kellyanne gallagher american public transportation association
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High Speed Rail in the United States
KellyAnne GallagherAmerican Public Transportation Association
The Need
In the next 25 years…
+ 70 million population growth, increasingly clustered in mega regions
Metropolitan areas at capacity. No room for airport or road expansion
Nation’s infrastructure grade = D
The Challenge
How to move a growing population?
How to address failing infrastructure?
How to deliver goods to that increased population?
The Response – US Rail Improvements
To date:$8,104,917,209 distributed through
September 30131 projects funded
New initiatives:President Obama’s Jobs Proposal = $447
Billion$50 Billion toward infrastructure$10 Billion infrastructure bank
Nearly 2/3 of US Travelers Will Use High-Speed Rail
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