A trio of local officials Wednesday selected a south side Milwaukee park-and-ride lot to announce their request that Congress pull money from the city's planned streetcar project.

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Milwaukee is on pace to issue a request for proposals by late fall for the city's streetcar project, seeking what officials hope will be several potential plans for the $64.6 million, 2.1-mile line.

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By Bill Clements Dolan Media Minneapolis — To Lake Elmo, Minn., Mayor Dean Johnston, the reason for doing long-term planning for a new transit corridor from Minneapolis to Eau Claire, Wis., is pretty simple. It’s to keep the taxpayers happy ...

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St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul’s mayor said the Federal Transit Administration will sign an agreement next week committing $460 million in aid for the Twin Cities light rail transit project. Some have criticized the Metropolitan Council for proceeding ...

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By Sean Ryan Planners of the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail Monday gave up on waiting for state approval for transit taxes and chose to apply for federal planning money. The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority will not get federal construction money for ...

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By Sean Ryan The city Milwaukee will apply for some of the $130 million in federal streetcar project grants, U.S. Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday. The Federal Transit Administration is seeking applications for $280 million for transit projects. Of ...

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