often attributive
: a means of urban railway transportation using trolley cars
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Public works officials presented four alternatives for the planned bridge, which would connect the River District with South Natomas and provide a crossing for a future Sacramento Regional light-rail line to the airport.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
The plan's passage is a shift from 2018, when voters derailed a similar referendum under then-Mayors Megan Barry and David Briley that also included an ambitious light-rail project.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Among Moore’s priorities is trying to revive the massive Red Line light-rail project for Baltimore that Republican Gov. Larry Hogan canceled in 2015.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
He is frustrated with the implementation of the HOME initiative as well as Project Connect, the city's multi-billion dollar mass transit plan, the centerpiece of which includes plans for miles of light-rail.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Sep. 2024
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
The plan's passage is a shift from 2018, when voters derailed a similar referendum under then-Mayors Megan Barry and David Briley that also included an ambitious light-rail project.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Among Moore’s priorities is trying to revive the massive Red Line light-rail project for Baltimore that Republican Gov. Larry Hogan canceled in 2015.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
He is frustrated with the implementation of the HOME initiative as well as Project Connect, the city's multi-billion dollar mass transit plan, the centerpiece of which includes plans for miles of light-rail.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Light-rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-rail. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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