a group of Oregon lawmakers announced new federal funding for planning the development of high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Representatives Rick Larsen (D, WA-02), Derek Kilmer (D, WA-06), Marilyn Strickland (D, WA-10), Adam Smith (D, WA-09), Suzan DelBene (D, WA-01), and Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) released a joint statement to announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $49.7 million for planning work for the proposed Cascadia High-Speed Rail project, which would link the Pacific Northwest’s major population centers, including Vancouver, B.C., Seattle, and Portland, with regular train service running at up to 250 mph.

  • @splooshEnglish
    2•8 hours ago

    KPTV is a privately-owned station that serves the Portland/Vancouver WA metro area. Reporting on it like this makes sense and is in line with the sorts of things they generally report on.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•6 hours ago

      I am aware that, it’s just they seem like they should most of all be aware enough not to call a group of Washington lawmakers Oregon lawmakers. They appear to have updated the headline now at least but not the article body.