With approval of $810 million in federal funds, state officials are moving ahead with plans for high-speed rail service between Milwaukee and Madison – but debate is still raging over where the trains should stop in Madison. As the plan has moved closer to reality, criticism of the airport site has intensified. In both Madison and Milwaukee, among both rail supporters and opponents, critics say the airport is too far from downtown Madison, the state Capitol and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to attract riders heading for those destinations.
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