links for 2007-05-25

First Segment for Construction Identified for California High-Speed Train Line

Anaheim through the Central Valley to the Bay Area was selected today as the first phase for construction of the statewide high-speed train network, in a decision by the California High-Speed Rail Authority during its monthly meeting.

(tags: news pressrelease california highspeedrail)
state transit cuts update (Inside Bay Area)

The Senate Budget Subcommittee that handles transportation (Senator Machado, Senator Kehoe, and Senator Dutton) voted this morning to flat out reject the Governor’s $1.3 billion in proposed cuts to public transit agencies on a 2-1 vote.

(tags: articles transit california budget)
Subcommittees approve funds for high-speed rail (Visalia Times-Delta)

An Assembly budget subcommittee approved $50 million to run the High Speed Rail Authority in 2007-08. A Senate budget subcommittee had approved $40 million Tuesday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has recommended $1.7 million.

(tags: news highspeedrail funding budget california)
News: Would you get on the train? (GreenvilleOnline)

So the federal government has been working on a study to see whether it’d be possible to get a high speed rail line between Charlotte and Macon, Ga. Yesterday, the group, called the Volpe Center, released a preliminary report.

(tags: articles usa highspeedrail georgia southcarolina)

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