New High Speed Rail Report

A new report concerning high speed rail in the U.S. says the solution is national vision for a high speed rail network. The current piecemeal approach, “risks creating a “inchoate and fragmented” system of networks that promote parochial concerns over national needs.” The report is authored by Eric Goldwyn, the program director of transportation and land use and an assistant professor at the New York University Marron Institute, who says that “Standards matter. For high-speed rail, one expert told us that codifying design standards will move the HSR market “from confusion to alignment.” CA HSR, Brightline West, and Texas Central are currently working from different standards when it comes to rails and rolling stock.”

Route Fifty | High-speed rail needs national direction to get rolling, report says