The Future of US Passenger Rail (with Secretary Pete Buttigieg!)

The Biden Administration put massive political energy into expanding and improving passenger rail in the US. Can we keep the momentum going with a change in federal leadership? Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins today to talk us through it! ---------- Become a member of the Rail Passengers Association and support advocating for an expanded national passenger rail network and better service! https://www.railpassengers.org/all-aboard/join/ ---------- CityNerd is on Nebula, the creator-owned streaming service, ad-free! Using my custom link gets you 40% off an annual subscription, and really helps the channel! https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Also STILL available: the Lifetime offer! $300 for Nebula as long as both you and Nebula exist, and a full 1/3 of the price goes directly to support this channel. https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=citynerd And! Gift cards -- get the same deals using my code, but gift a membership to someone who needs weekly (ad-free and promo-free) Nerd propaganda! http://gift.nebula.tv/citynerd ---------- Patreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what I want to talk about every week, and get out to the cities I want to highlight. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons! https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Previous CityNerd videos referenced: - Brightline West (LA to Las Vegas High Speed Rail): https://youtu.be/11Noo855zyA - The Twin Cities vs. Freeways: https://youtu.be/iCoKySjY_ug ---------- Resources: - The Transit Costs Project: https://transitcosts.com/ - Bent Flyvbjerg paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1409.0003 - Corridor ID Program: https://railroads.dot.gov/corridor-ID-program - Reconnecting Communities Program https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fe16ad992fc949e5b3d9f8d56659f9db - https://railroads.dot.gov/about-fra/communications/newsroom/press-releases/investing-america-biden-harris-administration-1 - https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/investing-america-biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-15-billion-additional - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/08/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-billions-to-deliver-world-class-high-speed-rail-and-launch-new-passenger-rail-corridors-across-the-country/ - https://media.amtrak.com/2023/11/president-biden-announces-16-4b-for-northeast-corridor-projects-at-amtraks-bear-maintenance-facility/ - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e1f1bd55cfad489a859cc8905d0dad16 - https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/investing-america-biden-harris-administration-announces-11-billion-grants-and - https://www.al.com/news/2024/10/transportation-secretary-pete-buttigieg-coming-to-mobile-for-amtrak-groundbreaking.html - https://www.fastcompany.com/91153405/even-amtrak-was-surprised-by-the-instant-popularity-of-its-new-chicago-twin-cities-route - https://www.tampa.gov/news/2024-09/tampa-awarded-1-million-usdot-grant-transit-and-housing-needs-156386 - https://www8.honolulu.gov/mayor/city-receives-2-million-federal-transit-grant-to-advance-transit-oriented-development-and-affordable-housing-planning-in-iwilei-kapalama-corridor/ - https://www.phila.gov/2024-10-08-city-awarded-federal-grant-for-public-private-partnerships-on-transit-oriented-projects/ - https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/major-support-secured-los-angeles-region-receive-nearly-900-million-funding-strengthen - https://www.wkyc.com/article/travel/greater-cleveland-rta-16-million-funding-president-biden/95-d1f59744-fae6-470f-8aff-200defb1cd35 - https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/buttigieg-kicks-off-nevada-visit-by-highlighting-major-las-vegas-transit-project - https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2024/03/25/61-million-in-federal-funding-en-route-to-improve-utah-transit/ - https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/sean-duffy-from-the-real-world-is-trumps-latest-cabinet-pick?srsltid=AfmBOoorwY8XLH5A1zMwWbgdy2cJutPWIUVqXINfdjgglbSS35LrDcdd ---------- Images - East Side Access construction, 2014 By Rehema Trimiew, Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York - East Side Access Progress: May 21, 2014, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41028814 - Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg By United States Department of Transportation - https://www.transportation.gov/meet-secretary/secretary-pete-buttigieg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=125545618 ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv