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Rail + Transportation NewsU.S. House passes another stopgap spending bill to avert shutdown, thanks to Democrats https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2023/11/u-s-house-passes-another-stopgap-spending-bill-to-avert-shutdown-thanks-to-democrats.html
U.S. House passes another stopgap spending bill to avert shutdown, thanks to Democrats - NPI's Cascadia Advocate
127 Republicans joined 209 Democrats to pass H.R. 6363, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, which will avert a partial government shutdown that would have begun this weekend.
Don't miss your train! Register now for the Winter Gathering in Centralia. Early birdCentraliaWA #RailSummit23 #Amtrak #Autonoramaget left behind!
Arrive in Centralia by train -- make your reservations by Wednesday, November 15, and take advantage of Amtrak's Flash Sale!
GNWPRS Winter Passenger Rail Gathering, Centralia, WA, December 9, 2023
Why High-Tech Driving Doesn't Solve Traffic, and Why a Robust Rail Network is a Better Alternative
Peter Norton, Ph.D, will be giving a presentation about why improvements to automobile technology can’t solve the fundamental underlying problems of a highly car-dependent society, based on research from his books Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving and Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City. Following will be a presentation by Meredith Richards about how Virginia has discovered rail’s ability to increase transportation capacity at a fraction of the cost of continued roadbuilding.
Keynote Speakers
Peter Norton Ph. D, is associate professor of history in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia, where he teaches history of technology, social dimensions of engineering, research, and professional ethics. He is the author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City (MIT Press), and of Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving (Island Press, 2021).
Meredith Richards is President of the Virginia Rail Policy Institute, Board Chair of the Rail Passengers Association, and former President of Virginians for High Speed Rail. She has a long history in rail advocacy and community involvement, including serving on the Charlottesville City Council and over 30 years involvement in public boards and commissions relating to transportation planning, municipal government, economic development and land use.
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 10:00 am - 3:45 pm PT
Centralia, WA Depot
Also available on Zoom
Hosted by All Aboard Washington, The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates, All Aboard Northwest, and the Northwest Region of the Rail Passengers Association.
Register to attend in person or online at the AAWA website.
aawa.us/events/2023-winter-gat…
@summit @aawa @aanw #GreaterNW #CentraliaWA #RailSummit23 #Amtrak #Autonorama #AutonomousVehicles #Rail #PassengerRail
AAWA News, November 2023 https://www.aawa.us/news/posts/aawa-news-november-2023/
All Aboard Washington Calls on Public Agencies to Implement Delayed Amtrak Cascades Service Increases https://www.aawa.us/news/posts/all-aboard-washington-calls-on-public-agencies-to-implement-delayed-amtrak-cascades-service-increases/
All Aboard Washington Calls on Public Agencies to Implement Delayed Amtrak Cascades Service Increases
All Aboard Washington (AAWA), Washington State’s passenger rail advocacy organization, calls on Amtrak and Sound Transit to immediately implement the Amtrak Cascades daily frequencies between Seattle and Portland, OR that have been delayed since 2017. As publicly-supported and funded organizations, Amtrak’s and Sound Transit’s first priority must be to provide safe, reliable and frequent passenger rail service to the region’s taxpayers.
“House Republicans this week hit an unexpected roadblock when members of their party refused to support a government funding bill that would significantly cut transportation and housing dollars for state and local governments.
“A vote on the bill was abandoned Tuesday when a group of Republicans from the Northeast said they would not support the measure, which called for reducing federal funding to operate Amtrak nationwide by nearly two-thirds. Under the proposal, funding to run the rail service in the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C., would be cut by 85%.” www.route-fifty.com/finance/20… #Amtrak #Funding
Chas#Vote ! “If there isn’t strong Election Day participation from Washington voters, we could end up giving 2017 a run for its money and setting a new record for the worst-ever general election turnout in state history.” #WashingtonState https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2023/11/2023-washington-state-general-election-on-track-to-join-the-worst-turnouts-of-all-time.html @nwprogressive
Winter Passenger Rail Gathering
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 10:00 am - 3:45 pm PT
Centralia, Washington Depot
Also available on Zoom
Register to attend at the All Aboard Washington website www.aawa.us/events/2023-winter…
Why High-Tech Driving Doesn't Solve Traffic, and Why a Robust Rail Network is a Better Alternative
Keynote Speakers
Peter Norton Ph. D, is the author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City (MIT Press), and of Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving (Island Press, 2021).He is associate professor of history in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia, where he teaches history of technology, social dimensions of engineering, research, and professional ethics.
Meredith Richards is President of the Virginia Rail Policy Institute, Board Chair of the Rail Passengers Association, and former President of Virginians for High Speed Rail. She has a long history in rail advocacy and community involvement, including serving on the Charlottesville City Council and over 30 years involvement in public boards and commissions relating to transportation planning, municipal government, economic development and land use.
Additional Sessions
—Next-Generation Passenger Rail Equipment and Schedule
—More Trains and Funding: FRA Grant Opportunities, Long-Distance Study, Rail Projects
—2024 State Legislative Agendas
Transportation Equity and Accessibility
—Dreams Into Reality: Building Coalitions, Creating Effective Community Outreach
Register to attend at the All Aboard Washington website www.aawa.us/events/2023-winter…
Hosts
All Aboard Washington @aawa / The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates / All Aboard Northwest @aanw / Northwest Region of the Rail Passengers Association
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