hunsonisgroovy: It’s Official: High-speed Rail Money Announced Exciting news: We now know where Obama’s $8 billion for high-speed rail is going. Florida is getting $1.25 billion (not the $2.6 billion they had asked for), and Illinois is getting $1.133 billion, but California is the big winner. From The Transport Politic: California voters committed $10 billion in taxes to a high-speed line between San Francisco and Anaheim in November 2008, and their unrivaled effort has been justly rewarded, with a commitment of $2.25 billion to the project, about half of what thestate applied for in August. These funds will go to environmental work and initial construction along corridors between San Francisco and San Jose; Los Angeles and Anaheim; Fresno and Bakersfield; and Merced and Fresno. The state rail authority has pledged an equal match, though it has not yet established exactly how much each corridor will receive. I had guessed that California’s head start on high-speed rail would put the state at the top of the list for federal money (though that’s not really going out on a limb). The total price tag for California’s plan to get 220 mph trains along all those corridors by 2020 is estimated at $42 billion, but this is a great start.You can see a larger (and legible) version of the map above here. 2020… gah. I wish they could just magically appear.
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It’s Official: High-speed Rail Money Announced

Exciting news: We now know where Obama’s $8 billion for high-speed rail is going. Florida is getting $1.25 billion (not the $2.6 billion they had asked for), and Illinois is getting $1.133 billion, but California is the big winner. From The Transport Politic:

California voters committed $10 billion in taxes to a high-speed line between San Francisco and Anaheim in November 2008, and their unrivaled effort has been justly rewarded, with a commitment of $2.25 billion to the project, about half of what thestate applied for in August. These funds will go to environmental work and initial construction along corridors between San Francisco and San Jose; Los Angeles and Anaheim; Fresno and Bakersfield; and Merced and Fresno. The state rail authority has pledged an equal match, though it has not yet established exactly how much each corridor will receive.

I had guessed that California’s head start on high-speed rail would put the state at the top of the list for federal money (though that’s not really going out on a limb). The total price tag for California’s plan to get 220 mph trains along all those corridors by 2020 is estimated at $42 billion, but this is a great start.

You can see a larger (and legible) version of the map above here.

2020… gah. I wish they could just magically appear.

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  1. brownboyman reblogged this from frsh2dth
  2. dailybranflakes reblogged this from hunsonisgroovy and added:
    I’m so excited for this. I’m sick of the current 3.5+ hour journey from my town to Eugene (where I attend university)...
  3. elphabatizing reblogged this from hunsonisgroovy and added:
    Geez, if this ever actually comes into fruition, I will definitely move to California. Train travel FTW.
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    This makes my heart sing.
  8. grby reblogged this from indieandyy and added:
    all educated to say anything about this…...do anything from minneapolis through...
  9. salsa-shark reblogged this from nerdyoldsoul and added:
    Fuck, I’ll be 28…
  10. sixofsire reblogged this from sunlightandamocha and added:
    It’s Official: High-speed Rail Money Announced...Exciting news: We now know where Obama’s...
  11. indieandyy reblogged this from hunsonisgroovy and added:
    2020… gah. I wish they could just magically appear.
  12. nerbles reblogged this from hunsonisgroovy and added:
    What’s this?? A link from Charlotte to Raleigh that’ll then take me up the east coast?? i LIKE it!
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    i’m torn. this is helpful but GVENJFKMLS people elsewhere are mf dying
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