High speed rail in America
By: Petra Todorovich, Yoav Hagler
Contributors: Hagler, Yoav; Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; America 2050; Rockefeller Foundation
Publisher: America 2050
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 55
Subjects: High speed trains; Planning; Railroads; Passenger traffic; Transportation corridors; Evaluation; High speed ground transportation
Description: This study identifies the high-speed rail corridors with the greatest potential to attract ridership in each of the nation's megaregions. Corridors connecting populous regions with large job centers, rail transit networks, and existing air markets scored best. The study also recommends that the federal government adopt a quantitative approach to evaluating future investment in high-speed rail. The report cites ridership potential as the number one factor in determining if a corridor is suitable for investment, identifies the specific conditions that generate ridership demand, and scores each corridor according to strength in those areas. The top performing corridors in each region determined to have the greatest potential demand for high-speed rail ridership include corridors such as: New York-Washington, DC; Chicago-Milwaukee; Los Angeles-San Diego; Tampa (via Orlando) to Miami; Dallas-Houston; Atlanta-Birmingham; Portland-Seattle; and Denver-Pueblo.

A new study by America 2050 identifies the high-speed rail corridors with the greatest potential to attract ridership in each of the nation's megaregions. Corridors connecting populous regions with large job centers, rail transit networks, and existing air markets scored best. The study also recommends that the federal government adopt a quantitative approach to evaluating future investment in high-speed rail. The 56-page study, entitled, "High-Speed Rail in America," cites ridership potential as the number one factor in determining if a corridor is suitable for investment, identifies the specific conditions that generate ridership demand, and scores each corridor according to strength in those areas. The top performing corridors in each region determined to have the greatest potential demand for high-speed rail ridership include corridors such as: New York-Washington, DC; Chicago-Milwaukee; Los Angeles-San Diego; Tampa (via Orlando) to Miami; Dallas-Houston; Atlanta-Birmingham; Portland-Seattle; and Denver-Pueblo.
Notes: Title from PDF (America2050.org, viewed on Jan. 22, 2011).

January 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary.; title: Ridership, the key to success.; title: Regional profiles of rail corridors.; title: Appendix.