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Metro may be a step closer to building its proposed North and Southeast light rail bus rapid transit guided rapid transit lines thanks to the Bush administration's 2008 budget proposal, the Chronicle reports today. The Federal Transit Administration announced that, under the proposed budget, the two Metro lines are among six projects nationwide that could qualify for 50 percent federal funding; last week and earlier this week, the FTA also issued records of decision in... more ›

Metro didn't make the cut for more than $300 million in federal funds this year, meaning the transit authority will have to wait yet another year before it moves ahead with proposed extensions of the light rail line. KHOU reports there were 15 projects this year that were at the same stage of development as the MetroRail expansion; five received a share of the Federal Transit Administration's $1.5 billion in recommendations for 2007. To our dismay, it seems Dallas was one of the cities recommended for FTA funding (although we have to admit that their rail system kicks MetroRail's butt). more ›