GDI 12 - Tradeoff DA

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1NC Shell

High speed rail on the chopping block

c!eatters 11 (Ann, Scripps Howard columnist,http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/113 !"#$/article%Hi&h%speed%rail%on%choppin&%'loc ) *+-ASH* + 0 %% ore than 1 ,$$$ times 2ice resident 4oe 5iden too Amtra 'etween his home in 6elaware andhis 7o' as a senator in -ashin&ton. So 8epu'licans should not have 'een surprised when 5iden dra&&ed

ransportation Secretary 8ay 9aHood up to hiladelphia s 3$th Street Station to announce that the Oba"aad"inistration #ants to spend $%& billion on railroads' ()t the*ep)blicans #ere surprised %% and o)traged . +ith a $1, trillion national debt andann)al de-cits o. one and a hal. trillion dollars/ the said high speedtrains are pie in the sk pipe drea"s . Actually, some of their words were much stron&er.The i""ediatel proposed slashing .)nds .or high speed rail that Oba"aseeks in his proposed b)dget as #ell as operating .)nds .or A"trak' TheA"trak con ict is the per.ect e3a"ple o. ho# diferentl the De"ocratsand *ep)blicans see the role o. go4ern"ent and ho# deter"ined the GO5is to derail De"ocrats6 drea"s' o 0'ama and 5iden, hi&h%speed trains o;er a solution to thetraoasts where commuters spend the e?uivalent of entire wee s of their year 'umperto 'umper. 4ust last month thousands of 2ir&inians and arylanders who wor in the 6istrict of >olum'ia spent upto 1" hours tryin& to drive home when the federal &overnment released wor ers early durin& a snowstorm. +ridlocensued. *t was horri'le.

DOT barel stafed and .)nded 7 plan disr)pts balance

Cr)"packer 11 (6irector, * 0, 0*+http://www.fhwa.dot.&ov/pu'lications/pu'licroads/$!7an/$1.cfm ) *+-ith passa&e of the Safe, Accounta'le, @le i'le, =on&ress and resident +eor&e -. 5ush provided fundin& for hi&hways, hi&hway safety, and pu'lictransportation totalin& C" .1 'illion D the lar&est surface transportation investment in the ation s history. Alon&with this ma7or investment in transportation co"es an e4en greater responsibilit to)se those ta3pa er .)nds #isel and )phold the p)blic tr)st . oday, thehigh#a transportation co"")nit .aces signi-cant press)res to handle"ore challenges #ith .e#er reso)rces d)e to stretched b)dgets/ red)cedstaf/ the c)")lati4e de"ands o. "aintaining an e4er gro#ingin.rastr)ct)re , and a host of other factors. o accomplish their missions, "ost transportationagencies rel on contract ser4ices and prod)cts .or #hich the ha4eo4ersight acco)ntabilit . E u'lic employees who wor to ensure we &et what we pay for are the eyesand ears of the ta payer,E said ary 4. 8ichards, president of the assachusetts 0r&aniFation of State =n&ineersand Scientists, at the "$$ ational @raud Awareness >onference cosponsored 'y the B.S. 6epartment of

ransportation s (BS60 ) 0


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HS* needs appropriate sta:ng and .)nding to s)cceed

;AO 11 (9e&islative AnalystIs 0 (8o&er, author of three 'oo s on oil, includin& he Arctic +old 8ush: he ew 8ace for omorrowIs atural 8esources, contri'utor to the -all Street

4ournal, *nternational Herald ri'une, he ational *nterest, he American>onservative, K ea 0il and Strate&ic 8esource -ars,L he @uturist, 3(O), p."1%"#)Q+HThe econo"ic and social i"pacts o. di"inishing oil re4en)es on prod)cerco)ntries #ill likel be po#er.)l . an e3porting states/ partic)larl in the

iddle ?ast/ So)th A"erica/ and A.rica/ ha4e boo"ing pop)lations that inthe ears to co"e #ill i"pose an i""ense strain on their nationalin.rastr)ct)res' *f these countries fail to diversify their economies, then it is not eas to seeho# the #ill aford the ho)sing/ roads/ schools/ and 9ob creation sche"es
http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/trns/high_speed_rail/high_speed_rail_051011.aspxhttp://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/trns/high_speed_rail/high_speed_rail_051011.aspxhttp://www.ushsr.com/benefits/energysecurity.htmlhttp://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/trns/high_speed_rail/high_speed_rail_051011.aspxhttp://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/trns/high_speed_rail/high_speed_rail_051011.aspxhttp://www.ushsr.com/benefits/energysecurity.html


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that .)t)re generations are likel to de"and' Sa)di Arabia is alreadstr)ggling to red)ce its rate o. do"estic )ne"plo "ent , rec oned to stand ataround 1%@ , and may well stru&&le even more after around "$"$, when its oil output is e pected to reach aplateau. The prospect o. reso)rce #arsB has also been ")ch disc)ssed .Con ict co)ld break o)t/ it is so"eti"es said/ not onl as cons)"ingco)ntries )se their "ilitar #eight to sei e di"inishing reser4es o.petrole)" and other nat)ral assets/ b)t also bet#een and #ithinprod)cing co)ntries . 6esperate to secure their future, these e3porting nations/ or.actions #ithin them, co)ld perhaps tr to stake their clai" o4er disp)ted oilrich regions or even 'latantly disre&ard international law b attacking 4)lnerableneighbors' C)rrent #ars in #estern A.rica ill)strate ho# dangero)s andblood s)ch con icts "ight beco"e' ()t the political conse8)ences o.peak oil on producer countries are in .act likel to be ")ch "ore .ar reaching andco"ple3 . Gro#ing .ears abo)t .)t)re o)tp)t "a dri4e these states toreact in #a s that co)ld ha4e ad4erse reperc)ssions .or local de"ocracand political freedom or increase tension with nei&h'orin& states in une pected ways.


