Trains to the rescue | 31 comments (31 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Trains to the rescue (4.00 / 2)

As I pointed out in the Salon the other day, it's actually more than that, because the $28bn highway portion allows those funds to be spent on rail, too.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Tue Feb 17th, 2009 at 01:45:41 PM EST

Re: Trains to the rescue (none / 1)

Actually, no:

California High Speed Rail Blog

the original House bill contained $30b for highways, $2b for fixed guideways and $1b at the discretion of the Secr. of Transportation, subject to a competitive bidding process. The Nadler amendment increased that latter number to $2.5b. The Senate's version allocated the $2b to a specific type of fixed guideway, namely HSR. It also moved $3b out of the highway budget and into the discretionary pot, increasing it to $5.5b. At the President's request, this potential slush fund was also allocated to a specific type of transportation spending, namely HSR. The remaining $500 million came from shifting funding for brand-new local transit services to HSR and Amtrak. If you add it all together, aggregate transportation spending was actually reduced to help make room for the AMT patch that the three GOP senators demanded. Math is hard.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Wed Feb 18th, 2009 at 03:18:05 AM EST
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Trains to the rescue | 31 comments (31 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)