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	<title>River District News &#187; Main Street Station</title>
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		<title>Public hearing set to discuss Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/07/19/public-hearing-set-to-discuss-southeast-high-speed-rail-corridor/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/07/19/public-hearing-set-to-discuss-southeast-high-speed-rail-corridor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginians For High Speed Rail and the Southeast High Speed Rail Association will hold a public hearing to discuss the advancement of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor on Tuesday, July 20 at 7PM. There will be a public viewing beginning at 5PM; the hearing will begin at 7PM. Topics to be discussed include current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Main Street Station needs tracks, trains, riders</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/06/17/main-street-station-needs-tracks-trains-riders/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/06/17/main-street-station-needs-tracks-trains-riders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Galuszka&#8217;s Missing the Train takes a look at why improving passenger service at Main Street Station may not be likely: To allow passenger trains to use Main Street Station from the south, substantial capital expenses would have to be made. [...] Her department has prepared a study estimating that all of the upgrades will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amtrack&#8217;s new line from Norfolk may bypass Main Street Station</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/06/09/amtracks-new-line-from-norfolk-may-bypass-main-street-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/06/09/amtracks-new-line-from-norfolk-may-bypass-main-street-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harry Kollatz puts some words to the proposal that a new Amtrak train might bypass Main Street Station: A proposed Amtrak train out of Norfolk may not stop at Main Street Station but instead roll on to Staples Mill. [...] Broad Street, however, like Main, was abandoned in the mid-1970s in favor of … Staples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One step closer to high speed rail in Richmond</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/01/28/one-step-closer-to-high-speed-rail-in-richmond/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2010/01/28/one-step-closer-to-high-speed-rail-in-richmond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama announced today that USDOT is awarding $8 billion to states to invest in high speed rail. Of that, Virginia will share $620,000,000 with North Carolina to develop high speed rail between Charlotte-Raleigh-Richmond-Washington, D.C.. In the current plan Richmond is listed as having &#8220;projects laying foundation for high-speed passenger rail.&#8221; View the plan here.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor favors high speed rail over bus transfer station</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/12/20/mayor-favors-high-speed-rail-over-bus-transfer-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/12/20/mayor-favors-high-speed-rail-over-bus-transfer-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As GRTC continues to push for a bus transfer station at Main Street Station, the RTD reports that Mayor Jones is cautious that it might interfere with high speed rail.  &#8220;I believe that GRTC probably has a Plan B. I don&#8217;t want to speak for them, however,&#8221; Jones said in an interview when asked about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a visitors&#8217; center at Main Street Station?</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/10/07/a-visitors-center-at-main-street-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/10/07/a-visitors-center-at-main-street-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Style Weekly has the lead on the latest vision for Shockoe: a visitors&#8217; center in Main Street Station. Willard Strickland, a retired teacher, is pitching the idea to make one of Richmond&#8217;s most recognizable landmarks a greeting point for visitors. No word on whether a formal proposal is in the works, but the idea is already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>something to think about when passing Main Street Station</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/06/23/something-to-think-about-when-passing-main-street-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/06/23/something-to-think-about-when-passing-main-street-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Infrastructurist has a great article on beautiful train stations that were demolished across the country. Almost like a rite of passage, cities across the country embraced the era of Interstates, Big Macs, and suburban sprawl by tearing down their train depots&#8230; One lesson of this legacy is that what replaces a well designed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Speed Rail inching closer to reality?</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/06/04/high-speed-rail-inching-closer-to-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/06/04/high-speed-rail-inching-closer-to-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possibly, if Governor Kaine made any progress at the White House yesterday. A press release from yesterday states that Vice President Biden and Transportation Secretary LaHood have reached out to governors, including Kaine, to strategize bold ways to move forward with high speed rail. Based on news reports, the proposed VA high speed rail will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GRTC presentation on the transfer center</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/04/27/grtc-presentation-on-the-transfer-center/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/04/27/grtc-presentation-on-the-transfer-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Richmond City Council Reporter &#38; Telegraph has a video of John Lewis&#8217; presentation on the proposed bus transfer center at Main Street Station to the City Council&#8217;s Land Use, Housing, and Transportation Committee.