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Would a light rail system work in Iowa?

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Expanding passenger rail is a key piece of a versatile, flexible way to move people and is a vital part of a total transportation system that includes automobiles, air travel, buses, commuter services, bicycles, and pedestrians. read more

I believe a light rail system could work connecting the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines. Unfortunately, the population of the rest of the state does not make it feasible to consider rail services in those areas. read more

Five U.S. metros (Buffalo, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Jose) opened light rail systems in the 1980s to great fanfare. The mode offered many of the benefits of subway systems for far less public money; San Diego's system, per mile, cost about one-seventh of Washington, D.C.'s Metrorail. read more

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Astana to begin light rail system construction in May
Source: astanatimes.com

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