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Posted: June 11, 2010, 4:29 PM
Florida high speed rail is proceeding as if it was already riding on slick, steel-wielded rails. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on May 27, 2010 that Florida was awarded $66.7 million out of $80 million being released of ARRA funds to start construction on Tampa-Orlando. Earlier in May, the Federal Rail Administration issued a Record of Decision, the first for a High Speed Rail Express Service in America. It means that Florida can start right of way acquisition, design and engineering of the system.
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Florida high speed rail is proceeding as if it was already riding on slick, steel-wielded rails. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on May 27, 2010 that Florida was awarded $66.7 million out of $80 million being released of ARRA funds to start construction on Tampa-Orlando. Earlier in May, the Federal Rail Administration issued a Record of Decision, the first for a High Speed Rail Express Service in America. It means that Florida can start right of way acquisition, design and engineering of the system.
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Posted: March 25, 2010, 3:56 PM
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LAKELAND - Construction could begin by February or March for the high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando, with the first trains running by the first or second quarter of 2015, a Florida Department of Transportation official said Wednesday during a regional briefing.
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Posted: March 24, 2010, 6:45 PM
The first Super Regional Rail Summit convened by Mayors Dyer, Fields and Iorio and hosted by CONNECT US, the Central Florida Partnership and Tampa Bay Partnership was a huge success. Business, labor, environmental and civic leaders saw the first Super Regional Rail Map laying out the vision of how light rail, commuter rail and bus will all connect.
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The first Super Regional Rail Summit convened by Mayors Dyer, Fields and Iorio and hosted by CONNECT US, the Central Florida Partnership and Tampa Bay Partnership was a huge success. Business, labor, environmental and civic leaders saw the first Super Regional Rail Map laying out the vision of how light rail, commuter rail and bus will all connect.
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Posted: January 30, 2010, 7:41 AM
Florida was a huge winner in the HSR sweepstakes, even though we only got half of what was requested for Tampa-Orlando. Still, the award is sensible as it will cover at least the first two years of work. So what happens next and what does it all mean? Here is our take on things.
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Florida was a huge winner in the HSR sweepstakes, even though we only got half of what was requested for Tampa-Orlando. Still, the award is sensible as it will cover at least the first two years of work. So what happens next and what does it all mean? Here is our take on things.
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Posted: January 30, 2010, 1:38 AM
By: Gannett News Service - Jan 29th, 2010
The USA took a first step toward building a national high-speed-rail network when the Obama administration announced the winners of $8 billion in grants for rail-building projects Thursday.
“We want to start looking deep into the 21st century,” President Obama said at a town-hall-style meeting in Tampa. “There’s no reason why other countries can build high-speed-rail lines and we can’t.” Full Story
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By: Gannett News Service - Jan 29th, 2010
The USA took a first step toward building a national high-speed-rail network when the Obama administration announced the winners of $8 billion in grants for rail-building projects Thursday.
“We want to start looking deep into the 21st century,” President Obama said at a town-hall-style meeting in Tampa. “There’s no reason why other countries can build high-speed-rail lines and we can’t.” Full Story
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So said President Obama in his State of the Union speech. We are on the threshold of History. The 19th century was the railroad age. The 20th century was the hgihway age. Tomorrow, in Tampa, Florida, the President and Vice President of the United States will usher in the first leg of America's new transportation system of the 21st century, High Speed rail. Congratulations to the 25,000 Floridians who have joined or become friends of Connect Us and High Speed rail. You helped make this possible.
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Posted: May 11, 2010, 3:07 PM
After a four hour public hearing, the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners voted 5-2 to place a one cent sales tax on the November 2010 ballot. The tax would generate approximately 170 million a year in funding. 25% would be allocated to roadways, and the rest to bus and rail transit. Preliminary plans call for about half of the transit funds to go to building a better bus system that would run longer hours, more frequently and cover more area. The other portion would go to start development of two local rail corridors, one from the downtown Tampa High Speed Rail station to USF and the other to Westshore and Tampa International Airport.
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After a four hour public hearing, the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners voted 5-2 to place a one cent sales tax on the November 2010 ballot. The tax would generate approximately 170 million a year in funding. 25% would be allocated to roadways, and the rest to bus and rail transit. Preliminary plans call for about half of the transit funds to go to building a better bus system that would run longer hours, more frequently and cover more area. The other portion would go to start development of two local rail corridors, one from the downtown Tampa High Speed Rail station to USF and the other to Westshore and Tampa International Airport.
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Posted: January 28, 2010, 1:46 AM
Wall Street Journal
January 27, 2010
By Henry J. Pulizzi
President Barack Obama and other top administration officials plan to take to the road Thursday to announce some $8 billion in grants for high-speed rail infrastructure.
A White House official said Obama will travel to Tampa, Fla., to announce grants to 31 states under the recovery act for state governments to begin developing new high-speed rail corridors or upgrade lines for future high-speed rail or intercity rail service. Thursday’s awards will include projects on 13 major corridors, as well as smaller awards to improve parts of existing lines. FULL TEXT
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Wall Street Journal
January 27, 2010
By Henry J. Pulizzi
President Barack Obama and other top administration officials plan to take to the road Thursday to announce some $8 billion in grants for high-speed rail infrastructure.
A White House official said Obama will travel to Tampa, Fla., to announce grants to 31 states under the recovery act for state governments to begin developing new high-speed rail corridors or upgrade lines for future high-speed rail or intercity rail service. Thursday’s awards will include projects on 13 major corridors, as well as smaller awards to improve parts of existing lines. FULL TEXT
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Posted: January 23, 2010, 7:24 PM
TED JACKOVICS
tjackovics@tampatrib.com
Published: January 23, 2010
TAMPA - The White House was mum on the itinerary of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Tampa or St. Petersburg on Thursday, but high-speed rail advocates are optimistic that the reason is to announce funding for a Tampa-Orlando route. FULL STORY
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TED JACKOVICS
tjackovics@tampatrib.com
Published: January 23, 2010
TAMPA - The White House was mum on the itinerary of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Tampa or St. Petersburg on Thursday, but high-speed rail advocates are optimistic that the reason is to announce funding for a Tampa-Orlando route. FULL STORY
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Posted: January 13, 2010, 8:31 AM
Supporters of Florida's proposed high-speed rail system unveiled a multimedia plan Tuesday to convince President Barack Obama to pay for the $2.5 billion project.
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Supporters of Florida's proposed high-speed rail system unveiled a multimedia plan Tuesday to convince President Barack Obama to pay for the $2.5 billion project.
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