The Surdna Foundation’s mission is to foster just and sustainable communities throughout the United States. One of the hallmarks of this mission is our commitment to support for a high-quality public transportation networks that increase mobility and accessibility to housing, jobs, education, and other services. Implementing High Speed Rail networks is a critical element in strengthening America’s infrastructure, increasing economic productivity, reducing travel time behind the wheel and greenhouse gas emissions as well as connecting people to family and friends.

Surdna grantee, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG), produced a video about the merits of High Speed Rail with members of the cast of the hit television show Mad Men. Click below to view "Mad Men on Trains."

USPIRG is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that researches pressing public interest problems, such as limitation to the country’s transportation networks, develops meaningful policy solutions and does the organizing, outreach and public education it takes to implement its vision at the state and federal levels.