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!)nding No#

!)nding Stable no#Ho)se *eport 12 (>ommittee 8eports 11"th >on&ress ("$11%"$1") House

8eport 11"%##P)http://www.rules.house.&ov/ edia/Jle/ 6@_11"_"/ 6@/H8 3 !cr4=S.pdf

he @ederal u'lic ransportation Act of "$1" contains historic improvements in safety oversi&ht, streamlinedreview of new capital pro7ects, pro&ram consolidation, and a shift from earmar s and discretionary pro&rams toro'ust formula pro&rams that pu'lic transportation systems can rely on to up&rade and improve a&in&infrastructure and vehicles. The Act pro4ides increased .)nding le4els .or -scal

ears 201& and 201, based on e3pected in ation/ gi4ing p)blictransportation pro4iders the stable .)nding needed to "ake essentialin4est"ents '
http://www.rules.house.gov/Media/file/PDF_112_2/PDF/HR4348crJES.pdfhttp://www.rules.house.gov/Media/file/PDF_112_2/PDF/HR4348crJES.pdf


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!)nding No#

DOT contin)es to .)nd High Speed *ail

Sn der 11 ( anya SnyderR Streets'lo& s >apitol Hill) KBS60 ries to 8esuscitatethe HS8 6reams >on&ress -ants to 5uryLhttp://dc.streets'lo&.or&/"$11/1$/$ /usdot%tries%to%resuscitate%the%hsr%dreams%con&ress%wants%to%'ury/

eanwhile, if you loo at BS60 , the #ell o. rail .)nding 9)st see"s to keep on gi4ing' K hey 7ust eep cran in& it out,L said Andy QunF, president of the BS Hi&h%Speed 8ail Association. K=ven when youthin all the moneyIs all spent, they pull more money out of a hat.L *t didnIt 7ust come out of a hat, of course. *tcame from the stimulus money, which is still &ivin&, nearly three years later. Nearl the #hole $Ebillion allocation .or high speed rail in the sti")l)s has no# been gi4eno)t/ thanks in part to =SDOT


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HS* Ine4itable

High Speed *ail co"ing

Sn der 11 ( anya SnyderR Streets'lo& s >apitol Hill) KBS60 ries to 8esuscitatethe HS8 6reams >on&ress -ants to 5uryLhttp://dc.streets'lo&.or&/"$11/1$/$ /usdot%tries%to%resuscitate%the%hsr%dreams%con&ress%wants%to%'ury/5ut not everyone sees it that way. Aside from the three hi&h%proJle &overnorswho re7ected federal rail funds, do ens "ore ha4e been cla"oring .or .ederalhelp b)ilding a 21st cent)r high speed rail s ste" and to create 9obs intheir states' Not onl is a ne3t pot o. "one B possible/ F)n sa s 7 it


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()dget Tight

!)nding tight b)t ade8)ate

?hl 11 (9arry, @ounder *6, http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/how%mi&ht%transportation%fundin&%'e%impacted%'y%de't%deal/ ) *+High#a and transit spending .ro" the tr)st .)nd #ill be protected/ b)tal"ost certainl li"ited to inco"ing re4en)e . *nfusions of &eneral funds seem li ely toremain a practice of the past ' It


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()dget Tight

DOT b)dget tight

=hl 11 (9arry =hl u'lisher of ransportation *ssues 6aily) K5rid&es and5uses Are 0n Sale. 5ut -eIre ot 5uyin&.Lhttp JJ###'transportationiss)esdail 'co"Jbridges andb)sses are on sale b)t #ere not b) ingJ md

@ederal a&encies will soon 'e&in draftin& their "$13 'ud&ets. ;ast #eek the #ere directed bthe +hite Ho)se to prepare a %@ c)t and a 10@ c)t b)dget .or their 201&discretionar .)nding re8)est/ )sing the 2011 b)dget as a baseline . -hatmi&ht this mean for transportationT "$13 Jve%percent scenario: C1".1 'illlion "$13 ten%percent scenario: C1". P'illion "$1" discretionary 'ud&et level: (not yet enacted) "$11 discretionary 'ud&et level: C13.! 'illion "$1$discretionary 'ud&et level: C"1.3 'illion 4e; 6avis of ransportation -ee ly notes K the 2011 le4elcontained no "one .or high speed rail and no "one .or a nationalin.rastr)ct)re bank . So it is hard to see how a vi&orous HS8 or *%5an pro&ram can 'e funded in "$13out of the discretionary 'ud&et at a total BS60 fundin& level that is Jve percent 'elow "$11. eanwhile,the cost o. so"e constr)ction "aterials is increasing / "eaningtransportation dollars #on


