[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             RAIL VOLUTION

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, last week Washington, DC, was host to an 
annual conference, Rail Volution, where over 700 people from 8 
countries, 41 States, and 118 cities gathered. As impressive as those 
numbers were, what was more impressive was the purpose of that 
gathering, working together, learning how to build livable communities 
using principles of sustainable development.
  We are talking about light rail, intercity rail, managing the auto 
and transportation infrastructure, mixed use development. At a time 
when we are concerned about making our communities livable while 
dealing with the deficit, the Rail Volution message was a breath of 
fresh air: spending wiser, not raising taxes, making change, solving 
problems rather than creating them, and viewing citizen input as a 
valuable tool not citizens as an enemy.
  This is an important message for us in Congress to hear and to act 
upon.

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