In other words, the strong commitment to high speeds, as well as the explicit resistance to lowering speed limits in many cases, detracts from other policy efforts to reach national road safety targets at the regional and local level where decisions about speed limits on particular roads are made.
As such, we ask the main party leaders to show their commitment to high-speed rail by ensuring the parliamentary process for HS2 is expedited.
By blocking discussion of these issues, the symbolic commitment to high-speed rail in the north is more likely to protect London than redress the imbalance.
Meanwhile, the downsides of oil dependence are painfully clear in the slick that is growing in the Gulf of Mexico.Mr Obama's stimulus programme included nearly $30 billion for road- and bridge-building and an $8 billion commitment to high-speed rail.
Through our commitment to high-speed rail, we can repeat such a transformation and accomplish something that hasn't been done in more than 100 years of transit: Unite California with a sustainable, statewide transportation system.
(Private capital will not be interested in building high-speed rail lines that aren't connected to well-developed local transit systems, since they won't attract enough customers to be profitable).Fundamentally, without major government commitments to high-speed rail, America simply will not have a high-speed passenger rail network.
"At present, China has entered the stage of the new normal, shifting from high speed to medium to high speed.
Increase to high speed and gradually add 1/4 cup sugar.
With the hot breath of Ukip on their necks (one Conservative MP is helpfully reproducing on his website Ukip's 2010 manifesto commitment to a high speed rail network) a number of MPs may feel the need to signal to their constituents that they're against, and with Labour supporting HS2, they can do so without fear of a government defeat.
Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester city council "We welcome the government's continuing commitment to the high speed rail project, despite the vocal and unjustified opposition to the plans.
The promise is part of a wider announcement of the Labour leader's digital policies, including a commitment to universal high-speed broadband and mobile connectivity across the UK, and to new online learning resources.
