Comments were due last week, so that has come and gone, but WABA, the East Coast Greenway and Rails to Trails are all working to get a greenway trail built along any D.C. to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail corridor.
A greenway was included in the Richmond to Raleigh EIS and a northern extension is a logical addition to that facility.
A greenway in the corridor offers many benefits including:
- Attracts tourism and jobs;
- Reduces CO2 & NOx emissions and other air pollutants;
- Promotes multi-modal connections to the train stations;
- Reduces parking needs at the train stations;
- Reduces traffic congestion in the impacted communities.
- A greenway in this corridor would be a key link in the East Coast Greenway which will connect Florida to Maine.
This is a once in a century upgrade. Let's make sure we do it right.
It would be pretty amazing. Bike one way to Raleigh and then take high speed rail back. But, the odds on such a high speed rail being built in the current political climate seems low.
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