Virginians for High Speed Rail (VHSR) is a non-profit founded in 1994 to educate and advocate for fast, frequent, and reliable rail service connecting the Commonwealth to the entire East Coast. I encourage you to look around, and hopefully help us spread the word about Virginians for High Speed Rail.
Sincerely,
Jack Tuttle
President
The Commonwealth of Virginia is undergoing a corridor study along the entire I-95 route from Washington, DC to the North Carolina line to create a plan to deal with the ever worsening traffic congestion. We’ve spent billions attempting to pave our way out of traffic just to end up with even more traffic.
By: Danny Plaugher
While Indiana (Hoosier service) and Pennsylvania (Keystone and Pennsylvanian services) are cutting or eliminating their Amtrak regional trains, Virginia is doubling down on better rail service.
VHSR has released our Summer 2019 newsletter with articles about our 25 year history, the 2019 General Assembly session, a federal update, information about the recently approved Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan that was approved, and the latest on the DC2RVA high speed rail study.
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Commentary originally published in The Virginia Mercury.
With the recent announcement that Amazon is bringing 25,000-plus high-paying jobs to Crystal City in Northern Virginia, I believe now is the perfect opportunity to move the commonwealth’s transportation system into the 21st century.
Now is a great time to move away from the “more roads” transportation plan to an “all-of-the-above” plan.
VHSR has released our Spring 2018 Newsletter which features articles about the Impact of millennials on our transportation network, updates on our Amtrak trains, federal transportation budget, and 2018 General Assembly. The newsletter also features updates on where several key passenger rail projects currently stand.
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