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• The Daily Report

  D.C. Metro Purple Line: Yes Or No?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Aug 12th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, transit, green, construction, metro, 2008, development, maryland, suburb, amtrak, trains, planning, neighborhoods, martin o'malley, purple line | 8

  Connecting D.C. area suburbs with a new Metro line will be complicated. Lawsuits and local politics have delayed the proposed Purple Line connection between Bethesda, Silver springs and New Carrollton.

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• The Daily Report

  Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act Funds Amtrak For Five Years

  Andrew Perez | Fri, Jun 13th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: transportation, energy, transit, legislation, metro, 2008, washington d.c., senate, amtrak, investment, consumption, act, andrew perez, passenger rail, improvement | 0

  With gas prices skyrocketing and little indication of slowing down anytime soon, many Americans are looking to alternative modes of transportation. A measure passed on Wednesday by the House of Representatives may provide those bearing the burden of high energy costs with a cleaner, faster method of transportation. 

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• The Daily Report

  Farming abandoned lots, loving Amtrak, sharing cars, and more

  John Reinhardt | Wed, Dec 12th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, john reinhardt, headlines, amtrak, abandoned lots, philly car share, farmadelphia, loving amtrak, ioc beijing, air quality | 1

  Farmadelphia?

  Geoff Manaugh over at BLDG BLOG takes a look at Front Row Studio’s Farmadelphia project, “their now widely known proposal for the transformation of Philadelphia, in which that city’s vacant and abandoned lots are turned into a thriving agricultural zone – complete with crops grown for local consumption and soil remediation, and with an eye toward future tourism, including surreal petting zoos, hay rides, and even corn mazes.”

  The project raises interesting…

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• Headlines

  Leaving Las Vegas, crumbling Philadelphia, reviving Amtrak, more…

  Hayley Richardson | Thu, Nov 1st, 2007 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hayley richardson, infrastructure, tourism, las vegas, amtrak, global warming, the maldives, fit towns | 0

  Transportation Costs Increase in NY Region

  “The agencies that operate the buses, trains, tunnels and bridges that spill commuters into Manhattan are in the midst of one of the biggest and most sustained rounds of fare and toll increases in decades.”

  Congress Considers Additional Funding For Amtrak

  “Congress is considering a bill to significantly increase funding for the nation’s only passenger railroad. The bill would be a welcome step, but even if it passes, Amtrak — badly…

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