"The decision to drop Oconomowoc from consideration for a station on the Milwaukee-to-Madison high-speed train route is a done deal for now, and plenty of communities are asking to take Oconomowoc’s place, said Cari Anne Renlund, a spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Among those interested are Hartland, Wauwatosa, Waterloo and Sun Prairie, Renlund said.'
What is the gist of the linked "subscriber only" article?
ReplyDeleteAnd word of advice to communities looking to have a train station, don't ask any messy questions like "how much will this cost our tax-payers?".
That several communities want a station if Oconomwoc indeed is dropped.
ReplyDeleteYou can register online for that site without a subscription purchase, fyi.
Irony. The resistors of high-speed rail insist no one will use it, and the Oconomowoc station site gets axed(for now anyway)partly over the cost of a parking structure to handle demand. The state offers 5 million towards the station, the city thinks it needs 30 million for station and structure. Both figures seem high to me.
ReplyDeleteOpponents of HSR need to look at two things to understand what it's all about. Search "China High Speed Rail map" and "US high speed rail map" in seperate windows if possible, and compare the two. This is all about world economic competitiveness. While you're at it, you might notice that every country in the world with any aspiration of competing in the 21st Century is planning, building or enjoying high speed rail.