Issaquah, WA, To Invest In A Streetcar

Community looking to streetcar to ease downtown gridlock, connect tourist attractions and encourage development.

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September 7, 2005, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Spurred by some of that nostalgia, as well as soaring gas prices and clogged streets, more than 80 communities around the country â€" from Issaquah to Miami â€" are looking to streetcars to ease downtown gridlock, connect tourist attractions and encourage development.

Congress gave the movement a supportive push this summer with Small Starts, a new federal grant program designed to help fund smaller, cheaper transit projects like streetcar lines and bus rapid transit."

Thanks to Felix Sukhenko

FULL STORY: Issaquah climbs aboard growing streetcar line

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 in The Seattle Times

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