Topic – High Speed Rail
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High-speed rail vision shows early Houston line
Includes slower feeder network
Advocacy group releases expanded high-speed rail vision, Houston-to-Dallas, Dallas-Austin-San Antonio in first phase
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Gubernatorial candidates discuss transportation
DMN interviews candidates
Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina, Rick Perry, and Bill White discussed their views with the Dallas Morning News.
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Feds add Houston to Texas
New high speed rail map
Houston is now in the FTA's proposed map of Texas Triangle HSR plan, but Ray LaHood criticized Texas for being unprepared, a view shared by many other analysts.
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Does Detroit’s revival depend on rail and transit?
"Blueprint America" on PBS
A PBS documentary, airing February 8, says that Detroit must switch from building cars to building trains in order to remain economically competitive.
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FL, CA, IL to get first high-speed rail funds
Texas gets just $4 million
Texas was far less prepared than other states and will receive just $4 million - of the $8 billion total - to improve service between Austin and Fort Worth.
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DMN talks to Perry staff about hi-speed rail
Response to Hutchison platform
The Dallas Morning News interviewed Mark Miner with the Rick Perry campaign who says "Governor Perry is in favor of intercity passenger rail service."
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Experts review year in transportation
ARRA, high-speed rail top list
The stimulus bill, high-speed rail money, and new transportation reforms topped the list of 2009 transportation accomplishments.
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House, Senate agree on $2.5 billion for high-speed rail
Omits Infrastructure Bank
The bill also includes money for sustainable communities, although it omits money for a proposed National Infrastructure Bank for the time being.
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Study: Asian nations set to pass U.S. in clean energy race
Investment needed to compete
A new study shows that China, Japan, and South Korea are set to out-compete the U.S. for dominance of clean energy markets due to larger government investments.
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Senate to try to pass six-month transportation extension
House, Senate at odds
A six-month extension of SAFETEA-LU may be a way to placate both the House and the Senate, which disagree on how soon a new bill must be passed.
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