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The Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail on Cities and their Metropolitan Areas

Monday, June 14th, 2010

UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
Existing modes of transportation currently consume more than two-thirds of our nation’s oil supply and are responsible for nearly a third of our carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, we need to make tomorrow’s transportation infrastructure more energy efficient, more environmentally sustainable, and less reliant on foreign oil. Future federal transportation investments should address energy, economic, and climate concerns through reforms and programs that emphasize sustainable transportation environments.

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Tags: Albany, CA, California, Chicago, FL, Florida, IL, Illinois, Los Angeles, New York, NY, Orlando, United States Conference of Mayors, USCM
Posted in Employment, High Speed Rail, Infra Views, Jobs, Local, National, Policy, Transit

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Connecting the Region with Transit: Implementing the Central Florida Regional Growth Vision

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

The Federal Government supports a vision for high-speed rail to connect regions throughout the country. In Florida two high-speed rail corridors were identified to provide connections from Central Florida to Tampa and Miami.

The High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, offers stimulus money for passenger rail projects throughout the United States. FDOT applied for four separate projects to receive funding: High-speed rail connecting Orlando to Tampa and Orlando to Miami, Central Florida Commuter Rail (SunRail), and Amtrak-Florida East Coast Passenger Service.

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Tags: FL, Florida, Florida Department of Transportation, SunRail
Posted in Buses, Carbon Tax, Clean Air, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Congestion, Funding, Green, High Speed Rail, Highway, Infra Views, Land Use, Local, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Transit, Urban Planning

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Guest on The Infra Blog: John Mica (R-FL), Republican Leader, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Rep. John Mica represents the 7th Congressional District of Florida, and he is currently serving his ninth term in the 111th Congress. Mica was elected to serve as the Republican Leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the largest Congressional panel in Congress. As the House Transportation GOP Leader, Mica serves on all six Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees. These subcommittees include Aviation; Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation; Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management; Highways and Transit; Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials; and Water Resources and Environment. He has been recognized as a national leader on a variety of transportation issues.

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Tags: Congress, FL, Florida, John L. Mica, John Mica, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Posted in Competitiveness, Congestion, Employment, Funding, Guests on The Infra Blog, National, Public Opinion, Public Transportation, The Infra Blog, Transit, Urban Planning

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The Good Haul: Innovations That Improve Freight Transportation and Protect the Environment

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but it comes at a high price for the environment and local communities. Moving freight creates traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic air pollution and noise in local communities. Without thoughtful infrastructure and operations improvements, projected increases in trade threaten to make these problems worse and place greater strains on the nation’s aging infrastructure.

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Tags: Brownsville, CA, California, Chicago, Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program, College Station, CREATE, Diesel-electric hybrid, EDF, Environmental Defense Fund, FL, Florida, Freight, Hampton Roads, hybrid, IL, Illinois, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Maritime, Norfolk, PA, Pennsylvania, Point Manatee, Ports, Richmond, San Diego, Seattle, Shipping, Texas, Trucking, tugboat, TX, VA, Virginia, WA, Washington
Posted in Carbon Tax, Clean Air, Climate Change, Competitiveness, Congestion, Environment, Green, Highway, Infra Views, Inland Waterways, Local, National, Roads

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Fast forward on Infra? High-Speed Rail Announcement

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Here is what the White House announced on January 28th:

“… the U.S. 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.”

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Tags: AASHTO, America 2050, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, American Public Transportation Association, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, APTA, ARRA, Barack Obama, CA, California, California High-Speed Rail Authority, Chicago, CHSRA, Dick Durbin, Edward G. Rendell, FL, Florida, IL, Illinois, Jimmy Hoffa, John Robert Smith, Los Angeles, Meridian, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Pat Quinn, President, Teamsters, Transportation for America, USDOT, White House, William Millar
Posted in Employment, Funding, High Speed Rail, National, Policy, Public Transportation, Rail, Recovery, The Infra Blog, Transit

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