunity Staten Island" magazine...
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Bay Area: Transit District Explores New Tax
San Mateo Daily Journal
Budget and service cuts, fare increases and even increasing ridership will not be enough to bridge the San Mateo County Transit District's ongoing structural deficit so officials with the agency are exploring whether it should go straight to the voters to ask for additional support...
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Toronto: Mayor Ford Says He Will Oppose Transit Fee/Tax
Globe and Mail
In his most straightforward language yet, Mayor Rob Ford has vowed to oppose any new taxes or fees to pay for a massive regional transit expansion...
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Dallas: DART Developing Mobile Ticket System
Dallas Business Journal
Dallas Area Rapid Transit said it will launch a new mobile ticketing tool next spring that will send tickets electronically to customers' smart phones...
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Los Angeles: Measure J is On the Margin in Polls
LA Weekly
A county sales tax measure to accelerate transportation projects has slightly more than the two-thirds level of support required for passage, according to internal polling from the Yes campaign...
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San Francisco: Possible Central Subway Snag
San Francisco (via @sfcityscape)
A day before federal transportation officials are expected to give $942.2 million to the controversial Central Subway, opponents of the project on Wednesday filed suit to stop construction of a station with a Union Square entrance...
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Dallas: DART Stakes Claim to Cotton Belt Line
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Area Rapid Transit has staked its claim as the point agency on the Cotton Belt Corridor commuter rail project, reminding the North Central Texas Council of Governments that DART owns much of the 62-mile line and that potential developers should be directed their way...
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National: Are Cities and Stress Breeding Psychosis?
Nature
In 1965, health authorities in Camberwell, a bustling quarter of London's southward sprawl, began an unusual tally. They started to keep case records for every person in the area who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder or any other psychiatric condition...
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