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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

grasswire

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2. I live in a county out west where the locals object to the light rail extension...

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 3, 2012, 05:39 PM

Jul 2012

.....because they are so fearful that the line will bring in a "criminal element". The fight against the project is funded by a rightwing billionaire FROM OUT OF STATE.

I guess there's some fearmongering on the right against these projects. Maybe they are afraid of *race mixing* or something like that.

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Loudoun County comes to its senses, votes 'yes' on the Metro Silver Line project [View all] marmar Jul 2012 OP

YAY! NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #1

I live in a county out west where the locals object to the light rail extension... grasswire Jul 2012 #2

not really relevant here, as this part of louden is very mixed. loli phabay Jul 2012 #3