Sentences with phrase «planned light rail line»

In particular, there could be development opportunities along the metro's planned light rail line expansion toward the southwestern suburbs.

Not exact matches

While the merits of building a subway line over a light - rail one are, in this instance, contentious, the move at least bucks a trend in Toronto, a city where subway plans are often scrapped — not formed on short notice (not to mention at a higher cost).

While Baltimore's mass transit system is not as robust as New York, Chicago or Washington D.C., a light rail line is planned for Port Covington.

Improvements in the plan include better service on existing SkyTrain and bus routes, light rail transit in Surrey and Langley, Broadway Corridor rapid transit, replacement of the Pattullo Bridge and 11 new B - Line routes throughout the region.

«The original plan was to have a network of light rail not just to Amherst, but to the Airport, which is another line extension we've been supporting very vigorously over the years,» Funke explained, «it's a lot that needs to happen.

Instead of embracing that transportation vision, however, the residents of King Farm and the Rockville City Council recently rejected the proposed transit plan — specifically, any light - rail line that would travel down the swath of green explicitly designed to host such a system.

In Dallas and in Charlotte, N.C., studies have shown light rail lines have spurred billions of dollars in development and planned extensions of the lines are triggering construction projects, years in advance.