To: President Donald Trump, The Oregon State House, The Oregon State Senate, Governor Kate Brown, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate

Keep pushing for the development of world class high speed rail for our region!

To issue in America's next era of train travel, issues stemming from eminent domain, engineering complexities and payment formats will have to be addressed creatively and fairly. And we can do this. Renewing our train grid, engines and stations will dramatically contribute stepping into the 21st century for our region and beyond.

Why is this important?

The Pacific NW continues to be a very regionally driven economy and needs the transportation infrastructure to support it. Living in North Portland and next to I-5, our air quality is significantly dirtied from car traffic and especially affects young and old folk's health. Developing public-private partnerships to issue in a new age of train travel in our region and beyond could greatly mitigate future environmental problems, put folks back to work, and absolutely improve our economy.