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New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

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Martin Keller, Laboratory Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute; Eric McCarthy, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Public Policy and Legal Affairs, Proterra; Mark McNabb, CEO, Electrify America; Arlen Orchard, General Manager & CEO, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Thomas S.

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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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Light rail systems with double digit ridership in 2008 were located in the following areas: Buffalo (23.9%); Philadelphia (23.3 %); Sacramento (14.4%); Baltimore (13.7%); Minneapolis (12.3%); Salt Lake City (12.3%); the state of New Jersey (10.9%); Denver (10.5%); and Dallas (10.2%). Commuter rail increased in 2008 by 4.7%.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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The report formalizes the identification of ten high-speed rail corridors as potential recipients of federal funding: California Corridor (Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego). South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock).

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Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system

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The ten corridors outlined for potential funding are: - California Corridor (Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego). South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock). South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock).

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Summer Update

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Madison, Phoenix, Sacramento, Santa Ana, CA., Oakland, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City. They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. Keene, N.H., Santa Barbara, CA.,

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology.