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HOT TOPICS
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I-81 Freight Rail Study and Norfolk Southern Cresent Corridor compared and contrasted in new paper for CTB
11/18/07
Because both are rail intermodal efforts
affecting the I-81 Corridor, there has been public confusion over
what these two projects are and how they differ. In a new paper
prepared for the Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting in Roanoke
on November 7, RAIL Solution details the differences and highlights
some curious ways the new NS direction departs from the vision of
its own CEO, Wick Moorman (2nd item below).
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Response to
"I-81 Crescent Corridor" Initiative
7/9/07
RAIL Solution has been asked our views on
Norfolk Southern's recently announced "I-81 Crescent Corridor"
initiative. To understand its significance, one has to separate what's
old from what's new.
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Norfolk Southern's
I-81 Strategy
10/19/06
Norfolk Southern President, Chairman, and
CEO Charles "Wick" Moorman made a major address at Hotel
Roanoke, which he called a "coming out party" for the
railroad's I-81 strategy.
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A Multi-State Plan Needs Multi-State Involvement
RAIL
Solution is reaching out to Tennesseans,
Pennsylvanians, Marylanders, and
West Virginians.
“Our neighbors need to know
that the H-1581 process offers opportunity
for significant transport- ation
improvements at less cost to taxpayers,
highway users and our environment
up and down the I-81 Corridor. These
citizens need to be pressing their
transportation planners to gain
access to the intermodal rail planning
process.”
Dave Foster
RAIL Solution Exec. Dir.
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The Environmental
Impact Statement is the primary planning document
VDOT must use to determine what, if any, transportation improvements should
be made in the I-81 Corridor.
RAIL Solution responds to
the Tier 1 DEIS
Here's a summary
of the RAIL Solution Response to
VDOT's proposed changes. You can also download the complete
version in PDF form.
Why
the DEIS should be of concern to:
- Local
Gov't Leaders
- Business
& Development Leaders
- Historic
Sites
- Railroad
Enthusiasts
- Environmentalists
- Healthcare Professionals
(coming soon)
Curious about how the EIS process works?
Check out this overview of the EIS
process.
Public Hearings
on the DEIS were held at six locations along I-81, from
April 11-19. For info on where they took place see this
page. To read about what happened at the meetings, checkout these
editorials
& news stories from local newspapers.
It's not too late to let VDOT know
your opinion about the I-81 proposal:
There's still time to add your comments to the record
at VDOT. The deadline
for public comment is April 29, 2006. Make your
comments online to VDOT at: I-81
Corridor website. Or Email:
Christopher Collins, VDOT I-81 Project Study Manager at: cg.collins@VirginiaDOT.org
Or send a letter to:
Christopher Collins, Project
Study Manager
Va. Dept. of Transportation
1401 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219 |
Finally,
let Governor Kaine know what you think.
Virginia's new governor could make rail a reality for
I-81. See our "Contact
Kaine" page where you will find info on various ways to contact
the governor.
Download
our handbill for a brief overview of RAIL Solutions' views on the I-81
expansion plans and our suggestions for the future of I-81.
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NEXT MEETING:
June 7th at 10am
Salem, VA
OF INTEREST
CSX's Innovative I-95 Corridor Proposal
Rail: Perpetually Underfunded
2006 Recap
PROBLEMS
with the
Tier 1 EIS
-Overview of DEIS.
-RS Response
-VDOT I-81 Site
-Write to VDOT>
-EIS Process Overview
Concerns for:
-Local Leaders
-Business Leaders
-Historic Sites
-Railroad Fans
-Environmentals
MEDIA COVERAGE
-Editorials/News
-Letters to Editor
LEARN MORE
RAIL Solution's I-81 Transportation Issues & Priorities
Maximize Rail/ Minimize Road Expansion
RESOURCES
-VA Gen. Assembly
-Analysis & Reports
-EIS Process
-PPTA Process
-Media Contacts
-Links
-Contact Us
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