Sentences with phrase «high speed rail alternative»

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-- The first draft of a report examining five alternatives for the Upstate New York high - speed rail line is due to be completed before the end of the summer.

«In leaving out Heathrow and setting out plans that give no firm guarantees north of the Midlands, Labour's plans are flawed both by lack of ambition and undermined by their inability to grasp the basic truth that high speed rail should an alternative to a third runway not an addition to it,» she commented.

Conservative including Liam Fox, Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians do not support their party line, and oppose the HS2 scheme in detail; some support proposals for alternative routes; and some reject the whole principle of high - speed rail.

In January, President Obama and Vice President Biden announced $ 8 billion in Recovery Act funds to begin developing a national high - speed intercity passenger rail network that will provide a safe, efficient and environmentally sustainable alternative to highway and air travel.

One of Metro's priority projects, the Purple Line Extension is a critically important rail project that will provide a high - capacity, high - speed and, dependable alternative for commuters to travel between downtown Los Angeles, the Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills and Westwood, where stations will be near UCLA and the VA Hospital.

Friends of the Earth's Campaigner Richard Dyer said: «High - speed rail can provide a viable low - carbon alternative to short - haul flights.

With the use of high - speed trains, rail travel offers a safe, convenient, efficient and reliable alternative to cars and airplanes.

It's got a lot to do with our deeply steeped car culture, sure — America is the nation where taking to the road offers freedom, renewal, etc — but if we had access to the alternatives a gas tax may offer, could we become as enthralled with the different kind of freedoms offered by say, 185 mph high speed rail lines?

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

The pull of a carbon tax would add impetus for more and better ground transportation alternatives, particularly high - speed inter-city and regional rail services to supplant short - hop flights.

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