Economic Quote by Anthony Albanese

We are the only major developed nation that isn't investing meaningfully in high-speed rail, and I believe we're making a mistake. Transportation systems that…

— Richard Florida

If we do high-speed rail, the governor has to be intelligent and invest the dollars at the 'bookends' - San Francisco and Los Angeles.

— Kevin de Leon

I think one big improvement would be if we somehow made it cheaper and easier for developing countries to learn from the sad experience…

— Thomas Pogge

“Railroads, in turn, were revolutionary in their social consequences. The concentrations of the world's populations along coasts and near rivers was reduced, as land…

— Thomas Sowell

States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities.

— Corrine Brown

I do not see how we can rationally oppose high speed rail because of the environmental and other costs without considering the social and…

— Noam Chomsky

If we increase freight rates, the goods will move through the roads and the condition of the roads will become worse.

— Lalu Prasad Yadav

Investing in rail is an easy way to reduce congestion, cost, and energy consumption and make our producers more competitive.

— Dan Lipinski

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our…

— Corrine Brown

Modern techniques have torn down state frontiers, both economical and intellectual. The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an…

— Christian Lous Lange

The system of transportation is not coherent; it is not treated as integral. Roads compete with with railroads and airlines in chaotic fashion, and…

— Anthony Stafford Beer

Cities can become the engines that fuel our nation's growth and prosperity, and they can be wide gateways for families to achieve their own…

— Cory Booker