High Speed Rail - SUBMIT your comments!
September 2, 2010
PROVIDE INPUT on high speed rail - SUBMIT comments!
On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, Raleigh City Council received recommendations from the Passenger Rail Task Force that identified the NC-3 route (Norfolk Southern) as the best path for a future high speed rail line.
- Learn more by reading Bruce Siceloff's recent article in the N&O.
- Click here to read the Task Force's recommendations.
- Click here to view a detailed map of high speed rail route options.
After receiving recommendations, Council decided to hold a public hearing on the issue on August 31, 2010 before taking a position. "It's up to us to take the information and put it to the citizenry to see what they say," said Russ Stephenson, an at-large councilor - read more.
City of Raleigh staff also chose to endorse NC-3, favoring the Norfolk Southern route as an opportunity to replace aging railroad trusses - read more.
What is the Passenger Rail Task Force?
City of Raleigh staff also chose to endorse NC-3, favoring the Norfolk Southern route as an opportunity to replace aging railroad trusses - read more.
What is the Passenger Rail Task Force?
In the Spring of 2010 the Raleigh City Council appointed an 11 member Passenger Rail Task Force to advise the Council on several specific issues related to the future provision of passenger rail service--local, regional and long-distance--to the City of Raleigh. Aside from focusing on high speed rail, the Task Force is also responsible for developing recommendations on Union Station, a proposed transit hub, and on other transit improvement projects.
