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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
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Rail Passenger Development Plan ...
Author: Rail Passenger Development Plan
Author: Rail Passenger Development Plan Update
Author: 21st Century Essential Guide to High-Speed Passenger Trains (HSR) and America's High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIRP) Program - Plans, Programs, Technology
Author: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549834677
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This book provides a digest of federal publications on high-speed rail, including President Obama's announcement of a strategic plan ("Vision for High Speed Rail in America"). Contents include the High Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy, History of High Speed Rail, Safety and High Speed Rail, Positive Train Control, Right-of-Way Safety, Funding for HSR Corridors across America, High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program Guidance, the National Rail Plan, and Outreach. The Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America's first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), these dollars represent an historic investment in the country's transportation infrastructure, which will help create jobs and transform travel in America. The awards will serve as a down-payment on developing or laying the groundwork for 13 new, large-scale high-speed rail corridors across the country. The majority of the dollars will go toward developing new, large-scale high-speed rail programs. This includes projects in Florida, which is receiving up to $1.25 billion to develop a new high-speed rail corridor between Tampa and Orlando with trains running up to 168 miles per hour, and in California, which is receiving up to $2.25 billion for its planned project to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco and points in between with trains running up to 220 miles per hour.
High-speed Rail
Author: Petra TodorovichPublisher:
ISBN: 9781558442221
Category : High speed ground transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This Policy Focus Report was a product of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Regional Plan Association and their joint venture America 2050. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has been engaged in a series of projects with the Regional Plan Association for more than a decade. The partnership spawned the national initiative known as America 2050, which is aimed at meeting the infrastructure, economic development and environmental challenges of the nation, in preparation for a population increase of about 130 million by 2050. A major focus of America 2050 is the emergence of megaregions - large networks of metropolitan areas, where most of the population growth by mid-century will take place. Examples of megaregions are the Northeast Megaregion, from Boston to Washington, or Southern California, from Los Angeles to Tijuana, Mexico. High-speed rail is capable of linking employment centers and population hubs in corridors up to 600 miles in length in 11 U.S. megaregions.This Policy Focus Report was a product of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Regional Plan Association and their joint venture America 2050. The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has been engaged in a series of projects with the Regional Plan Association for more than a decade. The partnership spawned the national initiative known as America 2050, which is aimed at meeting the infrastructure, economic development and environmental challenges of the nation, in preparation for a population increase of about 130 million by 2050. A major focus of America 2050 is the emergence of megaregions - large networks of metropolitan areas, where most of the population growth by mid-century will take place. Examples of megaregions are the Northeast Megaregion, from Boston to Washington, or Southern California, from Los Angeles to Tijuana, Mexico. High-speed rail is capable of linking employment centers and population hubs in corridors up to 600 miles in length in 11 U.S. megaregions.
The Wisconsin State Rail Plan
Author: Wisconsin. Department of Transportation. Division of PlanningPublisher:
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Category : Choice of transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Vision of Developing High Speed Passenger Rail in America
Author: M. JohnsonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781480058828
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
How can the high-speed rail service and station transform the city and the station area? What problems can it solve? What opportunities does it present? For a station area plan to become real and endure, the plan must be supported by financing and implementation plans, and be written into the zoning code. These aspects are described briefly below. The station area plan itself is covered in detail The Department of Transportation is working with States to plan and develop high-speed and intercity passenger rail corridors that range from upgrades to existing services to entirely new rail lines exclusively devoted to 150 to 220 mph trains. Implementing these corridor projects and programs will serve as a catalyst to promote economic expansion (including new manufacturing jobs), create new choices for travelers in addition to flying or driving, reduce national dependence on oil, and foster livable urban and rural communities
Interim Report
Author: Wisconsin. Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail ServicePublisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Summary Digest of Statutes Enacted and Resolutions, Including Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Adopted in ... and ... Statutory Record
Author: CaliforniaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Volumes include: Statutory record.
High Speed Rail
Author: Susan A. FlemingPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437935192
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and subsequent appropriations have dramatically increased federal funds available for high speed intercity passenger rail from $120 million in FY 2008 and FY 2009 combined to $10.5 billion available in FY 2010. Other issues, such as developing industry capacity to supply rail equipment and fostering multiyear public support for such systems must be resolved. This report reviewed: (1) how states started or improved passenger rail services in the recent past; (2) rail industry plans to accommodate the increased passenger rail investments; and (3) Federal Railroad Admin. plans to oversee the use of federal intercity passenger rail funds. Charts and tables.
