$4 Billion for HSR in 2011

Our own Rick Harnish was on hand yesterday in Washington DC to support the call for the federal government to dedicate $4 billion towards high speed rail in 2011 and beyond. Please visit FourBillion.com to easily ask your legislators to support this measure.

photo courtesy of Transportation For America


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Obama Budget Proposes $1 Billion A Year In High Speed Rail State Grants

Matthew Yglesias reports that the White House Budget Proposal includes a billion a year for a high speed rail grant program. You can see the high speed rail projects that will compete for the grants in a blog post at The Transport Politic.