High Speed Rail and Rural Counties

Published: March 4, 2011, 5 a.m.

By the end of 2010 the federal government had doled out nearly five billion dollars. As the nation sets out on this massive undertaking, transportation officials consider how to incorporate high speed rail into daily travel. Angela Hatton spoke with Ed Cole, Executive Director of the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee and former Environmental Planning Director for the state Department of Transportation. Cole explains how the rail corridor may affect rural communities in Kentucky and Tennessee.