摘要: |
FY 2012 marks a pivotal year in achieving the Presidents goal to give 80 percent of Americans convenient access to a passenger rail system, featuring high-speed service, within 25 years. Building on the funding and state efforts initiated in 2009, and the momentum of 2010 and 2011, FRAs FY 2012 budget request represents a cohesive and comprehensive approach to developing new passenger rail corridors, while preserving and enhancing the Nations existing infrastructure. This budget request is driven by future population growth and economic demands, is informed by international experiences, and is focused on moving people, not trains, with world-class service. |