Barack Obama announces plan for high-speed railways in US - April 16, 2009 - Telegraph.co.uk

Nancy Kete, director of a non-profit agency that develops transportation solutions thinks the president is "on the right track". However, Ms Kete said more attention was needed on other modes of transport. "To complement rail, we also need to help cities build high-quality, high-capacity bus rapid transit systems, which can offer good high-speed service, but at a fraction of the cost of rail," she said.