{"article":{"id":74592,"heading":"Pasadena-Los Angeles light-rail line to open Saturday - against Bus Riders Union's wishes","author":"lynx-13","created":"2003-07-26 11:45:37","modified":"2013-11-11 00:24:14","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:24:14","article":"Pasadena-Los Angeles light-rail line to open Saturday<\/a> July 26th 2003 against Bus Riders Union's wishes. The Bus Riders Union had demandeda total moratorium on construction of any new rail lines in the Los Angeles area, particularly trying to stop a 6.8-mile extension of the MTA’s $1 billion light rail Blue Line to Pasadena<\/a>.
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