How idealism threatens to derail transit projects

"Perfect" can be the enemy of "good" when it comes to new urban transit projects, some of which are being derailed by an unlikely source: transit advocates. Salon looks at why the proposed streetcar line in Arlington, Va., was recently scuttled and how transit projects in Austin, Houston, New York City and Cincinnati face their own hurdles. Read more.
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