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Over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill, Angie Schmitt has a great article with an even greater title: What Boondoggle? Private Sector Wants in on HSR Action. Schmitt has some great quotes here that demonstrate not only that the private sector sees HSR as a solid option and rejects utterly the right-wing fantasy that it is somehow [...]
Anti-rail governor Rick Scott won his case in court this morning, as the Florida Supreme Court ruled he had the power to reject $2.4 billion in federal high speed rail funding: The Florida Supreme Court has upheld Gov. Rick Scott’s authority to kill a proposed Orlando-Tampa high-speed rail line backed by President Barack Obama. The [...]
UPDATE: Californians For High Speed Rail joined a coalition of HSR supporters to issue this statement making the case for HSR in both California and the Central Valley. Original post begins below: Today and tomorrow the US House of Representatives Transportation Committee will be holding hearings in California, with an emphasis on high speed rail. [...]
Lots going on in the HSR world this Saturday, particularly in Washington DC. Early this morning, at 1:35 AM Pacific Time, the Republican-controlled House passed HR 1, the bill to fund the federal government. It includes some stunning cuts, including total elimination of high speed rail funding and the US Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investments [...]
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