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High-Speed Rail — American Style

High-Speed Rail — American Style. Steve Heminger Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission June 3, 2011. “You’ve got to accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative. And latch onto the affirmative. Don’t mess with Mister In-Between”.

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High-Speed Rail — American Style

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  1. High-Speed Rail —American Style Steve Heminger Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission June 3, 2011

  2. “You’ve got to accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative. And latch onto the affirmative.Don’t mess with Mister In-Between” – Bing Crosby, 1944(lyrics by Johnny Mercer)

  3. 1. Connectivity Is Key 3

  4. 2. Deliver Early Co-Benefits 4

  5. 3. Environmental Review(s) Run Amok

  6. 4. A Need for Constructive Criticism • Recent LAO Report recommends transferring HSR development to Caltrans. • But the LAO itself has found major shortcomings at Caltrans in the areas of project delivery, budgeting and hiring: “Caltrans has a less than perfect record in delivering projects on time and on budget.”(2007-08 Budget Analysis, p. A- 44) • Given its size and complexity, California’s HSR system must be developed by an entity whose sole purpose is successful delivery of that project.

  7. 5. Reward Self-Help 7

  8. 6. High-Speed Rail is Not the Interstate System Redux • High-speed rail is about connecting large metropolitan areas • The critical decision is focusing on the proper city pairs

  9. 7. High-Speed Rail Is Not Stimulus SOURCE: Transportation Weekly

  10. 8. There’s No Such Thing as a Democratic or a Republican Road…

  11. 9. So Why Do It? • Alternative to congested air travel • Clean electric transportation • $7 per gallon of gasoline “Facing Up to End of 'Easy Oil'”(Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2011) • Are all of major economic competitors crazy? “The question is, are there any special circumstances that suggest all these other countries are wrong and we are right?” • To prove we still can

  12. 10. Keep Our Eye on the Prize “ The Commission envisions anintercity passenger rail network that provides competitive, reliable, and frequent passenger service, comparable to world-class systems in other countries. This network would primarily connect regionsand population centers within 500 miles of each other.”

  13. Metropolitan Transportation Commissionwww.mtc.ca.gov

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