Texas Central High-Speed Railway

High-Speed Rail

Dallas Brainstorms Multimodal Hub to Accompany High-Speed Rail

With a Dallas-Houston bullet train proposal proceeding apace, a complementary idea is now on the table: a multimodal transit hub linking Amtrak, transit, and even Hyperloop.

October 14, 2018 - D Magazine

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Editorial: Skip the Hyperloop—Texas Should Stick to the Basics

Texas planners are eager for a six-minute trip between Fort Worth and Dallas. But the Dallas Morning News is wary of the hype.

August 1, 2018 - Dallas Morning News

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High-Speed Rail Takes Steps Forward in Houston, Though Challenges Remain

The city of Houston and Texas Central Partners signed an MOU this week that details how some of the work on the high-speed rail project will proceed.

August 18, 2017 - Houston Chronicle

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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