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December 7, 2007

Thinking Bigger: Webcast Now Available

A complete webcast of the November 13 conference, "Thinking Bigger: New York and Transportation in the Northeast Megaregion" is  now available on the NYU Rudin Center website.

The conference convened over 300 participants from the Northeast to address multimodal transportation challenges associated with the growth in congestion, population and economy in the Northeast.



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A summary of the conference's panels is also available in the recent newsletter of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), a co-sponsor of the event. Click here to download the NYMTC Notes.   

Photos: Panelists take questions from the audience (top); L-R: Elliot Sander, Executive Director & CEO, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Allison L. C. de CerreƱo, Director, Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Managemetn, Joel Ettinger, Executive Director, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (above).

Photos courtesy of Alan Borenstein, NYMTC.


Support Grows for Intercity Rail Projects Across the Country

Two recent editorial pieces from cities as disparate as Columbus, Ohio and Houston, Texas call for a federal commitment to de-clog our airports and highways with long-term investments in high-speed intercity rail.  Proponents in Texas argue that state officials need to move beyond 20th century policies and not to sell short on the state's transportation system in the 21st.  Both pieces argue that high-speed rail has shown benefits in improving a nation's carbon foot print, and help to relieve congestion at major airports, especially for short-distance intercity travel.  They conclude that it is time to provide Americans with a safe and reliable transportation network that includes intercity rail.

Read the Columbus Dispatch piece here.

Read the Houston Chronicle piece here.

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