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Florida Supreme Court High-Speed Rail Decision Explained
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsStop that train! The Florida Supreme Court has slammed the brakes on opposition to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to reject $2.4 billion in federal high-speed rail funding. The court dismissed a bipartisan petition submitted by two state senators claiming that Scott overstepped his power by passing on the stimulus project. "The governor is gratified that the court provided a clear and unanimous decision. He is now focused on moving forward with infrastructure projects that create long-term jobs and turn Florida's economy around," Scott spokesman Brian Burgess said in a statement. Why is Scott ...
Obama to Call for $53B for High-Speed Rail
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure spending to jump-start job creation. An initial $8 billion in spending will be part of the budget plan Obama is set to release Monday. If Congress approves the plan, the money would go toward developing or improving trains that travel up to 250 mph, and connecting existing rail lines to new projects. The White House wouldn't say where the money for the rest of the program would come from, though it's likely Obama would seek funding in future budgets ...
Obama's Multibillion-Dollar High-Speed Rail Plan Full Steam Ahead?
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsChoo choo! President Barack Obama is preparing to call for a six-year, $53 billion project to create high-speed rail in the U.S. His budget, which will be released next week, will include an initial $8 billion. There's "$10.5 billion already in the pipeline," says USA Today, pointing to $8 billion from the 2009 stimulus package, plus the $2.5 billion Obama called for in his 2010 budget. Today's announcement, made by Vice President Joe Biden -- a noted Amtrak fan -- and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, comes on the heels of Obama's State of the Union goal to have 80 percent of ...
Opinion: Stuck in Traffic? Here's a Way Out
By not in system - AOL News(Sept. 7) -- If clogged roads are any indication, summer is definitely over. But for those sitting in traffic checking news reports on their mobile phones, you'll be glad to hear that your daily commute isn't so bad. What's that? You disagree? You say your drive to and from the job is actually a miserable, soul-crushing nightmare without any relief in sight? Well, everything's relative. A new study indicates that commuting is actually four times more painful in Mexico City or Beijing than it is in Los Angeles, often regarded as America's heavyweight champion of traffic congestion. ...
Obama Hopes to Build Roads, Runways and Jobs
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(Sept. 6) -- President Barack Obama made a Labor Day pitch for some $50 billion in new road, rail and airport construction projects with a plan that aims to overhaul national infrastructure spending and jump-start job creation, as well as a campaign season slap at Republicans he accused of obstructing both those goals. In a speech at an annual holiday festival in Milwaukee, Obama fired up a crowd of union members and their families by outlining an ambitious plan to construct 150,000 miles of new roads, a network of high-speed rail lines and what the White House billed as a next-generation ...
As the Auto Industry Sputters, Is Car Culture Dying?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailySeveral trends point to the beginning of the end of car culture in the United States. But are Americans seriously ready to embrace alternatives to automobiles? It's been a bad few years for cars in America. First, there was the auto industry bailout to the tune of $110 billion. Then, two of the three big carmakers -- GM and Chrysler -- went through bankruptcy. Finally, just when we thought that the future lay in turning Japanese, even the beloved Prius went off the road (literally) and Toyota has recalled nearly 9 million of its vehicles in the last few months. ...
High-Speed Rail: Great for Europe, but Less So for the U.S.?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyAs climate change negotiations in Copenhagen stumble and threaten to dissolve, at least one aspect of "green" living looks set to rev up: high-speed rail. But even as enthusiasm for it spreads from Antwerp to Tallahassee, critics warn that it may not be all it's cracked up to be. If you look at what's going on in Europe this week, it seems pretty obvious that high-speed rail is the new, new thing. On Monday, four different countries ushered in modifications to their high-speed services, slashing travel times between inter-continental routes like Paris and Amsterdam and Brussels and Cologne. ...
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