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On Chopping (lock

High speed rail ne3t on the chopping block

Sn der 11 ( anya SnyderR Streets'lo& s >apitol Hill) KBS60 ries to 8esuscitatethe HS8 6reams >on&ress -ants to 5uryLhttp://dc.streets'lo&.or&/"$11/1$/$ /usdot%tries%to%resuscitate%the%hsr%dreams%con&ress%wants%to%'ury/ High speed rail has had a ro)gh go o. it latel . The Ho)se re.)sed to gi4e ita di"e .or ne3t ear/ #hile the Senate onl "anaged to allocate a .ractiono. #hat the president #anted . resident 0'ama stuc some money 'ac in via his 7o's pac a&e,'ut it already seems clear that the pac a&e wonIt pass as proposed, and we now high speed rail is theal#a s -rst .or the chopping block .
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/10/04/usdot-tries-to-resuscitate-the-hsr-dreams-congress-wants-to-bury/http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/10/04/usdot-tries-to-resuscitate-the-hsr-dreams-congress-wants-to-bury/http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/10/04/usdot-tries-to-resuscitate-the-hsr-dreams-congress-wants-to-bury/http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/10/04/usdot-tries-to-resuscitate-the-hsr-dreams-congress-wants-to-bury/


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On Chopping (lock

High speed rail on the chopping block

Schenkel 10 (Andrew Schen el is a political reporter in -ashin&ton 6.>) KHi&h%speed rail on 8epu'licans choppin& 'loc L http://www.mnn.com/earth%matters/politics/'lo&s/hi&h%speed%rail%on%repu'licans%choppin&%'loc

The ne3t target .or "an *ep)blicans see"s to be high speed rail pro9ectsin the sti")l)s package . -isconsin +overnor%elect Scott -al er is already wor in& to a a pro7ect forhis own state. -5A is reportin& that -al er 7ust &ot a letter 'ac from ransportation Secretary 8ay 9aHood sayin&that K$E10 "illion co"ing to +isconsin .or the ne# line co)ld not beredirected .or )se on roads and bridges .E -al er is ?uoted in the story as re7ectin& the idea of rail transportation alto&ether. E ore than $ years a&o, the federal &overnment had the foresi&ht to reco&niFe thatthe American people no lon&er wanted to 'e limited 'y J ed%trac passen&er rail 'K So"e reportssa the Oba"a ad"inistration #ill threaten to take back +isconsin


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On Chopping (lock

High Speed *ail on the chopping block 7 GO5 opposes

The Herald S)n LJE ( he Herald Sun P/!/1") KHi&h%speed rail on choppin&'loc L http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/113 !"#$/article%Hi&h%speed%rail%on%choppin&%'locSo 8epu'licans should not have 'een surprised when 5iden dra&&ed ransportation Secretary 8ay 9aHood up to

hiladelphia s 3$th Street Station to announce that the Oba"a ad"inistration #ants to spend$%& billion on railroads' ()t the *ep)blicans #ere s)rprised ando)traged . +ith a $1, trillion national debt and ann)al de-cits o. one and ahal. trillion dollars/ the said high speed trains are pie in the sk pipedrea"s . Actually, some of their words were much stron&er. The i""ediatel proposedslashing .)nds .or high speed rail that Oba"a seeks in his proposedb)dget as #ell as operating .)nds .or A"trak' The A"trak con ict is theper.ect e3a"ple o. ho# diferentl the De"ocrats and *ep)blicans see therole o. go4ern"ent and ho# deter"ined the GO5 is to derail De"ocrats6drea"s . o 0'ama and 5iden, hi&h%speed trains o;er a solution to the traoastswhere commuters spend the e?uivalent of entire wee s of their year 'umper to 'umper. 4ust last month thousandsof 2ir&inians and arylanders who wor in the 6istrict of >olum'ia spent up to 1" hours tryin& to drive home whenthe federal &overnment released wor ers early durin& a snowstorm. +ridloc ensued. *t was horri'le.


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Generic

In.rastr)ct)re pro9ects ca)se "assi4e depart"ent o4erstretch

5oole >M (8o'ert, * %trained en&ineer,http://reason.or&/Jles/ !!3e!'d$1 !$c dO ceP!!fe'1f"e$#.pdf, p&. ") *+!ederal transportation grant progra"s be the airport/ "ass transit/ orhigh#a are plag)ed b the proble" o. porkbarrel spending . em'ers of >on&resstraditionally derive &reat 'eneJts from earmar in& pro7ects for their districts, re&ardless of cost%'eneJt ratios or therelative value of the pro7ect compared with alternate uses of the funds. Since tr)st .)nd dollars areal#a s li"ited/ this "eans that e4er bad pro9ect #hich 9)"ps the 8)e)eat the behest o. a "e"ber o. Congress necessaril displaces a betterpro9ect ('etter in terms of addin& real economic value). hus, this process s ste"aticall#astes scarce transportation in.rastr)ct)re reso)rces'


