Sentences with phrase «speed rail investment»
They griped about high gas and food prices, federal high speed rail investment and foreign aid.
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As if ignoring high - speed and discouraging US rail investment were not enough, the Harper government now blocks even slow - speed rail.
That's the approach Quebec - based Bombardier has taken — the company recently announced its plan to make a C$ 100 - million technology transfer investment into Turkey to help realize the country's high - speed rail vision for 2030.
Slaughter mentioned that she and Congressman Brian Higgins, D - Buffalo, were looking for money to fund high - speed rail between Buffalo and Rochester to double down on the state's economic development investments.
We've already set out plans this autumn for a huge investment in rail, and my RHF the Transport Secretary will set out in the new year plans to take High Speed 2 to the North West and West Yorkshire.
«We have secured investment to allow us to go ahead with important projects such as high speed rail, support for ultra-low carbon cars and major road - building and public transport programmes.»
- Build a «high tech, high knowledge» economy, creating one million new skilled jobs and modernising infrastructure with high - speed rail, a green investment bank and broadband access for every citizen
Walker has his $ 50,000 campaign cash from the roadbuilders, explaining why he can not look fairly at the costs, value, return on investment and priority of building this first Wisconsin link of the national high speed rail system for Wisconsin.
«I commend the Federal Railroad Administration for their wise investment in New York's infrastructure and look forward to continuing to work with them to secure additional funding as we enhance the high - speed rail network.»
From Crossrail, high - speed rail and now the billions of pounds of investment we are announcing today, this government is committed to taking the long - term decisions to deliver growth and jobs.
The Governor used the opportunity to highlight some of the many investments made to New York's high speed rail infrastructure in recent years.
These include a shrinking pool of in - country rail sector experts (which the Obama administration acknowledges is the result of the relatively small investment in passenger rail in recent decades), a lack of money available at the state level for such projects, and the need for safety standards specific to high - speed trains.
«Building a pipeline network in China comparable to the U.S. would be a $ 500 - billion investment,» Sandalow says, although the Chinese have an excellent track record of building large and expensive infrastructure projects quickly, such as a national high - speed rail network that was completed in five years.
The lure of stimulus money, plus a separate five - year, $ 5 billion investment in high - speed rail beginning as part of the administration's suggested fiscal year 2010 budget, has led to 45 applications from 24 states for a total of $ 50 billion in long - term, high - speed rail corridor projects, and another 214 requests from 24 states for a total of $ 7 billion for the smaller, «shovel - ready» work.
«California's investments in high - speed rail are creating jobs for American workers today and building a strong foundation for California's economic future,» said Secretary LaHood.
Obtain services from multiple contractors with the expertise, experience and capable of providing monitoring and technical assistance services across all of Federal Railroad Administration's seven (7) Regions in order to support the oversight of the High - Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR), the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant program, and Amtrak grants.
In October, DOT continued building on those Recovery Act investments with an additional $ 2.4 billion in high - speed rail funding from the 2010 budget.
Third, we're making historic investments in America's roads, bridges, streetcar and light rail systems, and high - speed rail.
And to further secure our future, we have taken transportation into the 21st century with CAFE Standards, NextGen, and our investments in passenger and High - Speed Rail.
A one - hundred percent «Buy America» requirement for high - speed rail projects also ensures that U.S. manufacturers and workers will receive the maximum economic benefits from this federal investment.
According to the Council of Economic Advisers, our initial $ 10.5 billion investment in high - speed rail will yield more than 85,000 quality jobs.
The Obama Administration's investments in high - speed rail are also projected to create hundreds of thousands of good - paying jobs in the United States.
«With continuing investment in our trains, stations and service, customers are increasingly choosing high - speed rail over plane to a range of destinations.»
Eurostar outlined its plans the day after the government announced an investment program in high - speed rail to help meet its targets to cut carbon emissions.
Investment in green infrastructure - airports, high speed rail, roads and ports.
«At the Spending Review we committed to the biggest rise in transport spending in a generation, with the north benefitting from major new investment, and now these new franchises are set to transform the connectivity, speed and capacity of rail services for families and businesses across the entire region.»
The company which runs trains from St Pancras International outlined its plans the day after the Government announced an investment programme in high - speed rail to help meet its targets to cut carbon emissions.
«Our new route marks the culmination of the extensive investment in high - speed rail on both sides of the Channel.
Eurostar outlined its plans the day after the Government announced an investment programme in high - speed rail to help meet its targets to cut carbon emissions.
We've also made historic investments in high - speed rail and mass transit, because part of making our transportation sector cleaner and more efficient involves offering all Americans, whether they are urban, suburban, or rural, the choice to be mobile without having to get in a car and pay for gas.
As if ignoring high - speed and discouraging US rail investment were not enough, the Harper government now blocks even slow - speed rail.
I think you can find many economists, Krugman for example, who would be happy to combine investment in wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, rapid transit, high - speed rail, etc. as ways to provide stimulus and reduce carbon emissions.
In May we cited a piece at Infrastructurist arguing that a serious investment in high - speed rail in the U.S. could provide as many if not more jobs than the country's auto industry.
One wonders whether a different sort of infrastructure project — such as a high - speed rail line — would have been a better long - term investment for the country.
It undertakes a range of acquisition and investment work and continues to act for RB Rail on a multibillion - euro joint venture of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian companies on the construction of a high - speed rail line from Tallinn to the Polish borRail on a multibillion - euro joint venture of Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian companies on the construction of a high - speed rail line from Tallinn to the Polish borrail line from Tallinn to the Polish border.
He adds: «The TGV [high - speed rail link] between Tangier and Casablanca is one of the most obvious examples [of such investment].
Investment is pouring into high - speed rail networks and improved roads.
Railway has planned investments in high - speed rail and elevated corridor, station development, wagon production and logistic parks for five years that is ending at the end of 2019.