[net-gold] TRANSPORTATION: TROLLEY TRAIN SUBWAY LIGHT RAIL BUS CITY : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: LaHood Cheered as he Signs Over Streetcar Funds
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TRANSPORTATION: TROLLEY TRAIN SUBWAY LIGHT RAIL BUS CITY :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
LaHood Cheered as he Signs Over Streetcar Funds
LaHood Cheered as he Signs Over Streetcar Funds
Clayton Norman
The Arizona Daily Star |
Posted: Friday, February 19, 2010 12:00 am
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article_51948164-db56-529e-9ffe-1314bcb23ab7.html>
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood scrawled his signature across the
bottom of a $63 million federal stimulus check Thursday, bringing the
crowd gathered at downtown's Historic Train Depot to its feet.
The money will go to build four miles of track for Tucson's
modern-streetcar project, from the University Medical Center area through
the University of Arizona and downtown to a site west of Interstate 10.
Tucson competed for the TIGER grant (for Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery) in a field of 1,400 projects totaling $60
billion for a slice of a $1.5 billion pot. Grant recipients were announced
Wednesday.
"The American Recovery and Revitalization Act is alive and well in the
city of Tucson," Mayor Bob Walkup said as he introduced LaHood. Feb. 17
marked the one-year anniversary of the act, of which TIGER grants are a
part.
Fifty-one projects nationwide received funding through the TIGER grants.
LaHood called the streetcar project "one of the best" and said it would be
a boon to the community.
"The streetcar is a great way for Tucson to attract business," he said.
"If you build it, they will come."
Project construction is expected to create 1,600 jobs, starting late this
year.
$63M stimulus grant puts modern streetcar on track
Published on Saturday, February 20, 2010
AZBIZ.com
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The planned $150 million, four-mile modern streetcar route connecting
downtown Tucson with the University of Arizona and University Medical
Center is all but a reality after U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
visited Feb. 18 to announce the project would receive $63 million in
federal stimulus from his department.
That, combined with $87.7 million already committed from the Regional
Transportation Authoritys (RTA) half-cent sales tax, assures the project
can go forward.
Actually, the announcement had come a day earlier from U.S. Rep. Raul
Grijalva, D-Ariz., who said, There are few systems like this in the
country, and Tucsonans are once again proud to be ahead of the curve.
Modern Streetcar could change downtown dramatically
Posted: Feb 18, 2010 7:46 PM EST
Updated: Feb 18, 2010 9:23 PM EST
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Modern Streetcar could change downtown dramatically
By Bud Foster
KOLD News CBS Television
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A $63 million check from Uncle Sam to Tucson could dramatically change the
face of downtown. The revitalization city leaders have dreamed of since
1974 may have finally arrived.
"This is fabulous," says downtown businessman and owner of Hotel Congress
Richard Oseran. "Maybe we can have the downtown core we've hoped for."
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood came to town to sign the check and
applaud Tucson for its efforts.
"This is a game changer, this is a game changer for Tucson," he said to a
resounding applause.
<snip>
He says the stimulus program has created 2.4 million jobs and helped the
economy grow 5.7% in the last quarter,
He says that magic can be worked in Tucson.
City officials believe the modern streetcar will be worth more than a
billion dollars in private investment,
The university has climbed on board too.
Arizona Daily Wildcat > News
Streetcars funding complete
By Rodney Haas
| Published: Friday, February 19, 2010
Updated: Friday, February 19, 2010
<http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/streetcar-s-funding-complete-1.1166271>
Construction is set to begin this summer and is expected to be complete by
summer 2012. When completed, the streetcar will run from downtown to
University Medical Center, cutting though campus on University Boulevard
and Second Street.
The rail is key to (the universitys) strategic growth strategy, Tucson
Mayor Bob Walkup said. The board of regents wants all universities to put
together a growth strategy of the future. But the problem with the UA is
its bumping in into very old neighborhoods that are surrounding it.
Because the campus growth is restricted, UA President Robert Shelton is
excited about the streetcars potential.
The possibilities are almost unlimited and what we need to do is proceed
systematically and see what makes sense for the city and what makes sense
for the university, Shelton said.
This may include moving classes and student housing to the downtown area.
It allows us to relieve some of the pressure in the local neighborhoods
for housing, Shelton said. You would have housing that is in the middle of
a vibrant arts scene, a vibrant entertainment scene, a vibrant restaurant
scene. That will be attractive not only to undergrad students but to
graduate students and young professionals that are coming to the
University of Arizona and launching their careers.
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