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The chairman of the board of Texas Central Partners lists 5 reasons Texans should be excited about high speed rail:
KWTX | Temple: McLane says high speed rail is something to get excited about
Where: Minnesota
The reasons that the Minnesota Department of Transportation was stopped from completing a high sped rail study:
A recent feasibility study found that high speed rail could work in Washington State. So, what entities were backing the study?
How was the study funded? A $300,000 legislative appropriation and donations from Microsoft and Washington Building Trades
Is the Washington State proposal for high speed rail looking for private investors? …
Houston Business Journal included the station land deal between Texas Central and the City of Houston on its list of deals of the year for 2017.
Why did it make the list? Because the City of Houston-Texas Central deal was the first of its kind for the high speed rail project.
Houston Business Journal | HBJ’s 2017 Deals of the Year: Economic Development
Florida Legislature is moving a high speed rail bill that will:
require HSR rail companies operating trains at speeds in excess of 80 mph to install safety features
require HSR to pay the cost of maintaining rail crossings
require HSR to pay for fencing along sections of its tracks where pedestrians could be at risk
require HSR to help train first responders in the event of an accident involving passenger trains or hazardous materials
2 Repsonses from HSR:
House Committee on International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
#2 Transportation Barriers to Trade. Review the current state of infrastructure at Texas’ international shipping ports and border ports of entry in Texas. Identify transportation-related impediments to international trade and estimate the impact of those challenges, including border wait times, on the state’s economy. Make recommendations for improvements to facilitate international trade and economic growth. (Joint charge…
Where: Prince George’s County
The opposition arguments of the local officials:
WTOP | Prince George’s Co. leaders vow to derail plans for high-speed train
The City: Columbus OH
What’s a connected transportation data exchange? The Smart Columbus Operating System is a system to share near-real-time data on traffic
How does it work? it will collect data from cars that transmit metrics like time, speed and location with road-side units. The data will be overlayed to create a regional transportation outlook
But, how does the city get the car data?
The new study: Framework for Assessing the ROI for High-Speed and Intercity Rail Projects by the American Public Transportation Association
3 economic impacts considered beyond travel time & cost efficiency:
What does this new analysis include?
California’s proposed high speed rail line is exceeding its cost estimates by 27%. Here’s why:
How far behind is the project? 7 years
Los Angeles Times | California bullet train costs up $1.7 billion for Central Valley segment