Plans are reportedly being revived for a high-speed rail link utilizing Japanese trains running between Houston and Dallas.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14304523

President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains.

According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, citing unnamed administration sources, the White House is looking to make an announcement on the project following talks between Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, D.C., this week.

The Japanese government and the White House declined to comment on the report, though the project has seen renewed support from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who told KXAS in Fort Worth on Sunday: “We believe in this.”

  • Antiwork [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 months ago

    This fits the dems playbook perfectly. You promise something you know you can’t deliver on. Then you put a high profile person in position of power to make it seem like you are serious about fixing said problem. don’t do anything your whole term, probably make it worse and then when it comes time for election season make a grandiose promise that you also won’t keep if you get re elected, but hey it sounds good right?