The Oregon Department of Transportation is investigating the safety issues surrounding cycling on streets with streetcar tracks. Photo by Steven Vance.
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"I have no doubts that the ridership will emerge to make everything pay," said Lee Schipper, a transportation expert at the University of California, Berkeley. "Particularly if problems maintaining or expanding the nation's highways and airports drive up the costs of using roads or air."
"I have no doubts that the ridership will emerge to make everything pay," said Lee Schipper, a transportation expert at the University of California, Berkeley. "Particularly if problems maintaining or expanding the nation's highways and airports drive up the costs of using roads or air."
Sarah Kuck from WorldChanging interviews EMBARQ Director Nancy Kete for a feature story about the future of American transportation systems:
What does transportation look like now in most U.S. cities? And where can we go from here?
What do you think the future of high-speed rail should look like in the United States?
What advice would [...]
“The President is on the right track,” said Nancy Kete, director of EMBARQ—The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, a nonprofit organization that develops transportation solutions for cities worldwide. “The new plan to integrate high-speed rail with urban transit will help reduce congestion and make cities better places to live.
“The President is on the right track,” said Nancy Kete, director of EMBARQ—The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, a nonprofit organization that develops transportation solutions for cities worldwide. “The new plan to integrate high-speed rail with urban transit will help reduce congestion and make cities better places to live.
The government has identified 10 major high-speed rail corridors eligible for stimulus funding. Photo by the White House via About.com.
From the World Resources Institute Pressroom:
President Barack Obama announced plans [yesterday] to pump $8 billion of stimulus funds into building a network of high-speed and intercity rail.
“The President is on the right track,” said Nancy Kete, [...]
Obama's rail plan sparks range of questions, worries - April 16, 2009 - Environment and Energy Daily
Nancy Kete, director of EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, also commended today's announcement. "The president is on the right track," she said. "The new plan to integrate high-speed rail with urban transit will help reduce congestion and make cities better places to live."
Obama's rail plan sparks range of questions, worries - April 16, 2009 - Environment and Energy Daily
Nancy Kete, director of EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, also commended today's announcement. "The president is on the right track," she said. "The new plan to integrate high-speed rail with urban transit will help reduce congestion and make cities better places to live."
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.
