Transportation for America Applauds President Obama and Department of Transportation’s High-Speed Rail Initiative
April 16, 2009By Transportation for America
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2009
Washington, D.C. — James Corless, Director of the Transportation for America campaign, today issued a statement in support of President Barack Obama’s high speed rail initiative:
“Today, President Obama, along with Vice President Biden and Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood, unveiled a plan to connect America’s cities and communities through a network of high-speed and revived conventional rail corridors. While this is only one step in the work needed to modernize the nation’s transportation network, this down payment will expand transportation options for all Americans, spur commerce and economic development and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.”
“We applaud President Obama’s leadership, and look forward to working with him to help shape the sustainable transportation solutions that will bring our system into the 21st Century. It is clear that President Obama and his administration are ready to move America in a new direction. Transportation systems have enormous impacts on the lives of the American people – from our pocket books to climate change, from our household expenses to the global economy. Americans are increasingly rejecting the status quo in favor of more transportation options that will make our communities more walkable, more energy efficient, more equitable and healthier. The President’s commitment to high speed rail is an important piece of what must be a bold new vision for our national transportation program.”
“We look forward to working with President Obama’s administration and Congress to move beyond the current, 1950s-era federal transportation program and build a safe, clean and smart transportation system for the 21st Century.”
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