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noting “it could also bring employers to the area.” |
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the construction of Interstate 80 across Iowa has shifted more traffic from the rails to the highways. This in turn helped lead to the downfall and eventual abandonment of passenger rail service in many locales. |
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adding “we want you onboard.” Neades noted the goal is to not only stop at Iowa City but to continue passenger rail service West to Des Moines and Omaha. |
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noting inner-city rail service is more efficient than driving or flying. A chart showed rail travel to create 15 percent less greenhouse emissions than other forms of travel. |
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and this is the perfect time to do it |
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which she termed “very affordable.” |
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with two departures and two arrivals daily. |
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where a new parking structure for downtown was discussed. |
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spokesman for Amtrak |
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and the on-time performance varies with rail traffic congestion. The Iowa City route would use the tracks of the Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) |
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Secretary LaHood |
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Peterson added. |
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” he said. “If Illinois does not get service to the Quad Cities |
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spoke of the two years of successful lobbying his organization has enjoyed. |
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000 earmark for funding to go toward the Chicago to Quad Cities route. “It’s not all of the money we need |
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000 from the Johnson County Council of Governments (JCCOG) for a traffic signalization project that could significantly assist traffic flow on Highway 965. |
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in turn |
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was given $3.6 million of stimulus funds to divide among area transportation improvement projects in Johnson County. |
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JCCOG’s Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) received about $30 million worth of projects to review |
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it was determined about $13 million in requests would clearly qualify.” |
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explained that projects had to be “shovel ready |
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some did not fit the federal guidelines |
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which will be reimbursed after construction begins |
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and that we got full funding to help make the project a reality very quickly.” |
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Coralville was given $420 |
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