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;ink T

T takes ti"e and "one o)t o. the DOT

!ris"an 1J1L ( aul, 098 http://www.c&a.ct.&ov/"$1"/rpt/"$1"%8%$$"O.htm ) *+Althou&h new and improvin& technolo&y ma es a 2 system practical, the >50 report states that K theoperational costs o. T s ste"s are higher then the costs associated#ith c)rrent .)el ta3es/ and the ha4e high start )p costs as #ell .L 5ut >50says there is not much information on how e pensive such a system would 'e. ayin& 0ur -ay 'rea s down thecosts of a national system into three components: start%up costsR installin& technolo&y in vehiclesR and operatin&costs. he report says start )p costs .or a national s ste" #o)ld be high N preliminaryresearch for the federal 60 estimate that initial costs for hardware, system development, and start%up would 'eKin the ran&e of C1$ 'illion.L To these ")st be added the cost o. installing G5Stechnolog on 4ehicles' This cost #o)ld depend on #hether 4ehiclesalread on the road are retro-tted #ith the de4ices or #hether thetechnolog is installed onl in ne#l "an).act)red 4ehicles' @inally, the

report sa s the .ederal DOT esti"ated ann)al operating costs at 1'L@ o.esti"ated re4en)e . KAlthou&h this is more than the cost of administerin& the current motor fuel ta es,estimated at 1.$1M of revenues, it would still represent a comparatively ine pensive fee to administer,L the reportsaid. 0n a state level, the 060 estimated 0re&on s capital costs of C33 million for the initial setup of data transferand service station infrastructure in that state, 'ut said costs could 'e &reater dependin& on the level of technolo&yused. *t estimated annual operatin& costs of C1. million.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/rpt/2012-R-0029.htmhttp://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/rpt/2012-R-0029.htm


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;ink ITS

ITS calls .or "assi4e a"o)nts o. labor and "one

? ell 10 (Steven, * *@, K*ntelli&ent ransportation SystemsL, p&. 1$)6espite their technical feasi'ility and si&niJcant 'eneJt%cost ratios, many nations under%invest in * S, partly'ecause there are a si&niJcant num'er of challen&es involved in developin& and deployin& * S. -hile so"eITS , such as ramp meters or adaptive tra


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;ink High#a s

Signi-cant labor and cost needed .or high#a in.rastr)ct)repro9ects

Hecker 2 (4ay=tta, +A0, K>ost and 0versi&ht *ssues on a7or Hi&hway and 5rid&ero7ectsL p&. ") *+

0ver the past several years, we have identiJed pro'lems with the costs and oversi&ht of ma7or hi&hway and 'rid&epro7ects. *n 1OOP, we reported that the overall amount of and reasons for cost increases on hi&hway and 'rid&epro7ects could not 'e determined 'ecause data were not readily availa'le from @H-A or the states. -e alsoreported that e;orts 'y >on&ress to o'tain such information had met with limited success. -e found, however, onmany of the pro7ects for which we could o'tain information, that costs had increased/ so"eti"essigni-cantl / and that se4eral .actors acco)nted .or the increases . @or e ample,initial cost esti"ates #ere not reliable predictors o. a pro9ect


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;ink 5ort Sec)rit

5ort sec)rit is a #aste o. o)r #ork.orce and "one

+ol. M (5yron, 6eputy olitical 6irector A5> ews,http://a'cnews.&o.com/BS/ olitics/ storyTidV" "#P !Upa&eV1) *+6espite 'illions of dollars already spent, he ar&ued / the go4ern"ent can6t ens)re 100percent sa.et ' >herto; pro'a'ly didn t e pect to Jnd himself drawin& the analo&y 'etween car accidentsand port security, 'ut that s what he did in one aw ward e chan&e. He said to the panel that no matter how carefuldrivers were, people were &oin& to die in car crashes. hen he implied the same was true of port security,su&&estin& there was no way to entirely safe&uard America s ports ' The .ederal go4ern"ent hasspent $10 billion on port sec)rit since 200, , accordin& to >herto;. he new 'ill wouldallocate nearly CO 'illion more over the ne t Jve years to 'eef up security at the nation s ports. -hile >herto;encoura&ed its passa&e, he tried to convince Sen. @ran 9auten'er&, 6% .4 '/ that scanning 100percent o. the cargo co"ing into the co)ntr #as logisticall i"possible' E ou now, it s li e * &et in my car or * put my dau&hter in my car. * understand it s not 1$$ percent safe. *f * wantedmy dau&hter to 'e 1$$ percent safe, * d put a #%mile%an%hour speed limit cap on the car, and it wouldn t &o morethan # miles an hour.E otin& that the costs #o)ld be i""ense , he also ar&ued a&ainst anamendment o;ered 'y Sen. >harles Schumer, 6% . ., that would re?uire screenin& of all shippin& containers comin&into the Bnited States. E o matter how hard we may try, we cannot eliminate every possi'le threat to everyindividual in every place at every moment. And if we could, it #o)ld be at an )ntenable cost too)r libert and o)r prosperit ,E >herto; said to the committee. E +e don6t #ant to)nderc)t o)r econo" #hile tr ing to protect it' +e also don6t #ant to)nderc)t o)r ci4il liberties #hile tr ing to protect the" .E


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;ink 5ort Dredging

5ort dredging re8)ires labor

Darc 11 (4o%=llen, Assistant Secretary of the Army,repu'licans.transportation.house.&ov/ edia/Jle/ estimony-ater/"$11%1$%" M"$6arcy.pdf) *+

he >orps is also wor in& with 1$ ports on the Atlantic and +ulf coasts to evaluateproposals to deepen or widen their channels. -hile deepenin& a @ederal navi&ationchannel &enerally provides economic 'eneJts, from a national perspective some ofthe proposed investments will provide a &reater economic return than others. Also /deepening a channel tends to increase .)t)re "aintenance costs d)e tothe need to dredge the additional "aterial that acc)")lates in channelsand to constr)ct additional place"entsites .or this additional "aterial'


