1 / 31

Please, move slowly through this PPP + with timed features

Please, move slowly through this PPP + with timed features. California High Speed Rail And how to get the best rail for the best price!. Fredrick Schermer Penta Publishing Production . California High Speed Rail.

sanne
Download Presentation

Please, move slowly through this PPP + with timed features

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Please, move slowly through this PPP + with timed features

  2. California High Speed RailAnd how to get the best rail for the best price! FredrickSchermer Penta Publishing Production 

  3. California High Speed Rail What would aliens conclude when looking from outer space at the California high-speed rail system?

  4. Aliens could conclude thatCalifornia has central command, is living in a 19th/20th Century setting, and that Fresno is its Capital !

  5. Aliens know that the fastest line is a straight line, and wonder about big bends. There are no connections between the 5 terminals; an indication that these locations are not of most importance. First to notice are five terminals; some in close proximity.

  6. Aliens know that the fastest line is a straight line, and wonder about big bends. They conclude that the geographical situation must force the result.

  7. What are the locations where the most important humans reside? This well connected location is more impor- tant than either location in the south. This location must be important too, but less so than: This location must be important. More so than the two nearby un-connectedterminal locations. This location is important but ranks below the other because it is not connected to the San Diego terminal.

  8. FRESNO ! ! ! FRESNO ! ! ! FRESNO ! ! ! FRESNO ! ! ! FRESNO ! ! ! Fresno is connected to all terminals and to all important locations. No doubt about it! It’s the Capital.

  9. California has central command over large population centers - themselves not interconnected!

  10. California must be in a 19th/20th C. time frame based on it not making optimal use of transit system knowledge of the 20th/21st Century (more about this later).

  11. Let’s start from what we’ve got! Let’s first look at population distribution.

  12. 3,000,000 people 7,300,000 people 15,600,000 people Source: Rand 2007 3,300,000 people

  13. + 3,000,000 people 7,300,000 people 29,200,000people 77.5% of the entire California population 15,600,000 people More than 3 out of every 4 Californians 3,300,000 people

  14. 3,000,000 people Medium sized cities with growth forecasts Small but still important cities 7,300,000 people 15,600,000 people Source: Rand 2007 3,300,000 people

  15. Making side trips to smaller cities on the left and right diminishes the high speed product. The number of stops needs to be as few as possible to maximize speed and use. Only one place lies close by enough to change this alignment without negative impact. The next step is to connect the remaining largest population centers, while keeping a close eye on direction and speed. The two largest population centers must receive prime position and connect on a straight line to maximize speed and attraction for the largest populations. Population 15,600,000 7,300,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 800,000 -------------- 30,000,000 3,000,000 7,300,000 people 800,000 people 15,600,000 people 3,300,000 people

  16. This is the F3MA Fastest Maximum Money Making Alignment Population 15,600,000 7,300,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 800,000 -------------- 30,000,000

  17. Let’s look at the rail transit systems already in place, ‘easy’ to put in place, or easy to adjust, that could deliver further support for this alignment. Population 15,600,000 7,300,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 800,000 -------------- 30,000,000 550,000 2,850,000 1,700,000 1,900,000 -------------- 37,000,000 98% Population

  18. Having local rail transit in placeimproves the number of people using High Speed Rail. Areas with local rail transit Areas without it

  19. Fewest Stops of F3MA High Speed Rail Sacramento Station San Francisco Bay Station (Oakland) San Jose Station Avenal Station Bakersfield Station Los Angeles Station Burbank Station Orange County Station San Diego Station

  20. What would the result be for California in 2050? Areas with acceleratedgrowth due to version A:

  21. Version B shows a further concentration of the existing urban areas;as desired in the plans for California (SB375). Growth acceleration due to version B:

  22. Operational Differences San Francisco Bay Station San Diego Station

  23. For the same operational level of service, one needs to go faster Either way is more expensive or lead to the California High-Speed Rail perform slower. or use more trains SFB Station SD Station

  24. Are others making the same decisions as California? Let’s view the High-Speed Rail decisions made in the Netherlands, where The Hague and Rotterdamare found along the best alignment. Yet having a stop in both cities diminishesthe High-Speed Rail product. The Hague is where the decision makers reside; 12 miles away from Rotterdam.

  25. High-Speed Rail Decisions in Holland Which city should have a station? Rotterdam? The Hague? The government decides and is seated inThe Hague. Source: Mapping Netherlands B.V.

  26. Amsterdam Source: GVB Rotterdam Source: High Speed Rail Netherlands Source: RET

  27. In Europe all High-Speed lines are designed along straight lines fromimportant city toimportant city. Not only did the decision makers decide against themselves in The Hague, not getting the best connectionwith the European Capital of Brussels nor with Paris and London,but the stations In Amsterdam and Rotterdamare not perse in the hearts of the cities, but at the hearts of transit: the well-connected Central Stations. The High-Speed Rail alignment is a straight line from A to B, and the reason is simply, because not making the top performer in transit perform at its best, trickles down anddiminishes all forms of transit hooking up with that High-Speed Rail. That would be a waste of money.

  28. Version A Version B Fast Faster Expensive to build Expensive to build Expensive to operate Less expensive to operate Politicians’ decision Product-based decision Future adjustments easier Future adjustments possible Urban California spreading Urban California spreading less Politicians’ dream Users’ dream Requires less investing inregular infrastructure (roads) Requires more investing inregular infrastructure (roads)

  29. Literature Review • California High-Speed Rail Authority http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/ • Metropolitan Transportation Commission http://www.mtc.ca.gov/ • California Department of Transportation http://www.dot.ca.gov/ • San Francisco City Scape http://www.sfcityscape.com/ • Bay Area Council http://www.bayareacouncil.org/ • SPURhttp://www.spur.org • California Light Rail http://www.lightrail.com/usstates/california.htm • Pushkarev, B., J. Zupan • Urban Rail in America, An Exploration of Criteria forFixed- Guideway Transit (1982) Indiana University Press, Bloomington • Vuchic, Vukan R. • Urban Transportation Systems and Technology (1982) Prentice- Hall, Englewood Cliffs

  30. California High Speed RailAnd how to get the best rail for the best price! FredrickSchermer Penta Publishing Production Email: fredrick@pentapublishing.com

More Related