April 10, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 4, 2014) DALLAS, Texas — Let’s have a little back and forth on the economics of high-speed rail in Texas. Full story: Dallas Morning News
April 10, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, April 8, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas — The concept of a high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston and regional mobility needs were among the key topics of discussion at the 2014 Economic Outlook Forum, held March 28 at the Lone Star...
April 9, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Fresno Bee, April 7, 2014) FRESNO, Calif. — An elevated viaduct near Madera will likely be one of the first major pieces of tangible construction for California’s proposed high-speed rail line, with work starting as early as next month. Full...
April 8, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 8, 2014) DALLAS, Texas — If one bullet train is good, how about two? A private plan for high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston is starting to gain some traction. Now local leaders want to piggyback on the project and add a...
April 2, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 1, 2014) DALLAS, Texas — There are different categories of momentum for a transportation project — the financial, technical and political — and success typically depends on all three. It was in the political category that a...
April 1, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Quartz, March 31, 2014) NEW YORK — China Southern Airlines is the latest Chinese airline to post miserable year-end 2013 results. Net profit dropped 24% to 1.99 billion yuan ($321 million), and operating profit fell 70%. China Southern Airlines joins...
April 1, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 1, 2014) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Two questions: Why doesn’t our nation have more passenger trains? And does the younger generation’s declining interest in driving imply an opening for the expansion of public high-speed rail?...
March 31, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Dallas Morning News jointly authored by the mayors of the three cities listed above, March 31, 2014) DALLAS, Texas — We are proud to be mayors of three of the largest and fastest-growing cities in America. Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston have weathered...
March 28, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Houston Chronicle, March 27, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan areas are growing toward one another as new homes and jobs spread to suburbs along Interstate 45. On Thursday, mayors of the three major cities in the two...
March 25, 2014 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Ozy, March 25, 2014) Driving traffic-clogged roads to Baltimore is no fun. Ditto taking a crowded shuttle from Washington D.C. to New York. Which is why for the commuting masses (like yours truly), something tantalizing’s in the air: a privately funded...
