How fast is a fast train? comparing attitudes and preferences for improved passenger rail service among urban areas in the south central high-speed rail corridor.

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• Creators:
  Sperry, Benjamin R. ; Morgan, Curtis Alan
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.) ; Texas
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • High speed rail
  • High speed ground transportation
  • Passenger trains
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SWUTC/11/161003-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  "High-speed passenger rail is seen by many in the U.S. transportation policy and planning communities as ; an ideal solution for fast, safe, and resource-efficient mobility in high-demand intercity corridors between ; 100 and 500 miles in total endpoint-to-endpoint length. As the nation moves forward with a significant ; investment to improve its intercity passenger rail system, a number of planning and policy barriers still ; exist, making it difficult to fully realize the anticipated benefits of high-speed passenger rail. Using data ; from an Internet-based survey of residents in three communities in Central Texas—Waco, Temple, and ; Hillsboro—this research project examined the potential impacts of new intercity passenger rail service on ; small- or medium-sized communities located in the intermediate area between two larger urban areas that ; form the endpoints of a federally designated intercity high-speed rail corridor. Responses from more ; than 1,000 surveyed residents found that residents’ attitudes toward new intercity passenger rail service ; are generally favorable and that trains could be used instead of automobiles for some intercity trips. The ; project’s findings provide a foundation for later investment-grade ridership studies in the corridor and ; have potential applications in planning for intercity passenger rail and transportation policy development."
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  10727
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23869/dot_23869_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.44 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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