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Originally Posted by Mikey711MN
it appears that East Riverside has by far and away the most significant development activity according to the new VMU guidelines, and as such, is being looked at as a natural rail transit corridor.
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Not that I've checked demographics, but it would appear that East Riverside seems to be at low income level - another natural condition for a rail corridor..
This would fall right in line with:
http://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/news...ment_2608.html
Looks like all of these docs include number of low income housing served as major criteria for funding. Running routes thru low income area's looks like it may be a major factor in obtaining funding.