Mass Transit in the Stimulus; Shanghai's Rail Boom
The New York Daily News and Newsday report that New York State stands to gain billions of dollars in the upcoming stimulus bill, enough to not only iron out the enormous expected budget deficit that is...
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China HSR Construction Speeds Up
Three more routes centering around Shanghai planned China, as described before, has embarked on the world’s largest high-speed rail program, with more than 10,000 km of passenger rail lines under...
View ArticleBeijing-Shanghai HSR Link to Average Speeds of Over 200 mph
Railway Ministry announces trip will take less than four hours, versus previously announced five. China’s Beijing-Shanghai high-speed connection, which is the most important link in the country’s...
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Shanghai’s Metro, Now World’s Longest, Continues to Grow Quickly as China...
Click here for large (2000 px wide) version of Shanghai Metro Map » System will carry about five million passengers a day. Dozens of other Chinese cities are spending billions of dollars on similar...
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In response to growth, Chinese cities choose metros
» With rail rapid transit construction in virtually every major Chinese city, the country is betting on an urban future focused on transit. Faced with limited political will for increased...
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