Jim Schutze - Dallas Observer - August 4, 2016
Psst. Hey. Downtown property-owners and major institutions. I’m talking to you. This is between us, OK? That subway idea might be more popular and more feasible than you think.
But you need to not...
BY DENNIS SHINGLETON - Special to the Star-Telegram
If the North Texas economy were a living organism, our roads, runways, rails and other infrastructure would be the skeleton, with freight rail tracks serving as the backbone that keeps the entire body...
By Roy N. Kent - YourHoustonNews.com
Anyone who has driven the route knows that the flow of traffic from Houston to Austin is a 24-hour endeavor. It doesn’t matter what time of day or night, you will see cars along the way.
Once...
August 3, 2016 - TRA Comment
Somedays you just have to admire the irony.
Forbes magazine stringer Scott Beyer, in a July 29 posting on the Forbes.com site charged that "Austin's Commuter Rail Is A Monument to Government Waste."
The article described Beyer...
BY HOLLY REED
Special to the Star-Telegram
A high-speed train between North Texas and Houston offers Texans more than quick relief from traffic-choked highways.
The privately developed project will be an economic powerhouse, creating local jobs, generating community tax revenue and creating Texas’...
If the future of high speed passenger rail in the I-35 corridor means anything to you then here is your ONE chance to see, speak out and comment on it.
The recently released Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study from the Texas Department of...
July 20, 2016
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood denounced the parts of his party’s platform having to do with transportation on Tuesday, saying it’s out of step with what most younger Americans want — walkable neighborhoods where people don’t always need...
Donald Trump voices support for investing in high-speed rail
House Republicans have repeatedly tried to derail California project
High-speed rail was an early priority for Obama administration
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article89669187.html#storylink=cpy...
July 14, 2016 - Constructiondive.com
Getting people from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible is the basic goal of mass transit, and, generally speaking, faster is better. Much of the world, however, is far outpacing the...
By Dallas Morning News Editorial newsfeedback+editorial@dallasnews.com
July 7, 2016
Twenty years ago, Dallas Area Rapid Transit opened 11 miles of service on the Blue and Red lines, a first step toward developing the largest light-rail network in America. By this fall, more...