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Connect Long Island plan eyes mass transit
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Warning of the impending "systemic failure" of the region's automobile-based lifestyle, municipal leaders and Long Island Rail Road officials Thursday announced a sweeping plan to expand mass transit, link downtown developments and remove thousands of vehicles from roads.
Elements of the plan -- a second railroad track on the LIRR Ronkonkoma line, a reopened Republic Airport LIRR station and...
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