Topic – Commuter Rail
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290 commuter rail study shows less ridership than park & rides
Gulf Coast Rail District
A new study of commuter rail in the 290 corridor shows ridership that would be less than current Metro park & ride service
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David Crossley
New sprawl road or rail?
TxDOT has $350 million to spend on sprawl. Is that the best use?
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Austin’s updated rail plan has 40 stations
Cost remains at $1.3B
Plans could change with environmental study over next two years
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Ft Worth-to-Grapevine rail changes name
Snazzed up to TEX
The southwest-to-northeast corridor rail line renamed to Tarrant Express, or TEX
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Galveston moving ahead with rail plan
Expects to work with Metro
Galveston tranist district looks at continuing rail plan
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Metro cancels disputed contract, wins $50 million from FTA
Rail vehicles to be rebid
Metro cancels disputed contract with Spanish corporation to build light rail cars in the USA, but design them in Spain, and the FTA grants $50 for N & SE lines.
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State Rail Plan
Public outreach meeting
TxDOT will hold a State Rail Plan public outreach meeting in Houston on August 2nd.
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Airports as intermodal hubs
Miami and Providence
Airports are developing connections to Amtrak, commuter and local rail.
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Austin votes money for rail study
Question: how to pay for rail?
Austin City Council voted $100,000 to study how to pay for urban rail system, and delays bond election to 2012
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Montgomery County wants to be included in regional rail
Gulf Coast Rail District
Montgomery County Commissioners Court will vote on joining the Gulf Coast Rail District after first rejecting such a plan in 2007
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