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;ink Airport I"pro4e"ents

Airport i"pro4e"ents are at the e3pense o. other progra"s

Firk >(8o'ert, A* , 8eauthoriFation *ssues for >on&ressL,http://www.fas.or&/s&p/crs/misc/8 $ $!.pdf) *+The AI5 is a good e3a"ple o. ho# broader b)dget iss)es can ha4ei"plications .or not onl a progra"


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;ink In.rastr)ct)re (ank

In.rastr)ct)re bank creates "is"anage"ent and .)ndingshort.alls

ica 11 (4ohn, U*, http://www.roads'rid&es.com/house%'elieves%national%infrastructure%'an %not%necessary ) *+

em'ers of the committee and witnesses hi&hli&hted e istin& federal pro&rams and authorities that could 'estren&thened to Jnance infrastructure pro7ects more e;ectively than simply increasin& the siFe of the &overnment.K*f the G0'ama administrationIs &oal is to &et people to wor immediately, a National In.rastr)ct)re(ank that #ill re8)ire "ore than a ear to create and $2L0 "illion to r)nis not the ans#er ,L said U* >ommittee >hair 4ohn ica (8%@la.). K That is .)nding thatsho)ld be )sed .or in.rastr)ct)re/ b)t #o)ld instead be )sed to create"ore red tape .L ost at the hearin& a&reed that the "ain .oc)s sho)ld be one3pediting the c)"berso"e pro9ect appro4al process , and creating theNational In.rastr)ct)re (ank #o)ld "ake this goal al"ost i"possible to"eet' 8ep. 4ohn 6uncan (8% enn.), chairman of the House Hi&hways and ransit Su'committee, said the

ransportation *nfrastructure @inance and *nnovation Act pro&ram ( *@*A) is already doin& in essence the 7o' of aninfrastructure 'an , and that more fundin& should 'e devoted to the already esta'lished pro&ram. K Thisproposal is si"pl 9)st another distraction as Congress p)shes .or a longter" s)r.ace transportation rea)thori ation bill ,L said 6uncan. K he administrationshould 'e focused on helpin& >on&ress pass this much overdue le&islation and &ive the states some lon&%termfundin& certainty that a ational *nfrastructure 5an would most certainly not accomplish.L
http://www.roadsbridges.com/house-believes-national-infrastructure-bank-not-necessaryhttp://www.roadsbridges.com/house-believes-national-infrastructure-bank-not-necessaryhttp://www.roadsbridges.com/house-believes-national-infrastructure-bank-not-necessaryhttp://www.roadsbridges.com/house-believes-national-infrastructure-bank-not-necessary


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?cono"

HS* ke to the econo" 7 three reasons

=S HS* 10 ( http://www.ushsr.com/'eneJts/economic.html , K=conomic 5eneJts of Hi&h Speed 8ailL) *+HS* sp)rs the re4itali ation o. cities b enco)raging high densit / "i3ed)se real estate de4elop"ent aro)nd the stations . HS8 also fosters economicdevelopment in second%tier cities alon& train routes. HS8 lin s cities to&ether into inte&rated re&ions that can thenfunction as a sin&le stron&er economy. HS8 'roadens la'or mar ets and o;ers wor ers a wider networ ofemployers to choose from. HS* enco)rages and enables the de4elop"ent o.technolog cl)sters #ith .ast eas access bet#een locations . HS8 also e pandsvisitor mar ets and tourism while increasin& visitor spendin&. The "an bene-ts HS* deli4ersspread thro)gho)t regions that ha4e HS*/ enco)raging econo"icde4elop"ent across a large area .
http://www.ushsr.com/benefits/economic.htmlhttp://www.ushsr.com/benefits/economic.html


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Pobs

HS* ke to 9ob creation

=S HS* > (http://www.ushsr.com/'eneJts/&reen7o's.html , K+reen 4o's in Hi&hSpeed 8ailL) *+ Pobs #ill be created across n)"ero)s -elds #ith opport)nities in theplanning/ design and constr)ction o. track in.rastr)ct)re and ne# trainstations across A"erica' Additional 9obs #ill be created in the"anage"ent and operations o. stations/ trains/ and track in.rastr)ct)re .

here will also 'e 7o's created throu&h a new industrial 'oom in the desi&n and manufacturin& of hi&h speed trainsand all the components &oin& into a train. Additional 9obs #ill be created nation#ide inreal estate #ith transit oriented de4elop"ents aro)nd the rail stations .

HS* Fe to 9ob creation 7 b)siness con-dence and 9ob creation

(iden 2011 (press release, http://www.whitehouse.&ov/the%press%o


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Green Pobs

HS* #ill lead to in4est"ent in en4iron"entall .riendltechnolog and create h)ndreds o. tho)sands o. green

9obsA"erican 5)blic Transportation Association > (non%proJtor&aniFation, K+ettin& it 6one: 5uildin& Hi&h%Speed assen&er 8ail in AmericaLwww.apta.com/ assen&er ransport/ u'lishin&*ma&es/A [email protected] 4+>)Building on the rail renaissance currently underway in America, the U.S. will advance ne# e3press high speedcorridors , develop existing and emerging regional high-speed corridor services, and upgrade reliability and service on conventionalintercity and commuter rail services. This #ill ield i""ediate res)lts and #ill p)t the nationon track .or high speed corridor de4elop"ent in the co"ing decades'In4esting in en4iron"entall .riendl and energ e:cient high speed rail#ill Q Create 9obs and boost prod)cti4it thro)gh highl skilled 9obs in thetransportation ind)str / and re4itali e do"estic ind)stries s)ppl ingtransportation prod)cts and ser4ices' =pgrading .reight and passengeroperations on newly revitalized trac s, bridges and rights o! way is sp)rring b)siness prod)cti4italong all corridors' ?"plo "ent gro#th in a do"estic rail ind)str #ill bea ke co"ponent o. A"erica


