Daily Briefing: Time for another study

ALSO: 🔌 Here's why people aren't buying EVs in spite of price cuts and tax breaks. Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Wed Nov 15 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Imagine hopping on the Amtrak in Providence and cruising at top speeds to New York City. No more slowdowns to traverse around curves as the rail line travels through wetlands in southeastern Connecticut and southwestern Rhode Island. That section of the Northeast Corridor has long been viewed as a hurdle to improving the speed it takes to get through the region, but just maybe that could change. As The Journal's Patrick Anderson reports, President Joe Biden last week "[announced $16.4 billion]( in grants for projects on the Northeast Corridor, which runs from Washington, D.C., to Boston, with the bulk of the construction dollars ticketed for the Philadelphia and New York metro areas." [Opponents Fear Acela Bypass Plan Historic Neighborhoods In Conn Could Be Affected R I Wants To Make Sure Train Won T Skip Providence] In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 photo, an Amtrak Acela train travels through Old Lyme, Conn. A plan to speed up Amtrak's high-speed rail corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C., is welcomed by business commuters but finding its strongest opposition in some shoreline towns in Connecticut. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) ORG XMIT: CTMD212 Michael Dwyer, AP But there are also funds to study how to improve rail capacity and performance between New Haven and Providence. This isn't the first time such a study has been proposed, with the previous version torpedoed by residents along the potential rail route. So what's different this time? [Check out Patrick's story and find out.]( Get all aboard with a subscription to The Providence Journal. [Find our latest offer here.]( WORTH A READ 🔌 Here's [why people aren't buying EVs]( in spite of price cuts and tax breaks. 🧑‍💼 What to do with an extra day off? Progressive [Mass. lawmakers pitch 4-day workweek]( 📰 [U.S. Rep-elect Gabe Amo is sworn into Congress]( marking a historic milestone in RI Today's Weather ☀️ Mostly sunny. Highs in the low-50s. TOP STORIES [What's next for Skyline at Waterplace Park with city set to evict?]( [Photo of Skyline at Waterplace on Nov 12, 2023.]( Michael Mota says his brand has been ruined. Could he go to trial? [READ MORE]( Advertisement [209, 211, and 217 Angell Street. These three buildings are under threat of demolition, and the neighborhood does not know why. It's unclear what may take there place, or whether a controversial hotel might be built there.]( [Who requested demolition of historic Providence homes? No one knows.]( Could plans for a hotel on Angell Street be resurfacing? [READ MORE]( [A lobster roll from Easton’s Beach Snack Bar in Newport.]( [Italian to burgers, date night to clam shacks: RI food and drink guide]( A little state with a big food scene, Rhode Island has thousands of restaurants to choose from so we've made it easier. [READ MORE]( [Daniel Rose, Davies football]( [Eight difference-makers in this weekend's RIIL Super Bowls]( Football is a team game, but you don't win titles without a few superstars. Here are eight who will be the most important at this weekend's Super Bowls. [READ MORE]( [Warwick, RI, police patches.]( [Parents of Warwick boy, 3, charged after he drowns in neighbor's pool]( The neighbors complained about the teenager using their pool without permission more than 20 times. [READ MORE]( Advertisement All of the headlines, none of the chaos. Learn daily with The Excerpt, 
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