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The high speed rail quandry

Posted on January 22, 2012

The future of high speed rail in America continues to be uncertain. While California has suffered multiple setbacks in its efforts, high speed rail continues to be on the agenda in several other states.

Posted in NewsTagged CA, costs, federal funding, funding, high speed rail, IL, intercity rail, MI, MN, NY, passenger rail, rail, WI

Take me out to the ballpark, but make me walk the last mile

Posted on January 8, 2012

A story in mid-December highlighted the disconnect between what clubs will pay for players and a stadium vs. what they are willing to pitch in for transit. The Miami Marlins just completed a new stadium, and …

Posted in NewsTagged funding, JARC, Miami, rail, sports, transit

Take me out to the ballpark, but make me walk the last mile

Posted on January 8, 2012

A story in mid-December highlighted the disconnect between what clubs will pay for players and a stadium vs. what they are willing to pitch in for transit. The Miami Marlins just completed a new stadium, and …

Posted in NewsTagged funding, JARC, Miami, rail, sports, transit

Holland’s new ‘truck train’

Posted on September 12, 2011

The Dutch city of Utrecht has a new way to remove trucks from the central city in order to improve air quality and reduce congestion. While some freight is already being delivered directly to stores …

Posted in NewsTagged air quality, barge, congestion, freight, Netherlands, rail, trucks

Society pays more for trucking

Posted on September 12, 2011

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), released earlier this year, details the far greater marginal costs imposed on society from trucking than rail or waterborne shipping. These costs include public infrastructure costs (such …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, freight, GAO, policy, rail, report, social costs, trucks, waterborne freight

Bookends on the highway era: A view at the start and a look back from today

Posted on July 14, 2011

Fortune magazine has republished a September 1958 article that takes stock of the Interstate construction boom, just then beginning. It’s a thorough and surprisingly prescient take, and one that reminds us that our highway system …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, funding, interstates, land use, rail, traffic

From the Community of Practice: Washington State applies for Florida’s high-speed-rail funding.

Posted on April 12, 2011

Washington state applied for approximately $120 million in federal high-speed-rail stimulus money, part of $2.4 billion returned by Florida. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will use the money to continue improving and expanding …

Posted in NewsTagged COP, federal funding, FL, high speed rail, passenger rail, rail, stimulus, WA

Governor Abercrombie Approves Final Honolulu Rail Transit EIS

Posted on December 21, 2010

Hawaii’s Governor Abercrombie accepted the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Honolulu Rail Transit project on December 16.  With the governor’s acceptance, the City of Honolulu anticipates that the FTA will issue a …

Posted in NewsTagged EIS, FTA, HI, Honolulu, rail, transit

The Cost of Ending Rail Projects

Posted on December 6, 2010

New Jersey must pay $217 million after terminating a rail project, according to a Washington Post article.  

Posted in NewsTagged federal funding, NJ, rail

Kansas Increases Funding for Railroad Loan/Grant Program

Posted on December 6, 2010

Recognizing the importance of rail service to industries and communities dependent on moving heavy, lower-value-per-ton goods, Kansas recently increased funding for its State Rail Service Improvement Fund (SRSIF) from $3 million to $5 million annually. …

Posted in NewsTagged air quality, economic development, freight, funding, KS, maintenance, rail
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