In key European markets, high-speed rail ticket prices are predicted to rise by more than 4% next year due to its popularity over air, according to forecasts by Carlson Wagonlit, a global travel management company.

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Mr. Richardson said that the Cabinet Committee on Investment, which was recently set up to speed up big ticket industrial and infrastructure projects, was a good first step.

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel is asking state lawmakers to allow Chicago to use red-light cameras to automatically ticket drivers who speed through school safety zones.

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Should it tell the police to issue a ticket if you are breaking the speed limit?

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Yet at the insistence of state police, the posted speed limit remained at 55, presumably to facilitate ticket writing.

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Some new ticket estimates have dropped, but so has the speed: officials now claim it will max out at 186mph.

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Its speed, rarity (only 13 were built) and high ticket price mean the Concorde's 100 seats tend to be filled by the world's rich and famous.

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