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HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN AMERICA

HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN AMERICA . Dan Schned Associate Planner, America 2050 Regional Plan Association dschned@rpa.org Infrastructure Planning in Practice New Jersey Institute of Technology Prof. Thomas G. Dallessio February 1 st , 2011 Newark, NJ.

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HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN AMERICA

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  1. HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN AMERICA Dan Schned Associate Planner, America 2050 Regional Plan Association dschned@rpa.org Infrastructure Planning in Practice New Jersey Institute of Technology Prof. Thomas G. Dallessio February 1st, 2011 Newark, NJ

  2. Founded in 1922 as the “Committee on A Regional Plan of New York and its Environs.” The 1st Regional Plan was published in 1929, 2nd in 1968, 3rd in 1996 – A Region at Risk • Private, independent, non-governmental organization with offices in NY, NJ, and CT • Professional staff of urban planners, transportation planners, architects, and urban designers • Through research, planning, and advocacy RPA works to achieve the goals set forth in the Regional Plan

  3. A national initiative (within RPA) to meet the infrastructure, economic development and environmental challenges of the nation • Guided by the National Committee for America 2050, a coalition of regional planners, scholars, and policy-makers to develop a framework for the nation's future growth • A major focus is the emergence of megaregions – large networks of metropolitan areas, where most of the population growth by mid-century will take place

  4. Rapid population growth and demographic change Threats to our global competitiveness Global climate change and foreign oil dependence Economic disparities and loss of opportunity

  5. Cascadia No. California Great Lakes Front Range So. California Northeast Texas Triangle Sun Corridor Piedmont Atlantic Gulf Coast Florida

  6. Economic Benefits of High-Speed Rail • Boost productivity for service and knowledge sector businesses • Deepen labor markets for employers and broaden employment pool for workers Source: Martin Prosperity Institute, Univ. of Toronto

  7. How does HSR promote economic development? 3. Foster economic synergies among specialized industries (agglomeration economies) Image: Univ. of Penn, Northeast Megaregion Studio, 2005

  8. How does HSR promote economic development? 4. Stations serve as a focal points of future development 5. Make better, more efficient use of infrastructure Eurostar Station and development, Lille, France

  9. How does HSR promote economic development? 6. Transformative effects “The interstate system … fundamentally altered relationships between time, cost, and space in a manner which allowed new economic opportunities to emerge that would never have emerged under previous technologies.” Map Source: National System of Interstate Highways, Public Roads Administration, 1947 Quote source: “The Economic Impact of the Interstate Highway System.” NCHRP Project 20-24 (52) FY 2006

  10. Cautions and Caveats • HSR is not a stand-alone economic development tool • HSR benefits tend to be “one way streets”, especially for park and ride stations Haute Picardie aka “beetroot station” Lyon St. Exupery Station Image: Flickr/ VerseVend

  11. America 2050 HSR Reports • Where High-Speed Rail Works Best • High-Speed Rail in America

  12. Where High-Speed Rail Works Best www.America2050.org

  13. Where High-Speed Rail Works Best • Economic Productivity • Congestion • In a Megaregion • Population • Distance of Corridor • Transit Connections

  14. High-Speed Rail in America

  15. High-Speed Rail in America • Each criterion was standardized on a per mile basis • Each criterion was ranked on relative value in its class • Rankings were indexed and converted to values between “0” and “1” • FINAL EQUATION:3x(RP+ECBD) +2x(TEC+TCP+CP+CE+RPGE+RAM) +1x(CRP+CTC+SF+ST) • = Corridor Score • Possible scores between 0 and 21

  16. Regional Population (x3) 2 Mi 10 Mi 25 Mi 4.5M 4.6M PHI HOU 220K 72K 2.1M 1.5M PHI HOU PHI HOU

  17. Employment CBD (x3) Philadelphia Houston 2 Mi 10 Mi 25 Mi 2.1M 2.2M PHI HOU 136K 235K 843K 905K PHI HOU PHI HOU

  18. Secondary Criteria (x2) Baltimore

  19. Secondary Criteria (x2) Regional Air Market

  20. Traffic Congestion (x1)

  21. Employment Mix (x1) • Share of employment in service sector / knowledge industries • Finance and insurance • Real estate, rental and lease • Arts, entertainment and recreation • Accommodation and food services

  22. Northeast Pros and Cons: • CBDs • Density • Population • Transit Access • Regional Air Market • Employment Mix • Growth Factor • Governance • ROW / NIMBY • Backlog SOGR Top Corridors: • NYC-WAS - 20.1 • BOS-NYC - 19.9 • NYC-PHI - 19.9 • WAS-BOS - 19.8 • NYC-ALB - 19.3 • HAR–PHI - 18.0

  23. Northern California • Pros and Cons: • CBDs • Regional Population • City Population • Growth Factor • Regional Air Market • Employment Mix • Governance • Density • Transit Access • ROW / NIMBY

  24. Southern California • Pros and Cons: • Regional Population • City Population • Growth Factor • Regional Air Market • CBDs • Employment Mix • Governance • Density • Transit Access • ROW / NIMBY

  25. California and the Southwest Top Corridors: LA-SAN - 19.6 LA-Riverside - 19.4 LA-Santa Barbara - 19.0 SAC-SF - 18.2 LA-San Fran - 18.0 LA-Las Vegas - 16.9

  26. Florida Top Corridors: • TPA-ORL - 13.93 • TPA-MIA - 13.63 • SBT-VRB - 12.96 • ORL-ATL - 10.83 • JCK-ATL - 10.79

  27. Obama Administration High-Speed Rail Vision “Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80% of Americans access to high-speed rail.” -- President Obama in his 1/25/2011 State of the Union Speech Source: Associated Press

  28. Future of HSR in America

  29. Long-Term Commitment

  30. www.america2050.org www.rpa.org

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