American High Speed Rail Alliance

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The CG/LA 2nd Annual North American Strategic Leadership Forum

$1095 Regular Registration, $547.50 AHSRA Business Member (through September 10th)
$1395 Rush Registration, $697.50 AHSRA Business Member (through September 29th

AHSRA BUSINESS MEMBERS RECEIVE A 50% DISCOUNT ON REGISTRATION
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SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS:

Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of the State of California (invited)

Governor Schwarzenegger made California a world leader on renewable energy and combating climate change with the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. He was the first governor in decades to invest in rebuilding California's critical infrastructure with his Strategic Growth Plan.

Honorable Mark Warner, Senator of the Commonwealth of Virginia (pending confirm)

Senator Warner believes we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil while investing in new technologies that reduce harmful emissions that contribute to climate change

Joe Boardman, President & CEO of Amtrak

President and Chief Executive Officer by Amtrak's Board of Directors. Amtrak operates approximately 300 passenger trains per day, serving more than 500 stations in 46 states over a 21,000-mile system.

WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT:

Aligning Policy, Politics & Financing for High Speed Rail in the United States

Sponsored by: American High Speed Rail Alliance
Wednesday, September 29 2010
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

This workshop will look at the challenges that high speed rail faces in the United States, what it will take politically, and who will make the dream of high speed rail a reality.

Top High Speed Rail Projects in the United States

Panel Moderator: American High Speed Rail Alliance
Thursday, September 30 2010
10:00 am - 11:00 am

"Moving the Region at 21st Century Speed." Innovative teams making thought-provoking strides in designing, planning & constructing regional high speed train systems.

Map of high speed rail projects and funding.

Courtesy of Train Magazine

Click Map to Read the Main Article

HIGH SPEED RAIL NEWS

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Trending Topics

High Speed Rail Announcements

6.28.10 Two Notices of Funding Availability for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects. FRA to accept applications for $2.1 billion in grants for corridors and $245 million in grants for individual construction projects within a corridor. See links below:
Corridors
Individual Projects

6.21.10 Notice of Available Funding Availability for the planning portion of the TIGER II grant program. In support of USDOT's collaboration with HUD and EPA's "Partnership for Sustainable Communities".

Link to grant
Full applications are due on August 23.

6.14.10 The United States Conference of Mayors Report: The Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail on Cities and Their Metropolitan Areas

5.10.10 Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Vehicle/Track Interaction Safety Standards; High-Speed and High Cant Deficiency Operations, FRA – comments due July 9, 2010

FRA’s draft National Rail Plan and Federal Register Notice Seeking Comments for a National Rail Plan – comments preferred by May 3, 2010 but accepting until June 4, 2010

AHSRA Submission: Alliance Comments on National Rail Plan

USDOT draft Strategic Plan

4.1.10 Grant announcement for TIGER II – pre-applications due July 16, 2010