Watch: Midwest High Speed Rail Briefing
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
In February 2009, Congress and the President committed unprecedented funding for the development of high-speed rail systems throughout the country. The federal government’s investment in high-speed rail is good for the environment, good for the economy, and good for job creation throughout our region. This investment could create a fundamental structural reform for our nation’s transportation infrastructure.
On Monday, August 24th, this federal funding cycle began in earnest when states were required to submit their bids for the first round of funding. The states involved in the Midwest high-speed rail network are coordinating their bids for federal funding as a result of an agreement reached in late July by each of the states’ governors and Chicago Mayor Daley.
ELPC hosted a special webinar on September 1st on high-speed rail development featuring ELPC Executive Director Howard Learner and Deputy Director Kevin Brubaker. You can watch and listen to the briefing below to learn what’s at stake in the initial cycle of federal funding for high-speed rail, including a summary of the proposed Midwest high-speed rail projects and what to expect as we move closer to realizing our goal of high-speed rail in the Midwest.
Watch and listen to a podcast of the webinar.
Slides from the webinar also are available for download here [pdf file].
Learn more about ELPC’s efforts to bring high speed rail to the Midwest here.
