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Tampa Tribune: Stimulus keeps rail hopes moving
NOTE: This article is interesting both from a political perspective and from a government affairs perspective. There are billions of dollars in stimulus money available, and the big question advocates are grappling with right now is how to get their hands on it. Want to know more? Drop me an email.
July 9, 2009
TAMPA – The prospect of billions of dollars in federal stimulus money continues to stoke the idea of a high-speed rail project connecting Tampa, Orlando and Miami.
Florida is considered by some to be a leading candidate for a chunk of the money President Barack Obama wants to spend on 10 inter-city, high-speed corridors. The state has already reserved right of way for a rail corridor along Interstate 4 and spent $30 million on environmental studies connected with the project. Read more here…
