HEAR THAT TRAIN A COMIN'?: LIGHT RAIL CREEPS NORTHWARD, AND WITH ITCOMES...

The Columbian;  June 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ......one thing: light rail is coming. Not to Clark County. Not quite...reopens a light-rail box that had...1995, when Clark County voters defeated...surpassing 350,000, Clark County has 60, 000...here to watch light rail fail the first...

Light rail gets credit for creating jobs

The Columbian;  May 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......construction-related jobs. But light rail may not get any closer to Clark County than the Expo...5 Bridge. For Clark County commuters who want to ride light rail, the two northernmost...recommended extending a light-rail loop into Clark ...

Study Is Baby Step for Clark County, Wash., Light Rail.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ......ground to gauge how close Clark County light rail might be, but some local...that indirectly benefits Clark County light rail, said Dean Lookingbill...205 to meet Airport MAX. Light rail in Clark County involves two major issues...

Talks of Oregon-Washington Light Rail System Leave Questions.

The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  July 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ......16--Drawing a light-rail system on a map...first phase of a Clark County loop could be started...partnership included light rail in a package of...decades ago when Clark County residents...County swatted down light rail by a 2-to-1 ratio...

LIGHT RAIL SUPPORTED STRONGLY IN SURVEY

The Columbian;  December 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ......strong majority of Clark County and Portland residents...meetings favor light rail, additional transit...would have brought light rail to Clark County. And while light...percent of those from Clark County supported light rail. The ...

WATCH OUT - THE MAYOR'S DRIVING CLARK COUNTY OFFICIALS SCORE ANEARLY TRIP...

The Columbian;  April 2, 1998 ;     700+ words ......worth of new light rail equipment...35-member Clark County contingent...member from Clark County. The Southwest...anticipated that light rail opponents...citizens of Clark County aren’t ready for light rail. Maybe in...

Vancouver mayor: Put light rail on new bridge.

ORian (Portland, OR);  January 24, 2007 ;     637 words ......forcefully endorsed light rail, one of the most...controversial topics in Clark County. I've said it before...Vancouver and Clark County residents have...most successful light-rail systems in the...members of the Clark County Board of Commissioners...said ...

Light rail gains ground in I-5 poll.

ORian (Portland, OR);  December 14, 2006 ;     583 words ......out of three Clark County voters favor extending light rail across the...extending light rail to Vancouver and north into Clark County. In the Portland...changed in Clark County? Davis cited...familiarity with light rail as the system...

LIGHT-RAIL DEFEAT SUGGESTS NEED FOR BETTER PLAN, NBA HAS LITTLEAPPEAL...

The Columbian;  November 10, 1998 ;     700+ words ......The Columbian 11-10-1998 Clark County's light-rail foes have probably wondered...pattern three years ago in Clark County, where backing of light rail dropped off precipitously...mistaken to conclude that light rail is dead. As Portland's...demonstrates, ...

GOP: LAND-USE ACT SHOULD WALK THE PLANK LIGHT RAIL ONLY DIVISIVEISSUE AS...

The Columbian;  April 9, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Columbian 04-09-2000 Clark County Republicans on Saturday...notion of extending light rail to Clark County during their biennial...opposing any future light rail system anywhere...incumbent Democratic Clark County commissioners, Betty...oppose any future ...

CLAIM OF DECLINE IN LIGHT RAIL UNFOUNDED

Rocky Mountain News;  July 16, 2005 ;     462 words ......another erroneous article penned by a light rail critic who plays fast and loose with...anti-transit critic Randal O'Toole ("Light rail poses triple threat to transit"), this...to slant facts in an attempt to show light rail transit in the worst possible light...

Light rail is all about money and you know

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 9, 1997 ;     627 words ...Light rail has not exactly been a riveting issue...that: I have a car. Because of that, the light rail debate is one for which I feel little...consultants have recommended building a light rail line through Milwaukee County, the price...

Newspaper's view on light rail has evolved.(NEWS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Star Tribune's editorial position on light rail for the Twin Cities. It has been asserted that we changed from strong opponents of light rail to enthusiastic supporters because of...Tribune has a major conflict of interest on light rail and ... what? Our views on the subject...

LIGHT RAIL POPULAR, IF FREE RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS, BUT QUESTION...

The Virginian Pilot;  June 12, 1999 ;     560 words ......Hampton Roads residents believe that light rail would provide many benefits to the...expressed support. The popularity of light rail and widespread understanding of its benefits should hearten light rail supporters. But the one option for...

COUNCIL PONDERS ROLE OF LIGHT RAIL

The Columbian;  January 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ......transportation ideas as controversial as a new light rail system for Vancouver, the city council agreed...showed 61 percent of city dwellers believe light rail is part of the solution to Vancouver's traffic...problems. The finding was surprising because light rail has been a taboo ...