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Co"petiti4eness

=S High Speed *ail is ke to =S Co"petiti4eness

Sires , 11 (Al'io, 8epresentative of the House, he Hill%'lo& of >on&ress,http://thehill.com/'lo&s/con&ress%'lo&/economy%a%'ud&et/1 O" 3%ma in&%hi&h%speed%rail%a%national%priority R 4+>)W6urin& our nationIs prolon&ed period of economic challen&es, it is my &oal and the &oal of many of my collea&uesto create 7o's and stimulate the economy. In4esting in in.rastr)ct)re is one o. the "ostso)nd polic choices to "eet this non partisan ob9ecti4e' St)dies esti"atethat .or e4er $1 billion in in.rastr)ct)re spending/ 1E/000 9obs #ill becreated' RIn.rastr)ct)re in4est"ents not onl create 9obs/ b)t prepare o)rco)ntr .or .)t)re global co"petition' Thro)gho)t the #orld/ co)ntries arein4esting in rails/ roads/ and air tra4el' It is i"portant that o)r co)ntr is/at the 4er least/ keeping )p #ith the progress o. other nations . 6urin& the past#$ years, the Bnited States has invested nearly C1.3 trillion in our hi&hways and over C ! 'illion in our aviationinfrastructure. *n contrast , rail in4est"ent has recei4ed onl $ML billion o4er thepast &1 ears' +e ha4e directed signi-cantl less .)nding to rail/ despitethe .act that so"e regions co)ld bene-t greatl .ro" this in4est"ent'
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Oil Dependence

HS* decreases dependence on .oreign oil

Sires 11 (Al'io, 8epresentative of the House, he Hill%'lo& of >on&ress,http://thehill.com/'lo&s/con&ress%'lo&/economy%a%'ud&et/1 O" 3%ma in&%hi&h%speed%rail%a%national%priority 4+>) +ith dedicated .)nding/ tr)e high speed rail can beco"e a realit andecono"ic and en4iron"ental bene-ts can be reali ed' Constr)cting highspeed rail #ill create ne# 9obs and s)stain long ter" e"plo "ent . ew railstations #ill sp)r econo"ic de4elop"ent in the s)rro)nding areas andpro"ote li4able co"")nities' High speed rail also presents an opport)nitto decrease o)r dependence on .oreign oil'

HS* Sol4es oil dependence decreases 7 red)ced ing anddri4ing

Cooper 11 ( ichael, @inance Sta; -riter for *nternational Herald tri'une, K oliticsput an end to hi&h%speed rail in B.S.R How ea arty power and the Jnancial crisessnu;ed out 'ullet trainsL p.1P 4+>*n "$$O, it had 'een the 0'ama administration 0'ama administration %Search usin&: 5io&raphies lus ews

ews, ost 8ecent $ 6ayst hat had pushed to 'rin& hi&h%speed rail to the Bnited States. he vehicle was the CP!P'illion stimulus pac a&e, which, thou&h it was ori&inally sold as a pu'lic wor s pro&ram, devoted more money tota cuts and aid to states than to infrastructure. -ith much of the construction money in the stimulus endin& uppayin& for prosaic thin&s li e repavin& roads, the administration decided to ma e sure that some of it would leave alastin& le&acy: hey devoted C! 'illion for rail and hi&h%speed rail. o the 0'ama administration, 0'amaadministration, %Search usin&: 5io&raphies lus ews ews, ost 8ecent $ 6ays the 'eneJts seemed o'vious.

The "one ofered a chance to p)t people to #ork designing and b)ildingrailroads' High speed trains #o)ld l)re riders #ho #o)ld other#ise dri4eor / red)cing congestion/ poll)tion and the co)ntr 6s dependence on.oreign oil . And simply 'uildin& new futuristic trains Fippin& around at more than 1#$ miles an hour would 'ean accomplishment in itself, one that could lift the spirits of a recession%'attered nation.
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Clean ?nerg

HS* e"piricall .oster )ses cleaner .or"s like n)clear energ

aidi L (-riter on ech and law, Hi&h Speed 8ail ransit: 6evelopin& the >ase forAlternative ransportation Schemes in the >onte t of *nnovative and Sustaina'le+lo'al ransportation 9aw and olicy wor s.'epress.com/conte t/ amaal_Faidi/article/1$$$/type/ native/viewcontent 4+>)?forts at pro"oting high speed rail transit also signal the i"portance o.the en4iron"ent' High speed rail transit no# represents an alternati4e toe3isting .or"s o. transportation that ha4e traditionall relied hea4il )pon.ossil .)el technolog ' As "an nations ha4e .o)nd/ the ad4antage o.adopting high speed rail transit is that its energ deri4es .ro" cleaner.or"s o. n)clear energ / and not .ro" traditional .ossil .)els'?n4iron"ental assess"ents are ro)tinel cond)cted prior to establishinghigh speed rail pro9ects/ "ainl beca)se o. the need to protect local

co"")nities and #ildli.e .ro" ad4erse efects . hese environmental assessmentssupplement feasi'ility studies that are often reviewed 'y transportation authorities. So i"portant arethese en4iron"ental considerations that "an 9)risdictions aro)nd the#orld are enacting legislation #ith strict en4iron"ental co"pliance"eas)res'


