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1 hour from Vancouver to Seattle? Washington state budgets $1M for high-speed rail study
The Cascadia region — Vancouver to Seattle to Portland — fits the bill for a high speed line, says expert
While linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland via high-speed train is not a new idea, the project is back on the metaphorical rails after Washington Governor Jay Inslee set aside $1 million in his 2017-2019 state budget to study the feasibility of the infrastructure project.
Mark Hallenbeck is the director of the Washington State Transportation Center — a research partnership between the state's Department of Transportation, the University of Washington and the Washington State University.
He said the Cascadia region — Vancouver to Seattle to Portland — fits the geographic and population constraints for a high-speed rail line.
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