(Chicago Sun Times) — The incoming Republican governors of Wisconsin and Ohio rejected $1.2 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail — leading to a windfall for Illinois. The state is getting $42.3 million in additional high-speed rail money, federal officials announced Thursday. That is in addition to the $1.2 billion in funding the state […]
(AP) — Politicians on Friday cast Illinois as a pioneer for being the first to roll federal stimulus money into a high-speed passenger rail line, claiming that the jobs, tourism and traveler convenience anticipated from the St. Louis-to-Chicago route justifies the $1.1 billion taxpayer tab. Using an Amtrak locomotive and two passenger cars as a […]
(Atlanta Business Chronicle) — A high-speed rail loop connecting Atlanta with four other Georgia cities would be part of the state’s application for federal planning money under a resolution going before the State Transportation Board Thursday. The resolution, approved by the board’s Intermodal Committee on Wednesday, endorses a plan to seek $14.5 million in federal […]
(Washington Business Journal) — High-speed rail, the centerpiece of an $8 billion federal stimulus package, is many things — but it is not an economic development silver bullet. That’s the opinion of at least one leading urban planner. Read More…