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Bullet train takes aim at traffic and dangerous roads [Opinion]
February 15th, 2019
February 12, 2019 - Drayton McLane - Houston Chronicle -
Texas’ high-speed train ended 2018 with remarkable progress, putting Houston and the rest of the state another step closer to a dynamic and much-needed transportation choice.
It is estimated that more than 1,100...
If Texas Central Railway is not a railroad, then what is it?
February 15th, 2019
February 15, 2019 - Guest Column - Robert Leilich -
I am tired of seeing a vocal minority of people opposing high speed spend sizeable legal fees in an attempt to support exaggerated claims that it will destroy the bucolic setting of...
A free-market “yes” to Texas high-speed rail
December 15th, 2018
December 14, 2018 - Tom Giovanetti, President, Institute for Policy Innovation - tribtalk.org -
With a limitless supply of wasteful government spending to target, including their own “Congressional Pig Book” outlining 232 federal earmarks totaling $14.7 billion dollars, my friends at Citizens Against...
Are US trains really that bad? It's complicated
December 11th, 2018
December 9, 2018 - cnet.com - by Geoffrey Morrison -
With limited routes and low-speed diesel locomotives, train travel in the US seems far behind the rest of the world. That's not going to change anytime soon.
Compared to other wealthy nations,...
Setting the record straight how railroads operate in Texas
December 6th, 2018
December 6, 2018 - TRA Commentary -
There continues to be misinformation regarding the railroad industry in Texas and we’ve been hearing more inaccuracies lately about the regulations that a soon-to-be-built bullet train line between Dallas and Houston is required to...
Add public transit to the list of things we'll need to keep landing big employers in North Texas
December 1st, 2018
November 30, 2018 - Dallas Morning News -
North Texas' unsuccessful flirtation with digital sales giant Amazon told us something we already knew: Public transit is going to be a must-have to compete for many big employers.
The properties Amazon seriously considered...
Should cities charge MORE for parking spaces?
November 18th, 2018
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November 18, 2018 -
Traffic congestion in our Texas cities gets a little bit worse every year. Should cities like Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio charge MORE for street and garage parking in the urban core and use the upcharge...
How high-speed rail could finally give Dallas the glorious Union Station we deserve
October 14th, 2018
October 13, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - Robert Wilonsky, Columnist -
Thank God. We're finally going to talk about Union Station.
I've already spent more than a year talking about it. Complaining, really. Because in 2017, I saw Denver's Union Station...
Feds give Texas $26M for buses - Rail still $0
September 25th, 2018
September 25, 2018 - TRA Comment -
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced that the Federal Transit Administration will award $366 million in grants to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders....
So no one can build private passenger rail services? Think again
September 19th, 2018
September 19, 2018 - TRA Comment -
Here's the story from the Dallas Morning News this week:
A competitor of the company trying to build a Dallas-to-Houston bullet-train connection has blasted the notion that a high-speed rail line can be built without public money. "The whole...