Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) says that the U.S. can not be content with 110 mile high speed rail systems.

“If we do that we are absolutely consigning ourselves to second class citizenship compared to Asia and Europe. We have to find a way to build and finance true high speed rail,” said Rendell (0:35)

 

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) says that the use high speed rail is considerably more fuel efficient than air travel or car travel. He goes on to say that the expansion of the U.S. rail system is inevitable and part of “America’s destiny” (0:52)

 

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Petra Todorovich, director of the America 2050 National Infrastructure Plan, spoke about “Smart Growth: Planning for America’s Future Infrastructure, Economic Development, and Environmental Challenges” in a speech in a series of talks at the National Building Museum. (more…)