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Metro-North looks to cash in on real estate near stations, fuel rider growth

Published: February 20, 2013 6:40 AM
By THOMAS ZAMBITO  thomas.zambito@cablevision.com

A view of the Poughkeepsie Metro-North train station

Photo credit: John Meore | A view of the Poughkeepsie Metro-North train station from the Walkway Over the Hudson at the spot where a proposed 21-story elevator is being planned. (July 26, 2012)

Metro-North is forging ahead with plans to return rail travel to the pre-World War II era in some Hudson Valley communities by partnering with local governments to build housing so close to stations that commuters could just step out their doors and board a train.

A proposal to develop housing and retail space at the Metro-North station in downtown Harrison is inching closer to a groundbreaking,...

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