Is high-speed rail in Ann Arbor’s future?

Could high-speed rail be on the fast track to Ann Arbor? It’s a dream that’s starting to cross over into reality.Excerpt:It’s actually not that hard to envision: the University of Michigan’s Michigan Stadium in the summer packed with thousands of screaming soccer fans who filter out of the venue after the game and visit local restaurants and shops. This is the kind of image Rich Sheridan sees when he discusses why a national investment in high-speed rail infrastructure could boost Michigan’s economy.Chicago, for example, is vying to host the 2016 Summer Olympics – an event that always requires dozens of athletic venues, often many miles from the city actually “hosting” the Olympics.The construction of a high-speed rail line from Chicago to Ann Arbor to Detroit would revolutionize travel and introduce countless new visitors to the state. Olympic visitors, too, perhaps.”Let’s say Chicago does get the 2016 Olympics. Now all of a sudden you could actually have events maybe at Michigan Stadium because it would only be a couple hours away. That wouldn’t be unreasonable for an Olympic venue to be a couple hours away,” Sheridan said.Read the rest of the story here.