NYC @lemmy.world spiritedpause @sh.itjust.works 1y ago

White House announces $16.4 billion in new funding for 25 passenger rail projects on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor

www.whitehouse.gov FACT SHEET: President Biden Advances Vision for World Class Passenger Rail by Delivering Billions in New Funding | The White House

$16.4 Billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Repair and Replace Critical Rail Infrastructure Along Northeast Corridor to Provide Faster and More Reliable Passenger Rail Experience, Create More than One Hundred Thousand Construction Jobs Bidenomics and President Biden’s Investing in America ag...

FACT SHEET: President Biden Advances Vision for World Class Passenger Rail by Delivering Billions in New Funding | The White House

Urban planning: The built environment @lemmy.world spiritedpause @sh.itjust.works 1y ago

www.whitehouse.gov /briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/06/fact-sheet-president-biden-advances-vision-for-world-class-passenger-rail-by-delivering-billions-in-new-funding/

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Boston, MA @lemmy.world spiritedpause @sh.itjust.works 1y ago

White House announces $16.4 billion in new funding for 25 passenger rail projects on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor

www.whitehouse.gov /briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/06/fact-sheet-president-biden-advances-vision-for-world-class-passenger-rail-by-delivering-billions-in-new-funding/

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I'm honestly surprised Biden didn't push for this way sooner considering how much he loved commuting on the rail network.
Why is the Government giving a for profit company money. Either make Amtrak a public service or fuck off.