In California, Thomas Reeves, manager of public affairs and communications for ACE's regional rail commission, says officials have talked about ways to combat the tension, which he says is generally minimal, and even considered ending the program.
"People in Rochdale will have the best of both worlds: inter-regional and local rail services, and local tram services, " he said.
Your claim that high-speed rail exacerbates regional divisions and does little to promote economic development is wrong-headed.
National Rail's regional route managing director Martin Frobisher said he hoped it would be possible to put something up "within a few short months".
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Each team will facilitate Federal field office coordination on regional infrastructure priorities including passenger rail, renewable energy, electricity transmission, oil and gas production, and drought mitigation.
David Gibson, who drew up the plans and is also the regional officer for the Light Rail Transit Association, said this, when added to plans for another 19, 000 homes in the area, meant action was vital.
The North Pembrokeshire Transport Forum said five or more shuttle services a day between Carmarthen and Fishguard were among the top rail priorities in the regional transport plan submitted to the assembly government.
There are also doubts about high-speed rail's ability to boost regional economies: the government itself expects the scheme to generate almost as much benefit inside London as outside it.
First's four regional franchises now account for about a quarter of rail travel in Britain.
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The United States Conference of Mayors, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and America 2050 -- a coalition of regional planners, scholars and policy-makers -- back high-speed rail plans.
"It's a critical piece of infrastructure for the region and also for the Northeast, " said Rich Barone, director of transportation programs for the Regional Plan Association, which is preparing a study of capital needs along the rail corridor.
The MTA operates New York City's subway and bus system as well as an extensive regional transit network stretching into the suburbs, including the Metro-North and Long Island Rail Roads and the Staten Island Railway.
But it wouldn't just be an airport - the ambitious plans for a Thames Hub would bring together rail, freight logistics, aviation, energy and its transmission, flood protection as well as regional development.
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