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Adviser: Plan local funding, but federal money likely for Ogden streetcar

Last updated Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 12:24am

OGDEN -- The likelihood of securing federal funding remains one of the biggest issues in bringing a streetcar system to Ogden.

At a special work session held after Tuesday night's Ogden City Council meeting, an independent consultant hired by the city said while the federal funding landscape is unpredictable, the Ogden project would stack up well against other projects around the nation competing for the same funding.

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Ogden council to hear streetcar input tonight

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:42am

OGDEN -- The great Ogden streetcar debate is set to heat up again. The Ogden City Council will hold a special fact-finding work session tonight to discuss the viability of a streetcar project in the city.

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Legislative three-card Monte: Roads win, everyone else loses

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:56am

We ran a scary story last week about how much highways are going to cost Utah over the next 30 years. The tab is $69 billion, a chunk of that just in the Top of Utah.

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(Standard-Examiner file photo) A trolley bus makes its way in downtown Ogden last year.

Next stop for trolley report -- analysis

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, October 24, 2011 - 5:13pm

OGDEN -- The city has compiled a ridership report that shows about 26,000 passengers have used two trolley-style buses that have looped around the downtown area for 10 months.

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