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...Allston life group suggests, in addition to the improvement of existing shuttle services and bridges, considering building a new bridge, installing a tram, creating a rail line from Allston to Harvard’s Longwood medical campus in Boston or enhancing the bridge on John F. Kennedy Street to become a “Ponte Vecchio on the Charles...
...tackling lost causes. As a Parisian lawyer he rescued failing businesses. In 1988 he revived a bankrupt soccer team. And as mayor of Valenciennes from 1989 to 2002, he resurrected the moribund former steel town by revamping neighborhoods, attracting a Toyota factory, building a theater, and planning a regional tram whose first rail will be laid this week. Can this miracle worker save France's embattled conservative government after the party's rout in last month's regional elections? It was evidently with that hope in mind that President Jacques Chirac plucked Jean-Louis Borloo, who turns 53 this week...
...Hong Kong For around $230, you can hire an antique tram from Hongkong Tramways to take you and 24 friends on a two-hour trip around the city's main districts. The tram has a built-in music system, and you can bring your own booze to sip as you roll past landmarks like Times Square mall and the Happy Valley racecourse. www.hktramways.com...
...Prague Once a month, a streetcar gets turned into TRAMix?a mobile party wagon, fitted with a 1,000-watt sound system and two makeshift bars. TRAMix sets off from the Malostransk? n?mest? tram stop and, to a soundtrack of thumping house music, takes some 50 revelers on a 21/2-hour cruise around the capital. Check out www.b52.cz; tickets...
...lodges. Chandeliers and leather-backed chairs may make you feel at home. At 8,700 ft., the John Paul Lodge offers A bird's-eye view of the downhill--where racers reach 80 m.p.h. If you want to imitate Bode Miller's hairy medal-winning run, take the Olympic tram to the top, where the course starts and this Alpine thrill ride begins...