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Washington Post on federal transit funding and the end of sprawl

had two transit-related items recently: Editorial:  A Mass Transit Mess The Bush administration shouldn’t borrow money from public transportation to pay for highways.     "FOR THE FIRST time in 28 years, Americans are driving less…. But as people shift to buses and subways, they are encountering transit systems that are crowded and outdated. Transportation Secretary

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Seattle planning major transit expansion, after rejecting big road/transit plan

Seattle area voters will have an opportunity to fund a major transit expansion this fall.  In late July, Sound Transit board voted 16-2 in favor of a $17.9 billion plan to extend light-rail lines to Lynnwood, Redmond and Federal Way by 2023 and beef up regional bus service and Sounder commuter trains between Lakewood, Tacoma

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