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San Antonio: Keith Parker Looks Towards MARTA
San Antonio Express News
VIA CEO and President Keith Parker, who helped usher in San Antonio's first modern rail plan, is a candidate for the top job at Atlanta's public transit system, a newspaper there reported this morning...
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Dallas: Cottonbelt Project Could Have Backing
Dallas Observer
For a few years now, DART and its neighboring transit agencies have been drafting plans for the Cotton Belt Corridor project, a 62-mile passenger rail line that will, if things go according to plan, someday stretch Wylie to Fort Worth. ..
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International: Rail a Top Economic Cluster in Lille
Rail Engineer
Nord France Invest (NFI), the economic development agency for Northern France has done its sums. And from the Lille Region point of view they are very encouraging...
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Triangle: Wake Transit Needs Real Leadership
News & Observer
Without a change in leadership on the Wake County Board of Commissioners, Wake cities and towns will remain hamstrung in their efforts to offer more mass transit options, Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane said Monday...
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San Jose: Look to Trees to Determine N'Hood Wealth
San Jose Mercury News (via @tdechant)
When the chief of the U.S. Forest Service landed in the Bay Area last month, he skipped the redwood forests to visit a treeless West Oakland sidewalk across from a used car parts shop. The reason? To plant trees where they were needed most...
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Ann Arbor: New Residents and Jobs Expected
AnnArbor.com
Downtown Development Authority leaders released new figures on Monday showing the potential economic impact of redeveloping five city-owned properties in downtown Ann Arbor..
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Dallas: Las Colinas Development Plans Move Forward
CBS Dallas
For a dozen years, bad economies have thwarted plans to turn the heart of Las Colinas into a true urban center, framed by Lake Carolyn. But now, the community is taking a major step toward the development of its Urban Center. The project is called "Water Street."..
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