Ray LaHood: A 'Transformational' Time for the U.S. Transit System

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Neewsbesexefe of IA 10:34AM May 14, 2013

America should quickly invest U.S. Gonernment and private funds into developing and constructing very high-speed ground transport (high speed rail),throughout the Nation with an offer to repeat the facilitys in Canada.Currently it takes approximately a full day to travel by commercial jet from Seattle to Wash. D.C. or from L.A.,CA. to Eastern Seaboard. A high-speed train with one or two cars,( business and government trains), could make the same trips at 300 mph in approximately 9 hours and do so without large amounts of fuel and little or no CO2 emissions. Larger, high-speed train units could be established for tourists and vacationers. The development of such an industry could create millions of new jobs fabricating the new technology and the right-of-way. International extensions could be added through Mexico to S.America and to Europe via Siberia

Richard of WA 2:20PM February 01, 2010

Ray LaHood announced approval of a $386 million federal load to help finance the expansion of Raleigh's Outer Loop. Why is this money being approved prior to funding of a mass transit system in this area? Approval of funds for the OUTER LOOP is just rewarding developers for MORE sprawl.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1606474.html
Where will the funding come for the Triangle Transit Authority to fund light rail or bus rapid transit, or something besides loop roads that just encourage folks to live further from their work and to drive long distances for everything.
http://www.news14.com/content/top_stories/595246/stac-debuts-triangle-transit-blueprint/Default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Transit
http://www.transitblueprint.org/

Liz Adams of NC 9:20AM July 14, 2009

People generally prefer rail to bus service. Rail usually provides a smoother, faster and more reliable ride. However, the faster service comes at the expense of fewer stations. Feeding a train system with buses does not work well because people don’t like to use two services that can both involve long, unpredictable wait times.
This dilemma can be solved by integrating a personal rapid transit (PRT) collector/distributor system into the rail system. People can be expected to view the combined systems almost as one, since the PRT system involves almost no waiting (typically less than one minute). The cost savings of the rail stations that can be eliminated could go a long way to paying for the PRT system while allowing the trains to run faster, The combined systems will provide a much higher level of service with wider coverage, thereby enticing a higher ridership. A bonus would be the increase in land values of the wider area within walking distance of the combined systems.
Visit http://www.prtconsulting.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/13/prt-could-help-solve-rail-dilemma/
to see an illustartion of this.
The Swedes are ahead of us on this concept and are seriously investigating PRT last-mile service between commuter rail and downtown business districts. The UAE has started construction of an auto-free city (Masdar) dependent on PRT for internal transportation. The British have a PRT system about to go into public service at Heathrow Airport. We Americans need to start catching up!

Peter Muller of CO 4:25PM June 15, 2009