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Saudi’s New Railways Law Further Enhances the Kingdom’s Rail Infrastructure Projects

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The law, which took effect in June, impacts developers, investors, lenders, operators, and suppliers in the Saudi railway sector. As Saudi Arabia continues to make significant advances in urban development and mobility,...more

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Rail in Great Britain: it’s time to engage

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The rail sector in Great Britain is about to experience the most significant structural change since privatisation. The Government is abandoning the current franchise-based model, in favour of a new “Passenger Rail Contract”...more

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Senate Infrastructure Bill Draft Text Circulated Ahead of Vote

On Wednesday, July 28, the group of senators working on bipartisan infrastructure legislation announced they had reached agreement on a $1.2 trillion package containing funding for roads, bridges, broadband and public...more

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O’Hare Express Train Showcases the Viability of P3s for Mass Transit

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Wednesday, the City of Chicago selected two finalists in its procurement process for the planned O’Hare Express, a mass transit system that will connect downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport within 20...more

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Northern Lights Express Proposed Passenger Rail Service Receives Federal Environmental Approval

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The Northern Lights Express intercity rail proposal, connecting Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota with a stop in Superior, Wisconsin, advanced forward following a Finding of No Significant Impact (“FONSI”) from the Federal...more

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Bombardier and Metrolinx Make a Nice Recovery on Problematic Eglinton LRV Order

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Bombardier and Metrolinx announced that they have amended their Eglinton Crosstown LRV contract and settled their pending arbitration, showing how re-negotiation and compromise can preserve project schedule and quality,...more

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Home Stretch for Toronto’s Finch West LRT Procurement

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Humber College students and Toronto West residents will soon be able to access Canada’s largest subway system in five years. The CA$1 billion Finch West LRT project is slated to open in 2022. The new dedicated light rail...more

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New York MTA Approves $1.8B Design-Build Contract for the Long Island Railroad Expansion Project

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The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (NYMTA) board has approved a $1.8 billion expansion project for another important milestone in Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s, comprehensive, interconnected plan to improve...more

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When a Park in the Sky Leads to a Lawsuit - Three Strategies for Success in High-Stakes Litigation

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In 2002, New York City announced its support for preserving the High Line—turning an unused elevated railroad into a thriving park in the heart of Manhattan’s West Side. Fifteen years later, it is one of the City’s top...more

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Fourth Circuit Joins Three Others in Determining that the Federal Courts Have Concurrent Jurisdiction over ICCTA Claims

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On November 16, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit determined that claims arising from the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (“ICCTA”) can be litigated in the federal courts or at the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Faceoff with Federal Government Possibly Looming Following California Supreme Court CEQA Ruling; Cal High Speed Rail Project Also...

In July 2017, the California Supreme Court determined the federal Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq.) (“ICCTA”) does not preempt the application of the California Environmental...more

Perkins Coie

CA Supreme Court Holds CEQA Not Preempted by Federal Rail Transportation Law for Projects Carried Out by State Agencies

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The California Supreme Court has issued its decision in Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad, an important case regarding preemption of state environmental law by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act...more

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Calif. High Court: U.S. Rail Law Doesn't Categorically Pre-empt CEQA on Public Entity Projects - Decision Sets Up Showdown with...

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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Cal. Pub. Res. Code §21000 et seq., imposes significant procedural and substantive requirements on private and public projects throughout the state. However, even a state law...more

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Redevelopment of Route 110 in East Farmingdale

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The Town of Babylon’s plan to revitalize the Route 110 corridor in East Farmingdale, NY keeps moving forward. The Town began targeting this area for transformation in 2005. It now looks like the Town may be closer than ever...more

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Resolución de Año Nuevo: Tránsito de Miami Beach

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Después de acelerar el proceso de solicitud para el proyecto del tren ligero o tranvía moderno de Miami Beach, el mes pasado la comisión de la ciudad de Miami Beach puso un freno. En respuesta a las preocupaciones expresadas...more

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New Year’s Resolution: Miami Beach Transit

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After expediting the solicitation process for the Miami Beach light rail/modern streetcar project, the Miami Beach City Commission hit the brakes last month. In response to concerns voiced by City residents, the Commission...more

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Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) Continue to Gain Momentum

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Although the public-private partnership (P3) model was used to provide most public infrastructure and services until the early 20th Century, for the past several decades, P3s were few and far between in this country....more

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Menlo Park Grade Separations – On Track

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The City of Menlo Park is proceeding with two transportation projects. The first one, an undercrossing to separate bicycles and pedestrians from rail traffic at Middle Avenue, received the green light from the City Council...more

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California Supreme Court Poised To Decide Key CEQA Questions: The Court’s Lineup For 2015

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The California Supreme Court’s involvement in CEQA cases has been relatively limited since he statute’s enactment in 1970, with the court taking  review of at most one or two appellate court decisions a year.  The last two...more

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“Making CEQA A Federal Case? Recent Actions of California’s Supreme Court and the Federal Surface Transportation Board Set Up A...

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Controversy has dogged the California high speed rail project since before its inception with the 2008 passage of Proposition 1A, the bond measure providing the project’s initial funding. The controversy has not abated in the...more

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