Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Florida

Florida Gov. Rick Scott Chooses Politics Over Constituents, Rejects HSR Funds

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 16, 2011 | 51 Comments

Florida Governor Rick Scott announced today he would forfeit $2 billion in federal grants to build a high-speed rail line between Orlando and Tampa. The announcement ended months of speculation about whether Scott would join fellow Republican Governors John Kasich (Ohio) and Scott Walker (Wisconsin) in turning down federal funds for expanding passenger rail in […]

What Will Become of Amtrak If It’s Left Out of Plans to Expand HSR?

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 2, 2011 | 14 Comments

When President Obama and Secretary LaHood talk about their bold new vision for high-speed rail, you don’t hear them mention the country’s very own train company, which just celebrated ten years of providing the closest thing this country has to high-speed rail service, in the Northeast Corridor. The administration has doled out $10.5 billion so […]

LaHood: High Speed Rail Will Be Our Generation’s Legacy

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 20, 2010 | 5 Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood published an op-ed in the Sunday edition of the Orlando Sentinel, arguing for a vigorous campaign of high speed rail building. He said, “If we work together, a national high-speed-rail network can and will be our generation’s legacy.” Why run the op-ed in the Sentinel and not a national paper like […]

Will Florida’s Next Governor Sink the State’s Chances for Rail?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 1, 2010 | 2 Comments

We’re keeping the news coming on the governor’s races we’re following most closely. Check out our previous coverage of Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Texas, Maryland, Colorado, and Tennessee. This one could be the most important yet. The most high-profile election in Florida is the three-ring circus of a Senate race, with Republican-turned-Independent Charlie Crist trailing badly […]