The City of Madison tackles the station location challenge The City of Madison Department of Transportation recently released a study of potential train station sites. It identified a first choice and a “Plan B” alternative from a list of nine contenders. Two other...
Newsletter 7/11/25: Brightline Plans Extension to Tampa and California HSR Private Funding
Brightline Announces Funding Plan for Tampa Extension
Brightline plans to issue as much as $400 million of private-activity bonds to help fund its planned extension from Orlando to Tampa. This extension to Tampa would be an 85-mile dedicated passenger rail line where trains could operate up to 125 mph, connecting Orlando to Tampa in about an hour.
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California High-Speed Rail Confirms Plans to Bridge Funding Gap
After the U.S. Department of Transportation notified the California High-Speed Rail Authority that it intends to claw back $4 billion in federal funds, the Authority has been looking for other funding sources.
Earlier this month at the American Public Transportation Association Conference in San Francisco, the Authority’s CEO Ian Choudri confirmed that the current plan was increased state funding mixed with private equity to invest in the project. In addition, he confirmed that there was no chance that the state would simply stop the project at this point.
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How High-Speed Rail Will Reduce Carbon Emissions
Here are five reasons why trains are the most energy efficient vehicles of them all—plus five ways they have a positive, carbon-cutting impact on their communities.
How New York Can Implement Through-Running at Penn Station in the First Half of the 21st Century
When: Friday, July 25 at 11am Central / 12pm Eastern on Zoom
Implementing through-running trains via Penn Station represents a once-in-a-century opportunity to transform connectivity in the New York region, just as the subway did. It will benefit the region’s economy, environment, and quality of life. ReThinkNYC has put forward a detailed plan to do it cost effectively by mid-century. You can learn more in this talk.
Accelerating the Permitting Process for High Speed Rail Projects
When: Friday, August 15 at 12pm Central / 1pm Eastern on Zoom
Environmental review and permitting of high-speed rail projects can take many years or even more than a decade. This increases the cost of projects, discourages private investment, and makes the public wait to enjoy the benefits of high-speed trains. In this talk, you can learn about a proposal to designate the Surface Transportation Board as the lead agency for all high-speed rail projects, to accelerate review and permitting.
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