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June 30, 2010|Orlando Sentinel
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"If this area is going to survive as an urban core within that part of the city, it needs to be supported by mass transit."
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Blogosphere: Metro Could Institute Invisible Tunnel
June 30, 2010|Greater Greater Washington
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The idea of a virtual tunnel between the two Farragut stations on Metrorail was the subject of several posts on CommuterPage and here about two years ago...
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DC: Overhead Wire Bill Passes Council
June 30, 2010|Washington Post
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The D.C. city council today approved emergency legislation that will allow construction of the streetcar line along Benning Road and H Street Northeast to move forward with overhead power lines on that corridor and create a "public process" for determining whether overhead wires are acceptable on other parts of the planned system...
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Orlando: Dusting Off Plans for Medical City at Airport
June 30, 2010|Orlando Sentinel
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The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority has joined the list of developers and landowners hoping to cash in on the "medical city" that's rising out of pasture land in southeastern Orange County...
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Miami: Brownsville TOD Breaks Ground
June 30, 2010|i Newswire
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Carlisle Development Group, the largest affordable housing real estate developer in Florida, and Miami-Dade County, held a groundbreaking ceremony for Brownsville Transit Village, Miami's newest affordable housing community for families and seniors. Located at 5200 NW 27 Avenue in Miami, the $100 million mixed-income, multi-phase, urban in-fill development is located adjacent to the Miami-Dade Transit Brownsville Metro-Rail Station...
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DC: Ray LaHood Charging Ahead With Career
June 30, 2010|Washington Post
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There is a pause to ponder in almost every interview, a hiccup in the stream of words, a groping for just the right phrase, and then it emerges: "With Ray, what you see is what you get." ...
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Quote of the Day
June 29, 2010|World Changing
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"By then, China will have more than 220 cities with populations of more than a million (by comparison, Europe today has only 35 cities with one million+ inhabitants)"
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Virginia: Developer Hopes to Remake Tyson's Corner
June 29, 2010|Washington Post
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Growing up as the son of a developer, Aaron Georgelas lived and breathed real estate. He was only 5 when he followed his father to a county zoning meeting. On weekends, the two donned hard hats and checked on construction sites. ...
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Quote of the Day
June 28, 2010|Los Angeles Times
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"Real estate developers and politicians are hoping the line will pave the way for some new residential and commercial developments in the cities."
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San Gabriel Valley: Arcadia to Move Station
June 28, 2010|Pasadena Star News
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The Arcadia City Council voted this week to move the location of its proposed Metro Gold Line station to a more visible spot downtown, city officials said. The station is now slated to be built on the northwest corner of Santa Clara and First Avenue rather than on the southeast corner of the same intersection...
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