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U.S. High Speed Rail Association Conference

U.S. High Speed Rail Association Sets Conference in L.A. on June 17-18; National, California High Speed Rail Plans Take Center Stage

By Damien Newton

8:19 PM PDT on June 11, 2010

U.S. High Speed Rail Association Sets Conference in L.A. on June 17-18;
National, California High Speed Rail Plans Take Center Stage

Leaders from the US High Speed Rail Association (US HSR), legislators, and
other business and civic leaders from throughout California will gather in Los
Angeles to discuss the future of the nation’s high speed rail system. US HSR –
the only non-profit organization in America focusing entirely on advancing a
state-of-the-art national high speed rail network – is hosting High Speed Rail
2010 to give state business leaders a closer look at plans, processes, pathways
and potential for a high speed rail system in California and other parts of the
U.S.

When:	June 17, 2010: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 18, 2010: 8:30 am – 5 p.m.
Where:	Hilton Universal City 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City, CA
Who:	U.S. High Speed Rail Association President Andy Kunz joins California and federal political and legislative leaders, business people, activists, urban planners and designers, real estate developers, and leading academics.
	Note: Kunz and Thomas Hart, US HSR vice president/government affairs are available ahead of and during the conference for media interviews.
Why:	President Obama made the largest infrastructure investment in the United States in more than half a century by allotting $8 billion in federal funding for the development of the nationwide high-speed rail (HSR) network. The state of California, through the California High-Speed Rail Authority, will receive $2.3 billion to advance the ambitious plan to develop a $43 billion system connecting the Bay Area with San Diego. Phase I of the system will connect Los Angeles and Anaheim to San Francisco by 2020. The era of high speed rail transportation in America starts with California, this conference explores the issues – and opportunities of high-speed rail.

Conference program information available at: http://www.ushsr.com/events/california2010.html

Damien Newton

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