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Petra Todorovich Director of America 2050 Regional Plan Association

Petra Todorovich Director of America 2050 Regional Plan Association. RPA Board Briefing Arup New York City November 10, 2011. CHAPTER 1:. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH HIGH-SPEED RAIL. High-Speed Rail around the World. Rail Spending Dwarfed by Other Modes.

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Petra Todorovich Director of America 2050 Regional Plan Association

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  1. Petra Todorovich Director of America 2050 Regional Plan Association RPA Board Briefing Arup New York City November 10, 2011

  2. CHAPTER 1: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH HIGH-SPEED RAIL

  3. High-Speed Rail around the World

  4. Rail Spending Dwarfed by Other Modes Source: Congressional Budget Office 2010.

  5. Where High-Speed Rail Works Best HSR works best under specific conditions: • Corridors 100 – 600 (up to 1,000) miles in length, • Connecting major population and job centers, and • In Megaregions

  6. Cascadia NorthernCalifornia Great Lakes FrontRange SouthernCalifornia Northeast SunCorridor Piedmont Atlantic TexasTriangle Gulf Coast Florida

  7. U.S. Corridors are Comparable to Global Examples

  8. CHAPTER 2: POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL

  9. Transportation Benefits • Shorter travel times • Mode shift • Safety • Reliability • Capacity • Efficient Land Use

  10. Economic Benefits • Higher wages and productivity • Deeper labor and employment markets • Direct job creation Source: Martin Prosperity Institute Source: Intenova

  11. Economic Benefits 4. Spatial agglomeration (fosters economic synergies among industries across greater distances) Image: University of Pennsylvania, Northeast Megaregion Studio, 2005

  12. Economic Benefits 5. Urban regeneration and station area development 6. Expanded tourism and visitor spending. Eurostar Station and development, Lille, France

  13. Case Study: Montabaur & Limburg, German ICE Rail Stations Found annual increase of 2.7% in overall economic activity. (Ahlfeldt and Feddersen 2010)

  14. Environmental Benefits • Energy efficiency and carbon benefits depend on: • Ridership • Energy mix • Technological innovation

  15. CHAPTER 3: U.S. POLICY & PROGRAMS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL INVESTMENT

  16. A New Federal Commitment to High-Speed Rail (?) • Passage of rail legislation (PRIIA) in 2008 • $8 billion in Stimulus Bill in 2009 • $2.5 billion in FY 2010 • Zero in 2011 Photo: Tim Birch

  17. A Sharp Increase in Rail Funding Source: National Association of Railroad Passengers

  18. High Speed Intercity Rail Program (HSIPR) • A competitive, state-led, grant program • Includes three categories of passenger rail service. • Most projects are conventional rail.

  19. Four Rounds of Grant Making/ Reallocation Jan 2010 – May 2011 Source: US DOT

  20. Rail Projects Underway and Creating Jobs Images: on Maine track workers: Patricia Quinn, NNEPRA

  21. CHAPTER 4: STATION LOCATION & DESIGN: A TYPOLOGY & CASE STUDIES

  22. Center of City : Lleida, Spain 41 trains daily

  23. Center of City: Leida, Spain Lessons Learned Strategic location Comprehensive urban design plan and public realm investments. Connected to regional rail and local, regional bus network. Benefits to tourism, economy, region.

  24. Edge of City: Avignon, France 65 trains daily

  25. Edge of City: Avignon, France Lessons Learned Physical barriers separate station from city center prevented economic synergies. Unclear economic development impacts.

  26. Case Study – Exurban: Tarragona 46 trains daily

  27. Exurban: Tarragona, Spain Lessons Learned Tarragona already has good links to Barcelona via conventional rail and bus. Because of existing connections, investment in bringing train into center may not be justified.

  28. Special Use: CDG Airport, France 46 trains daily

  29. Special Use: CDG Airport, France Lessons Learned Complements air service by connecting airport to provincial destinations. Difficult to quantify economic impact. Frees up capacity at CDG for long haul flights. Charles de Gaulle Airport Station.

  30. CHAPTER 5: THE PROMISE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN CALIFORNIA & THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

  31. Northeast and California among most promising markets

  32. High-Speed Rail in California • $3.6 federal funding • $9 billion California Bond Act • EIS hearings underway for first Central Valley segment

  33. The Northeast Corridor Today • Amtrak service and 8 commuter railroads operate on 455-mile route • 260 million annual passengers; 13 million are Amtrak • $8.8 billion state of good repair backlog • Many bridges over 100 years old The Susquehanna River Bridge in Maryland was built in 1906.

  34. Penn Design Vision for Northeast Dedicated High-Speed Rail

  35. Northeast Corridor Management Structure • Separate infrastructure from operations • Create Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Corporation • Attract private financing

  36. CHAPTER 6: FUNDING & FINANCING OPTIONS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL

  37. Funding and financing options • Reallocate or increase transportation fees, (gas tax, upstream oil tax), ticket surcharge • Expand federal loan programs (TIFIIA, RIIF) • Public private partnerships • State gas tax or fees (i.e. payroll tax)

  38. CHAPTER 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN THE U.S.

  39. Recommendations • Strengthen the federal planning role and management framework • Prioritize corridors that meet investment criteria • Establish new mechanisms for corridor management

  40. Recommendations • Plan for maximum land development benefits • Focus initially on the Northeast Corridor and California • Secure adequate and reliable funding

  41. www.Lincolninst.edu www.RPA.org www.America2050.org

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