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Miami, FL: Port of Miami Tunnel – Machine Breaking out on Dodge Island

Friday, August 24th, 2012

–rzagh001 on Youtube.

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Great American Infrastructure: Seven-Mile Bridge, FL

Friday, July 13th, 2012

This is the twenty-first in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: The Seven-Mile Bridge is one of the longest bridges in America and was at the time of its completion (in 1982), the longest continuous concrete segmental bridge in the world. When: There are two bridges in the same […]

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West Palm Beach, FL: Traffic Circle

Monday, June 11th, 2012

A simple traffic circle on a neighborhood street is more effective for traffic than a stop sign and makes the street friendlier for pedestrians as well. –strongtowns on YouTube.

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Okaloosa County, FL: State Road 85/123 Interchange Flyover Project

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

The S.R. 85/123 interchange improvement project includes widening S.R. 85 to six lanes between General Bond Boulevard and the Northwest Florida Regional Airport. In addition, a flyover ramp is being constructed on S.R. 85 northbound to allow traffic to connect seamlessly with S.R. 123. The new ramp will alleviate delays as northbound drivers attempt to […]

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Mainstream Media Opinion Turns Against the High-Speed Rail Program Amid Attempts to Keep Florida’s HSR Project Alive

Monday, February 21st, 2011

The trickle of criticism about the Administration’s high-speed rail (HSR) program several months ago has turned into a veritable torrent in recent days. Serious media opinion seems to have turned against HSR and this has enormously complicated the Administration’s efforts to turn congressional and public opinion around.

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Florida Foregoes HSR Funding, American High Speed Rail Alliance Responds

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

The Alliance hopes the federal stimulus dollars will be re-directed to other states investing in high speed rail projects. High speed rail investments provide both short-term economic stimulus and long-term competitive advantages that can significantly increase connectivity and productivity, while mitigating the costs of congestion.

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America 2050: Florida Shouldn’t Have Shut Down HSR, BUT Let’s Move On

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Florida Governor Rick Scott

While Florida’s route was most feasible and ready-to-go, investment in many other corridors, including those in the Midwest, California and Northeast, will underpin long-term economic growth and success

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The Tampa to Orlando High-Speed Rail Project: Florida Taxpayer Risk Assessment

Friday, January 14th, 2011
Table 1: Comparison of Cost Elements: Florida High-Speed Rail and California High- Speed Rail (Initial Segment)

REASON FOUNDATION
Governor Rick Scott is evaluating whether to proceed with construction of the proposed Tampa to Orlando high-speed rail project. The potential cost to Florida taxpayers is a principal factor in this evaluation. Capital cost escalation, revenue shortfalls and higher than projected operating costs are common in high-speed rail projects. Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Governor-elect John Kasich of Ohio have cancelled projects funded by the Obama administration’s high-speed rail program and foregone the federal funding because of cost concerns such as these.

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Why and How Florida’s High-Speed Rail Line Must be Built

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

AMERICA 2050
This week, America 2050 released a report evaluating all potential high-speed rail corridors around the country on their ability to attract riders based on quantifiable regional characteristics, such as concentrations of jobs, population density, and rail transit networks…ome critics may seize on this evaluation to bolster their claims that Florida should not invest in a high-speed rail system. They are misinterpreting the point of our report, which identifies the most promising corridor in each region and points to ways to improve each project’s chances for success.

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A Brief Timeline of HSR Funding

Thursday, December 30th, 2010
train

April, 2009: The Obama Administration’s vision for high-speed rail (VIDEO) April, 2009: Department of Transportation’s strategic plan for high-speed rail Jan, 2010:  ARRA grants $8 Billion for HSR development October, 2010: Department of Transportation announces additional $2.4 for HSR November, 2010: State governments in Ohio & Wisconsin refuse HSR funds December, 2010: Department of Transportation […]

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