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Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?


Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?

Fort Worth looks like it may be a long way off until the city has a proper streetcar system if current commitment to the project by local government is anything to go by.

In July of 2008 the City Council of Fort Worth decided that a modern streetcar system might be beneficial to the rapidly growing city, a solution was needed to urban intra-city mass transportation and plans went into the pipeline, but two years on little progress has been made, it seems instead that the city council lacks the commitment to carry out the necessary work to see a street ... more


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Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?


Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?

Fort Worth looks like it may be a long way off until the city has a proper streetcar system if current commitment to the project by local government is anything to go by.

In July of 2008 the City Council of Fort Worth decided that a modern streetcar system might be beneficial to the rapidly growing city, a solution was needed to urban intra-city mass transportation and plans went into the pipeline, but two years on little progress has been made, it seems instead that the city council lacks the commitment to carry out the necessary work to see a street ... more


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With a friendly population of half a million people, Fort Worth is consistently ranked among the top places in the nation to work, live, and do business by national magazines like Money, Fortune, and Newsweek.


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Saturday 19th May, 2012

    • MLB: Texas 4, Houston 1

    UPI

    Adrian Beltre drove in the first and last Texas runs Friday and three relievers combined to give up a lone hit in the Rangers' 4-1 win over Houston. Beltre delivered a sacrifice fly in the ...

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    Gadsden Times

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  • Nolan Ryan discusses Hamilton's future in Texas

    USA Today

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    NBC 5

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  • DFW hospitals test for life-threatening heart defects in newborns

    Star-Telegram

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  • Fort Worth-Arlington unemployment rate falls to 6.3 percent

    Star-Telegram

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  • Postal Service processing plant in Fort Worth to lose work to site in Coppell

    Star-Telegram

    liz@star-telegram.com U.S. Postal Service officials confirmed Friday that they are shifting operations from a north Fort Worth processing plant to Coppell as part of a nationwide consolidation ...

  • Bell workers claim winnings

    Star-Telegram

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  • Texas House member faces newcomer in GOP primary for Texas state Senate seat

    Star-Telegram

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    NBC 5

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  • Defense bill passed by U.S. House benefits North Texas

    Star-Telegram

    mrecio@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON -- North Texas fared well in the massive defense bill that the U.S. House passed Friday as Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, secured a provision calling for sale ...

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    SBS

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  • Reuniting Tornado Victims With Lost Photos

    NBC 5

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  • Texas Senior Circuit, College Station: Jimmy Feigen Wins 100 Free

    Swimming World

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  • Judge will rule on American's union contracts by June 22

    Star-Telegram

    rcox@star-telegram.com The judge handling the American Airlines bankruptcy case in New York gave himself two additional weeks to decide on parent company AMR's request to reject existing ...

  • Chesapeake Energy cuts board pay, use of corporate jets

    Star-Telegram

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  • Clock Tower's Gunfight Comes Alive

    NBC 5

    The would-be train robbers stand 75 feet above the ground, close to the top of the Cotton Belt Hotel Clock Tower. This type of clock originated in Germany and can best be imagined as a huge cuckoo ...

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    NBC 5

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  • Heads wins coin toss for Texas City Council seat

    San Diego Union-Tribune

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    Miami Herald

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  • Texas Officials Wrestle with How Best To Use -- and Police -- Social Media

    Hispanic Business Magazine

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    Reuters

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    NBC 5

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    NBC 5

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    NBC 5

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    Gadsden Times

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