Thursday, July 26, 2012
Transit Obama wants to 'fast-track' review process for downtown train and bus terminal
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- FIC
- One of three visions for proposed multimodal passenger terminal in downtown Atlanta
Congressman John Lewis, D-Atlanta, Mayor Kasim Reed, state transportation officials and development executives are expected to announce tomorrow morning that the project, which would include mixed-use development and a new street grid, has been selected for the Presidential Infrastructure Dashboard Program.
The program aims to speed along the federal permitting process for select "high-priority" infrastructure projects that could stimulate the economy, such as rail lines and renewable energy projects. According to media reports, a spot on the dashboard could reduce the amount of time the terminal would need to receive the feds' OK from nearly four years to around 18 months.
Whether this move means we're more likely to see federal attention for high-speed rail — perhaps an Atlanta to Savannah route, which Mayor Kasim Reed said he wants "really bad" during a recent speech to public transit professionals — remains to be seen.
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