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Streetcar Projects Advance Nationwide Thanks to Local Initiative
Yonah Freemark
December 17th, 2010
In spite of questions over whether the federal streetcar program has a future and the death of a project in Fort Worth, local dollars are distributed to build new links in Cincinnati, Dallas, New Orleans, and Tempe.
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Can streetcars save America's cities?
By Katherine Dorsett, CNN
December 17, 2010 2:43 p.m.
(CNN) -- In a down economy, pursuing the American dream can be challenging, but restaurant owner Todd Steele was willing to take a chance.
For nearly 20 years, Steele worked all levels of the restaurant game, from dishwasher to general manager, before partnering with his mom and opening his own eatery called Metrovino on Portland, Oregon's, 11th Avenue streetcar line.
"I would not have picked this spot if it weren't for the streetcar, and my business has certainly benefited from our location," Steele said. "Streetcars are also a romantic way to travel, and they are fun to watch from inside Metrovino."
READ MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/17/light.rail.streetcar/index.html?hpt=C2
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MORE STREETCAR PROJECT NEWS BY CITY:
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Brooklyn
- Charlotte
- Cincinnati
- Dallas
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Worth
- Kansas City
- Los Angeles
- Milwaukee
- Minneapolis
- New Orleans
- Oakland
- Omaha
- Portland
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- Seattle
- Tucson
- Vancouver
- Washington DC
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