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Why do we need High-Speed Rail?

Why Canada should get aboard the high-speed rail movement

[Simple list of benefits of HSR]
http://www.greenlivingonline.com/article/bullet-trains

Source: California High Speed Rail Blog ( http://cahsr.blogspot.com )

Transportation Need

Amtrak, HSR, and the Need for Speed
West Coast High Speed Rail?
From Opposition to Proposition
Now or Never
HSR - For Commuters and Travelers
Whole Definition of Commuter is Changing
Spain's Success Compares Well to CA
HSR Grabs 30% if Market in Six Months
Acela Proves HSR Can Succeed In America
US Falling Behind on Transportation

Cost
The Cost of Doing Nothing is Not Zero
Building HSR in a Financial Crisis
Prop 1A and State Bond Debt
HSR will Meet Ridership Goals
Budget Deficit and Prop 1A Are Totally Separate
The Cost of Rail Transit Maintenance

Energy & Peak Oil
Renewable Energy to Power HSR
Gas Prices and HSR
Declining Oil Supplies and HSR

Environment & Climate Change
HSR is Vital for a Green California
HSR Cuts Central Valley Pollution
HSR and AB 32
Airline Emissions Higher Than Previously Thought
Carbon Neutral Rail
California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Why We Need A Greener Stimulus

Jobs & Stimulus
Richard Florida on HSR, Mega-Regions, and Our Economy
Prop 1A as Economic Stimulus
The Green Dividend
Constructing a Stronger Economy through HSR
HSR as Global Strategic Value

Airline Crisis
Airline Crisis Comes to San José
Airline Crisis Deepens
Airlines "Heading Toward a Catastrophe"
United Airlines Cuts LA-SF Flights
How Exactly Will HSR Connect To Airports?

Peninsula Debate

The Big Picture on the Peninsula HSR Battle
Why We Call Them NIMBYs
Avoiding Palo Alto Altogether
Palo Alto Demands Control Over HSR Project Design
NIMBYs versus Realists on the Peninsula
Palo Alto Launches Attack on High Speed Rail Project
Help Palo Alto Make the Right Choice
Debating Peninsula HSR
Of Lawsuits, Tunnels, and Tall Trees
First Peninsula HSR Scoping Meeting
HSR Deniers to California: Pay For Our Tunnel!
Menlo Park Wants To Talk
The HSR Deniers Stir
Ray LaHood - HSR Denier?
They're STILL Trying to Kill HSR
Truth vs. Truthiness on Cox-Vranich
Maglev Isn't Better
The Frivolous Menlo Park-Atherton Lawsuit
OC Register
Tracy Press
Media News Group