FRA Extends NEC Comment Period
FRA announced on Jan. 25 that it will extend the formal comment period for the Northeast Corridor (NEC) FUTURE Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tier 1 Draft EIS) until Feb. 15. The comment period had been scheduled to close on Jan. 30.
The Tier 1 Draft EIS assesses impacts of an investment program to improve passenger rail service on the NEC between Washington, DC, and Boston. It evaluates three action alternatives for the NEC in comparison with a "no action" alternative, and considers the impacts to transportation, the economy, the "built environment" and natural resources.
More information is available at www.necfuture.com.
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Aurora Targets Younger Crowd with Light Rail
The Denver Post; Jan. 24
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New Haven Register; Jan. 21
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golamist.com; Jan. 25
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Los Angeles Times; Jan. 27
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