Readings

__**Class Activity: Wednesday, October 20, 2010**__ Download the "Understanding Context" handout, below. Use the video and the link to the Federal Railroad Administraion's page to answer the questions on the handout.

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Map of Proposed Rail Projects in the US Click the area of the map that corresponds with your assigned rail project: A= California (Sacramento-San Diego) B=Chicago-Detroit C=Chicago-Minneapolis/St. Paul D=Chicago-Kansas City E=Tampa-Miami F=Charlotte-Washington D.C. G=Northeast Region

__**Homework due Tuesday, October 26, 2010**__
 * Download the "What Ohioans Are Saying" handout. Use the three articles that follow (from** **//The Dayton Daily News//****, //The Cleveland Plain Dealer//, and //The Columbus Dispatch//) to complete the chart in the handout. (You should have already read the first article in History class last week.)**

[|Editorial: "Overall, passenger rail line will be good for Ohio" by Prof. Steve Harrod, University of Dayton] This editorial from The Dayton Daily News presents arguments that support the 3C+D rail proposal.

[|Cleveland Plain Dealer article on criticisms of 3C+D] This article from //The Cleveland Plain Dealer// gives an overview of the opposition to the 3C+D proposal.

[|Editorial: Joe Hallett from the Columbus Dispatch on downsides of the 3C proposal.] This is an editorial from //The Columbus Dispatch// discussing the arguments against the proposed 3C+D rail system.

[|New Report: High-Speed Rail “Part of the Solution”] This article ties jobs to new high-speed rail bid in Ohio.

[|Editorial: Riverside Stop] This editorial gives an overview of the proposed stop in Riverside, OH that we'll be analyzing in depth in our classes.

3C Environmental Assessment--Introduction, Purpose and Need section (16pp)



3C Environmental Assessment--Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences section

[|Blueprint For America- PBS] Check out this website to see how this particular project fits into the overall plan for revamping infrastructure in the US.