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Af Ans#ers


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Non =

;ocal go4ern"ents )nderstafed no#

DOT 11 (6epartment of ransportation, K>A9*@08 *A H*+H%S ==6 8A* 804=>=*8/=*SL u'lic and A&ency *nvolvement) md8o'ert othyress, ayor of the >ity of adera, e pressed a preference for the 5 S@ and Hy'rid alternatives anddoes not support the B 88/S8 OO Alternative, which the >ity 'elieves would result in detrimental impacts to thecommunity that cannot 'e fully miti&ated. he >ity also 'elieves that not all feasi'le miti&ation measures thatwould lessen the severity of impacts to the adera communities were identiJed in the 6raft =*8/=*S. *n addition,speciJc comments on the followin& topics were provided: +eneral: The Cit co""ented that there4ie# period is inade8)ate .or the si e o. doc)"ent and beca)se "anlocal go4ern"ents are )nderstafed' In addition/ the Cit indicated thatthe "itigation "eas)res identi-ed #ere too general and did not pro4ideeno)gh detail . he comment letter also su&&ested that the 7ustiJcation supportin& the determination thatthe impacts from the B 88/S8 OO Alternative are less than si&niJcant was not accurate.


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+ill be C)t

High Speed *ail .)nding #ill certainl be c)t 7 -scallconser4ati4e congress

Sn der 11 Tan a Sn derU Streetsblog6s Capitol Hill =SDOTTries to *es)scitate the HS* Drea"s Congress +ants to ()r Bhttp JJdc'streetsblog'orgJ2011J10J0,J)sdot tries to res)scitatethe hsr drea"s congress #ants to b)r JQen 0rs i, whoIs always happy to sound the death nell for hi&h%speed rail in his *nnovation 5riefs newsletter, saidthis wee that K none o. the grants #ill help to bring tr)e high speedB railser4ice to A"erica'B He said the administration is K contin)ing its practice o.scattering "one .ar and #ide rather than .oc)sing it on one or t#o#orth#hile pro9ectsB and that it re"ains to be seen ho# 8)ickl therecipient states #ill p)t these .)nds to #orkV and #hat kind o. ser4icei"pro4e"ents these grants #ill bring abo) t.L any hi&h%speed rail advocates have 7oined0rs i in criticiFin& the administrationIs strate&y for dis'ursin& the funds. any a&reed with House ransportation>ommittee >hair 4ohn ica the money should have &one e clusively toward the ortheast >orridor to Jrst 'uild onesuccessful model for hi&h%speed rail, and then try to 'uild o; of that in other corridors with su


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No HS* no#

No .)nding .or High Speed *ail progra"Fastenba)" 11 (Steve Qasten'aum, > 8adio correspondent) KB.S. hi&h%

speed rail pro&ram hit 'y deep 'ud&et cutsL http://www.cnn.com/"$11/ 09* *>S/$ /13/hi&h.speed.rail.cuts/inde .html "dresident 5arac 0'ama s plan for a national hi&h%speed rail networ su;ered a serious set'ac as a result of the

J&ht over 'ud&et cuts. No "one #ill be allocated .or high speed rail pro9ects .orthe re"ainder o. 2011' S)pporters ha4e pointed to the plan as a 9obcreator and econo" booster/ #hile critics ha4e e3pressed do)bts abo)t#hether spending billions o. dollars on high speed rail is the best )se o..ederal .)nds' he news came as a 'low to hi&h%speed rail advocates such as etra odorovich of the8e&ional lan Association in ew or . E0'viously, it6s a disappoint"ent .or "an o. thestates that #ere seeking .)nding .ro" the high speed rail progra"/KTodoro4ich said/ Kand it6s a loss o. "o"ent)" as #e scale )p .or thepresident6s a"bitio)s proposal .E As details of the 'ud&et compromise on >apitol Hill were madeavaila'le to the pu'lic there #as con.)sion o4er 9)st ho# ")ch "one #as beingc)t .ro" the high speed rail progra"' So"e p)blished reports p)t the-g)re at $2'> billion/ and at least one said it #as as ")ch as $,', billion'
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HS* C)t No#

High Speed *ail .acing 2'> billion dollar b)dget c)ts 7 noteno)gh .)nding

Sn der 11 Tan a Sn derU Streetsblog6s Capitol Hill =SDOTTries to *es)scitate the HS* Drea"s Congress +ants to ()r Bhttp JJdc'streetsblog'orgJ2011J10J0,J)sdot tries to res)scitatethe hsr drea"s congress #ants to b)r J "dThe Ho)se Appropriations Co""ittee has released details on the b)dgetagree"ent bet#een the t#o ho)ses/ incl)ding "ore in.or"ation on theagreed to $&E'% billion in c)ts . -here weId heard 'efore that high speed rail #asgetting a $1'% billion hairc)t/ do#n to the $1 billion .or 2011 that5resident Oba"a had originall re8)ested/ it t)rns o)t no# that that lastbillion dollars is being c)t too . And to add insult to in7ury, the billion . his is a 'i& 'low to one of the presidentIs si&naturepro7ects, with which he was plannin& on Kwinnin& the future.L It .)rther clo)ds the o)tlook .orhis $%& billion proposal .or high speed rail o4er the ne3t si3 ears/ startingin 2012' hese 'ud&et cuts, of course, are for @ "$11, 'efore the C#3 'illion was to start, 'ut please 'elieve the8epu'licans arenIt loo in& for a massive increase in rail money for ne t year either.
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No HS* No#

