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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Round-up: Buy American edition</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/07/03/round-up-buy-american-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/07/03/round-up-buy-american-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Commuter Rail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate our country's birth, we present a handful of patriotic transit developments:

First US-made streetcar goes into service (Infrastructurist)
New buyer revives domestic DMU railcar manufacturer (Trains for America)
Hydrogen fuel-cell locomotive unveiled in Topeka (Topeka Capital-Journal)

Enjoy the holiday and stay safe!
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		<title>Site issues (again)</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/07/02/site-issues-again/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/07/02/site-issues-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kclightrail.com/2009/07/02/site-issues-again/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We're investigating the site issues we've had this week. Apologies if you tried to read or comment and received database errors. The RSS feed doesn't appear to be affected.
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		<title>JO fare increase effective July 6</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/07/01/jo-fare-increase-effective-july-6/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/07/01/jo-fare-increase-effective-july-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bus/BRT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kansas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The JO will increase &#8212; and simplify &#8212; it's fares on Monday. All the details are here [PDF]. The ozone day fare will remain 50 cents. Unlike Kansas City, Johnson County is increasing service with this fare hike.
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		<title>Take MoDOT&#8217;s long-distance bus survey</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/29/take-modots-long-distance-bus-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/29/take-modots-long-distance-bus-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bus/BRT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Missouri]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/29/take-modots-long-distance-bus-survey/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often forgotten in transit circles is the long-distance, or inter-city, bus &#8212; especially in KC since stations are nearly invisible. Greyhound and Jefferson are still serving more passengers here than Amtrak (from a small-yet-tidy facility at 11th and Troost; upstart MegaBus is a hidden gem for cheap trips to Columbia, St. Louis, or Chicago (from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New transpo bill dead this session</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/26/new-transpo-bill-dead-this-session/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/26/new-transpo-bill-dead-this-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congressional leaders and the White House declared this week that the new transportation reauthorization bill released Monday is dead for this session because there is no agreement on how the $500 billion proposal can be funded. Congress will take up the new bill in the 2011 session.
What exactly does that mean for transportation in KC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New transportation bill released</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/22/new-transportation-bill-released/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/22/new-transportation-bill-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kclightrail.com/2009/06/22/new-transportation-bill-released/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After some delay, the full text of the next transportation bill is here [PDF], thanks for Transportation For America. Highlights will surely be available in the next day or so as the blogosphere picks through each page.
NOTE: There is currently a disconnect between Congress and the White House whether this bill will stay on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Chastain petition drive starts Monday</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/20/new-chastain-petition-drive-starts-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/20/new-chastain-petition-drive-starts-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After a failed attempt at working directly with the Parks Board, Clay Chastain is starting another light rail petition initiative. He will be gathering signatures from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Union Station. Laugh if you must, but Chastain is the only person who's actually doing something about light rail right now. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate takes first step on transpo bill rewrite</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/14/senate-takes-first-step-on-transpo-bill-rewrite/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/14/senate-takes-first-step-on-transpo-bill-rewrite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 20:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Other Cities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (WV) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (NJ) have created a marker for the next federal transportation bill being drafted by Rep. Jim Oberstar (OR). The marker dictates that the next bill:

Reduce national per-capita motor vehicle miles traveled on an annual basis;
Cut national motor vehicle-related fatalities in half by 2030;
Cut national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MoDOT continues lobbying against Complete Streets</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/14/modot-continues-to-lobby-against-complete-streets/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/14/modot-continues-to-lobby-against-complete-streets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Missouri]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Read this update from the Missouri Bicycle Federation. Complete Streets is a concept that makes streets accessible to all users, not just cars. Similar measures are being debated and passed around the country (Hawaii is the most recent).
So does it make sense for a state DOT to spend taxpayer money to lobby against legislation that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chastain appeal rejected</title>
		<link>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/12/chastain-appeal-rejected/</link>
		<comments>http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/12/chastain-appeal-rejected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Election]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kclightrail.com/2009/05/12/chastain-appeal-rejected/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri Court of Appeals put the final nail in the coffin of Clay Chastain's only successful light rail petition initiative today by denying his appeal. Chastain argued that the city council's repeal of the petition initiative was unconstitutional, but the robes disagreed.
The city's charter was amended years ago to allow the council to undo [...]]]></description>
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