Distinguished Speaker Series: High-Speed Rail - International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers - Petra Todorovich, the director of America 2050 (11/4)
Nov 04, 2011 at 8:45AM - Nov 04, 2011 at 10:00AMLocation: W20-306
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 12:45
CTL Distinguished Speaker Series Featuring Petra Todorovich
Topic: High-Speed Rail - International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers
Date: Friday, November 4, 2011
Location: W20-306, Twenty Chimneys
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Time: 12:45 pm – Complimentary lunch
1:00 pm – Lecture begins
--Abstract--
High-speed rail has been adopted throughout the world, and is now being planned and developed in the United States. Over the past 50 years, U.S. transportation spending has heavily favored the development of interstate highway and aviation systems. In the...