North Carolina was just announced as the benefactor of a $1 billion federal grant to fund construction of a high-speed rail line from Raleigh to Richmond. What could that project mean for the state? Matthew Palm of the City and Regional Planning Department at UNC joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Monday, December 18 to discuss. Palm explains why North Carolina is an important study in the role rail can play in areas with a growing population, and why that’s leading to a renewed commitment from the state and its residents for the transportation method. Plus, he shares other examples of high-speed rail in other countries and trends seen around those areas.
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