Tell Congress to support transit oriented development
“Communities across the country are eager to build more homes and offices near transit stations. These projects can create walkable neighborhoods, and great returns on public investment, but are often complicated and difficult to finance….
Metcalf files bill giving county say in rail talks
“State Rep. Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, is taking dead aim at high speed rails. Companies like Texas Central Railway, which hopes to build a high speed rail from Houston to Dallas, are staring down the barrel…
Beginning of the End for the Map Act?
“The N.C. Court of Appeals handed down this month a ruling that strikes at the heart of a controversial piece of legislation known as the Map Act. Here at the John Locke Foundation, we have…
Conroe Lawmaker Wants to Kill Houston-Dallas Bullet Train, Even if It Doesn’t Touch His District or Public Money
“Imagine a train that could whisk you from here to Dallas in 90 minutes flat. Texas Central Railway, a private company working with a Japanese train manufacturer, wants to make that possible by 2021. A…
A Map Act ruling that helps NC landowners
“The N.C. Department of Transportation is like any purchaser: It wants to buy cheap. Taxpayers can applaud that goal – until their property is in the way of the next highway. A state law called…
Eminent domain for All Aboard Florida trains?
“ll Aboard Florida (AAF) wants to start train service from Miami to Orlando in early 2017, but they may end up needing help from the government to get there. AAF President Mike Reininger met with…
State’s high court should put VDOT in its place on unfair property appraisals
“The state’s highway agency should be afraid. Very afraid. Coercive tactics by the Virginia Department of Transportation will get a full airing next year by the state’s high court justices. The result could redefine the…
High-Speed Rail Authority has 30 eminent-domain cases pending … and it’s just getting started
“The first trip on California’s first high-speed rail network is years away, at best. One reason: Assembling all the property the system will need is an arduous task. The California High-Speed Rail Authority needs approximately…
Six Regional Projects Awarded Federal Funding
“Good news California: local projects are continuing to receive federal funding. Caltrans announced last week that the U.S. Department of Transportation has granted nearly $35 million in TIGER funds to six local and regional projects…
State board approves high-speed rail sites, OKs condemnation actions
“The State Public Works Board on Wednesday approved the selection of nearly 160 parcels in Fresno and Kings counties for eventual acquisition for California’s controversial high-speed train project. Meeting in Sacramento at the state Capitol,…