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‘Elitist’ Duke Kills Rail Project That Durham Spent 10 Years Planning
City Council members call Duke University top brass elitist for killing a project the community spent 10 years planning and voted to support.
February 28, 2019
Duke Climate Scientist Criticizes the University’s Light Rail Obstructionism
Duke University's objections might sink a $3.3-billion light rail plan for Durham. It flies in the face of the University's stated climate convictions, says professor Drew Shindell.
February 27, 2019
Kochs Want to Kill Light Rail in Phoenix
A group presenting themselves as neighborhood residents and business owners is receiving funding from Koch-backed groups. We have receipts.
September 25, 2018
Surprise Attack on Phoenix Light Rail Expansion Reeks of Koch Brother Interference
The 11th-hour opposition campaign seeks to stop a project supported by 75 percent of neighborhood residents just three years ago.
June 20, 2018
Will Atlanta Double Down on Its Streetcar Mistake?
The streetcar is slow because it runs in mixed traffic. Atlanta's new light rail lines might also share lanes with cars.
May 22, 2018
After Five-Month Delay, Federal Judge Calls for Yet More Study of Maryland’s Purple Line
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.
May 23, 2017
Federal Judge’s Delay Tactics Threaten to Halt Maryland’s Purple Line
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.
May 19, 2017
As Nashville’s Mayor Pushes Light Rail to Win Referendum, What Will Happen to Buses?
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.
April 27, 2017
New York’s New Economic Strategy for Buffalo: More Light Rail
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.
January 10, 2017
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Maryland Gov. Hogan’s Red Line Cancellation
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.
December 21, 2015