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;other opportunities&#8221; for GRTC transfer station</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/04/17/other-opportunities-for-grtc-transfer-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/04/17/other-opportunities-for-grtc-transfer-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Napier, President of the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association, elaborates on SBNA&#8217;s opposition to the proposed GRTC transfer station in an op/ed for Richmond BizSense. The Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association recommended several very important and practical changes to GRTC’s plan regarding Main St. Station as a bus transfer station&#8230; There are other opportunities for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slave Trail Commission opposes GRTC transfer station</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/04/16/slave-trail-commission-opposes-grtc-transfer-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/04/16/slave-trail-commission-opposes-grtc-transfer-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with other local business leaders and neighborhood organizations, the Slave Trail Commission has passed a vote to oppose the proposed GRTC transfer station in Main Street Station. From the RTD: A majority of commission members agreed last week to oppose the $70 million project on the grounds that the related traffic would undermine efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local opposition to aspects of proposed GRTC transfer station</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/03/23/local-opposition-to-aspects-of-proposed-grtc-transfer-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/03/23/local-opposition-to-aspects-of-proposed-grtc-transfer-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the Historic Shockoe Partnership (Shockoe Slip neighborhood association) voted unanimously against the idea of Main Street Station being used as a GRTC transfer station. They are opposed to almost all aspects of the proposal (PDF). This evening, the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association board will be meeting to draft a formal letter of opposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>shockoe bottom: future transportation hub?</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/03/04/shockoe-bottom-future-transportation-hub/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2009/03/04/shockoe-bottom-future-transportation-hub/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacqui</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a lot of discussion of the future of Shockoe Bottom, Style Weekly looks into the possibility of it becoming Richmond&#8217;s transportation hub.  John Lewis, chief executive of the regional bus company, the GRTC Transit System, has long had his eye on a vacant train shed behind Main Street Station. He wants to rehabilitate the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Main Street Station Holiday Open House on Friday</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/12/02/main-street-station-holiday-open-house-on-friday/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/12/02/main-street-station-holiday-open-house-on-friday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grand Illumination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come in from the cold during the downtown Grand Illumination activities to enjoy cookies and hot cocoa, kiddie train rides, crafts, and holiday music at the 6th Annual Main Street Station Holiday Open House. This year’s event will focus on youth literacy; books will be given to the first 300 children in attendance. Sgt. Santa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>first annual National Train Day @ Main Street Station</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/05/08/first-annual-national-train-day-main-street-station/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/05/08/first-annual-national-train-day-main-street-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To raise awareness of the vital role rail plays in our nation’s transportation system, the City of Richmond will join Amtrak and other partner organizations in celebrating the first annual National Train Day in a public event at Main Street Station on Saturday, May 10 at 9:30AM. Media and the public are encouraged to attend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GRTC central transfer station coming to Main Street?</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/04/15/grtc-central-transfer-station-coming-to-main-street/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/04/15/grtc-central-transfer-station-coming-to-main-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Style Weekly&#8217;s Main Street Station Bus Plan Riles Up Bottom Merchants has the details about GRTC&#8217;s plans to put the central transfer station in the unused warehouse space behind Main Street Station. GRTC sees this city-owned property as central and efficient; some local business owners have concerns.]]></description>
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		<title>flooding on Main Street over the years</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/01/07/flooding-on-main-street-over-the-years/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2008/01/07/flooding-on-main-street-over-the-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking east from the corner of 14th and East Main Streets in 1886. Looking west towards the Main Street Station (1901). From the steps of the Main Street Station (1901). From the Main Street Station (1924). 17th and East Main Streets, 1980s. Photos #1, #3, &#038; #4 from The Experience of a Century by Davenport [...]]]></description>
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		<title>bus station to remain on Boulevard</title>
		<link>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2007/12/22/bus-station-to-remain-on-boulevard/</link>
		<comments>http://riverdistrictnews.com/2007/12/22/bus-station-to-remain-on-boulevard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dec.20-22nd issue of the Richmond Free Press is reporting that Greyhound has decided to not move its bus station from North Boulevard to the little used Main Street Station, a decision which potentially &#8220;short-circuits the city&#8217;s efforts to turn the Shockoe Bottom station into a multi-modal transit operation&#8221;.]]></description>
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