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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

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inter-city) transit planning ," 2011). Second, when budget crisis hits services are cut. -- " Without the right transportation planning framework, metropolitan areas are screwed, and that includes the DC area ," 2011 2. Another related concept is intra-district versus inter-district transit (" Making the case for intra-city (vs.

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Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando

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Boston versus the Raleigh-Durham's GoTransit Model ," 2017 -- " What Richmond can't teach DC about bus services ," 2019 Brightline is a new railroad passenger service that started in South Florida, is expanding to Orlando and intends to expand to Tampa. Photo: Ryan Lynch, Orlando Business Journal.