President Obama Puts National High-Speed Rail Plan on Fast Track

Today Scott Bernstein, President of CNT, was invited to participate in a public announcement of President Barack Obama’s national high-speed rail (HSR) master plan. The President, joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, thanked the select group of leaders who have been working tirelessly on bringing high-speed rail to the United States.

President Obama presented a vision that challenges Americans to imagine traveling at 100 mph or more by train, then making local connections by walking or transit. “The Obama administration is moving quickly to advance high-speed rail as the most sustainable and cost-efficient mode of innercity transit,” said Bernstein. “By investing in high-speed rail, the Obama administration is not only addressing transportation issues but also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

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Transit Riders for Public Transportation

From the Labor/Community Strategy Center: Transit Riders for Public Transportation (click link)

Light entertainment rail

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AC Transit riders' claim of funding bias tossed

A federal magistrate has dismissed a suit by AC Transit riders who accused the Bay Area's transportation funding agency of racial discrimination by steering state and federal money to trains with a relatively higher proportion of affluent white riders and away from buses that carry more poor and nonwhite passengers.

Business as usual (click for full story).