High-Speed Rail Benefits Small Towns and Large Cities
There are many ways a high-speed rail system can benefit the urban hubs of a megaregion, but small towns along the alignment can also...
House Bill Proposes $205 Billion for High-Speed Rail as Part of Economic Recovery
A bill to fund the rollout of high-speed rail across America was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The proposed policies would get...
Should The Government Invest in High-Speed Rail to Boost a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?
As we live through the current moment, it is difficult to understate the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the world. While...
Fast Trains, Cleaner Air, and Less Congestion: Envisioning a Post-Pandemic Pacific Northwest
As a result of the mandatory stay-at-home orders, fewer people are flying, fewer people are commuting to work, and fewer people are using their...
Staying at Home Helps Us Envision a Future of Climate-Conscious Travel
In the midst of the public health emergency, worldwide stay-at-home mandates have resulted in significantly fewer people traveling by car or airplane. Scientists have...
Washington’s Draft State Rail Plan Presents Foggy But Modest Future
Washington's long-awaited draft state rail plan update has been released. Due out in 2019, the draft finally surfaced last week from the Washington State Department...
I-5 Lid Could Support Downtown Seattle High-Speed Rail Station
Earlier this year the city published a feasibility study to put a lid above I-5 to reconnect Downtown and First Hill, two neighborhoods divided...
Accepting the Challenge: Cascadia High Speed Rail
At some point in our recent history, we got complacent. Our society stopped its foresighted quest of reaching higher. This year marked the 50th...