New research from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) shows people who live near rail and other public transportation services drive less, walk more and live longer than communities without high quality public transportation. VIDEO
31 August 2010 - 1:02pm
Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari announced that his department has developed uniform technical standards for the manufacture of high-speed intercity passenger rail cars.
1 September 2010 - 11:18am
Sen. Martin Sandoval and other legislators are pushing Amtrak to create true high-speed rail in the region at 150mph-plus instead of the currently planned upgrade to 110mph.
30 August 2010 - 10:53am
Enjoy this video of a train building its own track in Overhelt, Belgium.
29 August 2010 - 11:12pm
A new report from the Center for Urban Infrastructure claims HSR will contribute a regional income benefit of $701 million to southern California workers who otherwise would have been unemployed.
27 August 2010 - 12:28pm
The Wall St. Journal reports that some U.S. states feel that coming up with the 20% in HSR matching funds when they have short-term transportation needs desperately in need of funding.
25 August 2010 - 12:56pm
25 states applied for this round of funding with total requests amounting to $8.5 billion, with $2.3 billion available. This video update brought to you by Global 5 Communications.
24 August 2010 - 1:03pm
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has released a 2,454-page EIR with revisions from the last draft, but what hasn't been revised are the original ridership projections.
23 August 2010 - 5:25pm
Palash R. Ghosh writes in the International Business Times about what he sees as the main obstacles to high-speed rail succeeding in the U.S.
21 August 2010 - 9:46am
A California Superior Court judge is hearing oral arguments today on a request to reopen a lawsuit filed by the cities of Atherton and Menlo Park that wants the state's HSR to run through the East Bay instead of the Peninsula.
20 August 2010 - 10:01am
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