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California High-Speed Rail Gets $2.25 Billion from Feds, Only $30 Billion (or $70 Billion) to Go!
February 1, 2010, 10:26pmWhile high-speed rail advocates celebrated the infusion of federal funds, the recent announcement only illustrates the large gulf between how much money is "available" and how much will be required to actually complete these projects, or the gap between fantasy and reality. . . . How the remainder of the money is to materialize is anyone's guess, although it is a safe bet that enormous taxpayer subsidies—from both the state and federal governments—will be required to fund the high-speed rail projects.
Obama Transport BudgetBoosts Livability, Infrastructure Fund, High-Speed Rail
February 1, 2010, 3:54pmObama's transportation budget gives a big boost to high-speed rail, a national infrastructure bank, and livability initiatives that are really housing programs.
“Single Best Investment” (High Speed Rail) ....I Doubt It
February 1, 2010, 10:15amFlorida's High-Speed Rail Route Is Going to be Very Costly for Taxpayers
January 28, 2010, 5:25pmSo merely to build this project is going to require another $3 billion from somewhere. Florida is facing a several billion dollar budget deficit this year, so it’s hard to see where the extra money could come from. It definitely won’t come from private investors, since these kinds of projects do not make a return on their investment.
Surface Transportation Innovations #75
Issue No. 75, January 2010
January 27, 2010The Non-Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation
January 15, 2010, 3:17pmRecent decisions by the U.S. Department of Transportation suggest the departments priorities are less and less focused on transportation and more on other goals of the Obama Administration.
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- Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Corridor Transit Service Options: An Investigation and Analysis
Policy Study 372
Thomas A. Rubin
December 16, 2008 - California High-Speed Rail Findings at a Glance
Analyzing the impacts of the state's proposed train system
September 18, 2008 - The California High-Speed Rail Proposal: A Due Diligence Report
Policy Study 370
Joseph Vranich, Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
September 1, 2008 - Density in Atlanta: Implications for Traffic and Transit
Policy Brief 61
Alain Bertaud and Robert Poole
April 1, 2007 - Rail Disasters 2005
Randall O'Toole
June 1, 2005 - Past Performance vs. Future Hopes
Will Urban Rail Improve Mobility in North Carolina?
Ted Balaker
June 1, 2004 - Great Rail Disasters
The Impact of Rail Transit on Urban Livability
Randall O'Toole
February 1, 2004 - San Jose Demonstrates the Limits of Urban Growth Boundaries and Urban Rail
Randall O'Toole
March 1, 2003 - Busway vs. Rail Capacity
Separating Myth from Fact
Peter Samuel
February 1, 2002 - Does Transit Really Work? Thoughts on the Weyrich/Lind "Conservative Reappraisal"
Peter Gordon
September 1, 1999 - Myths of Light Rail Transit
James V. DeLong
September 1, 1998 - Urban Transit Myths
Misperceptions About Transit and American Mobility
Randall O'Toole
September 1, 1998 - Rethinking Transit "Dollars and Sense"
Unearthing the True Cost of Public Transit
John Semmons
August 1, 1998 - A Transit Plan for Hillsborough County, California
Peter Gordon
June 1, 1998 - Replacing Amtrak
A Blueprint for Sustainable Passenger Rail Service
Joseph Vranich
October 1, 1997 - Rubber Tire Transit
A Viable Alternative to Rail
Thomas A. Rubin and James E. Moore II
August 1, 1997 - Ten Transit Myths
Misperceptions About Rail Transit in Los Angeles and the Nation
Thomas A. Rubin and James E. Moore II
November 1, 1996 - Why Rail Will Fail
An Analysis of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Long Range Plan
Thomas A. Rubin and James E. Moore II
August 1, 1996 - Comparing Public and Private Bus Transit Services
A Study of the Los Angeles Foothill Transit Zone
John O'Leary
July 1, 1993 - Competitive Contracting of Transit Services
Jean Love and Wendell Cox
March 1, 1993 - A Public Purpose for Public Transit
A Response to the EPI Report
Wendell Cox and Jean Love
January 1, 1990
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- California High-Speed Rail Gets $2.25 Billion from Feds, Only $30 Billion (or $70 Billion) to Go! (2/1)
- Obama Transport BudgetBoosts Livability, Infrastructure Fund, High-Speed Rail (2/1)
- Missouri's Road Director Wins Two Prestigious Awards (2/1)
- “Single Best Investment” (High Speed Rail) ....I Doubt It (2/1)
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