Discussion of high speed rail, livable cities and federal transportation funding reform is starting to make its way into presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign talks and energy platform.
When Barack Obama gave his big energy speech on Monday, his campaign released an eight-page fact sheet to go with it. All the way at the end, at the very bottom of the last page -- after the parts about plug-in electric vehicles, oil shale, and clean coal technology -- there was a section entitled, "Build More Livable and Sustainable Communities." On the stump, meanwhile, the candidate continues to make an engaging case for high-speed rail, especially in the midwest.
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