Where there's a Will, there's a way

The State Journal-Register has a nice blurb letting people know about the Sierra Club meeting coming up on Tuesday, May 24th, 6:30pm, Lincoln Library Carnegie Room.

The Sangamon Valley Group of the Sierra Club has scheduled a public forum for Tuesday on ways high-speed trains could benefit both local businesses and the environment, said Will Reynolds, who also is chairman of the Illinois Sierra Club.

“Other cities are using high-speed rail to develop their downtowns,” said Reynolds. “We want to focus on how that could be done in Springfield.”

I feel like the economic development potential of high speed rail hasn't been part of the discussion often enough. So I'm excited about the excellent speakers we have coming.