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March 28, 2014
Written By Colin Leach Map of proposed alternatives for Phoenix-Tucson route. Courtesy of Arizona Department of Transportation Phoenix, Arizona is one of the urban centers of what demographers and public policy scholars term the “Sun Belt”. This vast region, stretching from Miami to Los Angeles, has seen tremendous economic growth in the past decades. This growth can be credited to a combi...
March 26, 2014
Written By Sean Jeans Gail The Illinois Department of Transportation is looking for public input on the next phase of the Chicago – St. Louis rail corridor, and the Midwest High Speed Rail Association is organizing local train advocates to ensure that the potential for truly world class high speed operations is protected: IDOT is currently reconstructing the tracks between Joliet and Granite...
March 22, 2014
Written By Colin Leach The Maryland MARC Train's Brunswick Line. Map from the Maryland Transit Administration. For several decades, the Brunswick Line of Maryland’s MARC commuter rail service has served the West Virginia towns of Harpers Ferry, Duffields, and Martinsburg. Hundreds of commuters use this line every day to commute to and from their jobs in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Like man...
March 19, 2014
Written By Sean Jeans Gail Click image to enlarge. The foundation for the Hudson Yards, the largest private development project in U.S. history, is starting to take shape. In a fascinating inside look, the website Gizmodo looks at why the foundation of this megaproject may actually be its most interesting part: West Side Yard, a sunken rail yard wedged above the High Line and two blocks away...
March 18, 2014
Written By Colin Leach As our readers will know, we’ve addressed how passenger rail is the key to creating the sort of new economy that America needs in the years to come. By building commuter rail systems connecting urban cores with their suburbs, we create the potential for new, transit-oriented development sites that integrate transit into new residential and commercial developments. And b...