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January 30, 2013
Written By Sean Jeans Gail The World Bank has released a paper stating that traditional methods of evaluating infrastructure fail to capture the significant economic benefits of high-speed rail service, and that a more comprehensive form of analysis should be given serious consideration. The paper, High-Speed Rail, Regional Economics, and Urban Development in China, defines traditional economic...
January 29, 2013
Written By Malcolm Kenton To be an effective advocate, one must both praise and push—praise the steps that are being taken in the right direction, but at the same time push decisionmakers to kick it up a notch. There is still a significant gap between what is being done and what needs to be done for Americans to maintain our mobility and prosperity into the 21st century. NARP Director and Midwe...
January 28, 2013
Written By Sean Jeans Gail NARP President Ross Capon responds directly to a CNN report that questions the value of passenger rail investment through a skewed scope. The “Keeping Them Honest” report on high-speed rail on the Jan. 25 edition of Anderson Cooper 360 presumed that investing in rail is wasteful if the trains do not go very fast and very often. Steadily rising ridership on most...
January 23, 2013
Written By Sean Jeans Gail "It's part of our life. And once it's gone, it's gone." That is the promise and the threat that motivates Mayor David Crase in his efforts to preserve Southwest Chief service in Garden City, Kansas. It is a threat shared by many small communities along the line. In “A Kansas town tries to keep the train coming through,” CNN Contributor Bob Greene outlines how the...
January 7, 2013
Written By Sean Jeans Gail Guest-blogger Rebecca Sansom is joining NARP to write about the process of creating her new documentary, Trainsforming America. This film looks to spark a dialog about transportation in America, engaging the public about the many benefits of passenger trains. My parents have never been to Europe. They've pretty much lived in the South their whole lives. Which is fine,...