High Speed *ail #ill not be .)nded

Sn der 11 Tan a Sn derU Streetsblog6s Capitol Hill =SDOTTries to *es)scitate the HS* Drea"s Congress +ants to ()r Bhttp JJdc'streetsblog'orgJ2011J10J0,J)sdot tries to res)scitatethe hsr drea"s congress #ants to b)r J "d

his mornin&, a su'committee mar ed up the transportation and HB6 appropriations 'ill, and the full committeewill consider it tomorrow afternoon. 0nly after that will the draft 'ill 'e released. 6urin& this mornin&Issu'committee mar up, thou&h, a few senators divul&ed a few ey points. @or e ample, Senator @ran 9auten'er&(6% 4) said he was L disco)raged b the eli"ination o. high speed rail grantsB inthe b)dget' It


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Ins):cient !)nding

Not eno)gh .)nding .or High Speed *ailSchor 0> (=lana Schor is the lead reporter for Streets'lo& >apitol Hill, a 6.>.)

K he 0versi&ht +ap in eam 0'amaIs Hi&h%Speed 8ail lanLhttp://dc.streets'lo&.or&/"$$O/1$/1#/the%oversi&ht%&ap%in%team%o'amas%hi&h%speed%rail%plan/ md

he -hite House s economic stimulus law included several lar&e new spendin& pro&rams, from C 'illion for'road'and to C". 'illion for electric car 'atteries. ()t nothing has aro)sed so ")ch interest

and criticis" as the $E billion .or A"erican high speed rail . ( hoto:Streets'lo& 9A) =nder the circ)"stances/ one "ight think that la#"akers #o)ldpa e3tra attention to o4ersight o4er the high speed rail spending . 5ut that sfar from the case, as a senior o


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No Tradeof 7 No O4erstretch

Transportation progra"s don6t o4erstretch the DOT

=hl 11 ;arr ?hl 5)blisher o. Transportation Iss)es Dail(ridges and ()ses Are On Sale' ()t +e


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No Tradeof 7 ?3isting 5rogra"s Not C)t

?3isting progra"s not efected b c)ts 7 onl blocked .)t)re.)nds

Fastenba)" 11 Steve Qasten'aum, > 8adio correspondent) KB.S. hi&h%speed rail pro&ram hit 'y deep 'ud&et cutsLhttp://www.cnn.com/"$11/ 09* *>S/$ /13/hi&h.speed.rail.cuts/inde .html md

he 'ud&et 'ill says the amount of money for E6epartment of ransportation, @ederal 8ailroad Administration,>apital Assistance for Hi&h Speed 8ail >orridors and *ntercity assen&er 8ail Service shall 'e C$E for the remainderof Jscal year "$11. Another section o. the bill rescinds $,00 "illion .ro" the.)nds that #ere alread b)dgeted .or high speed rail in 2010' The c)ts #illnot afect pro9ects alread )nder #a across the =nited States/ accordingto DOT o:cials . 5ro9ects that ha4e been a#arded grants #ill keep their.)nding' ()t that6s not to sa that there aren6t concerns abo)t .)t)re.)nding' E*t s always worrisome when an important infrastructure initiative 'ecomes politiciFed,E odorovichsaid. E*t s a 'i& set'ac .E roponents of >alifornia s hi&h%speed rail pro7ect are concerned a'out the cuts and

whether they can depend on future fundin& for a line that will ultimately lin 9os An&eles with San @rancisco. heJrst phase is movin& forward in the state s >entral 2alley. Todoro4ich said that so .ar stateo:cials ha4e sec)red abo)t $& billion .or the b)lk o. the re"ainder'
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HS* Fills ?con

High speed rail t)rns the econo" / #hile pro4iding negligiblebene-ts

O6Toole/ 11 (8andal, >ato *nstitute Senior @ellow wor in& on ur'an &rowth, pu'licland, and transportation issues, KHi&h%Speed or : @aster trains will produce almostno new mo'ilityL, he ational 8eview, @e' 1 ,http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/"#O 1!/hi&h%speed%por %randal%otoole X 4+>)

resident 0'amaIs high speed rail proposal #ill/ over the course of si years, po)r $%& "illiono. ta3pa er "one into a "egapro9ect that prod)ces little 4al)e .or the4ast "a9orit o. A"ericans . *t uses the classic por %'arrel strate&y of startin& a pro&ram small andthen e pandin& it after >on&ress, prodded 'y special%interest &roups, is fully committed. Secretary of

ransportation 8ay 9aHood admits 0'amaIs "#%year plan to e tend hi&h%speed train service to !$ percent ofAmericans will cost C#$$ 'illion, which means after si years, spendin& will have to increase to C" 'illion a year.-hile this will please construction and en&ineerin& Jrms, the rest of us will &et little other than the satisfaction of

nowin& our trains &o as fast as those in @rance and >hina (thou&h less than half as fast as planes ' The real4al)e o. an ne# transportation technolog co"es .ro" the ne# "obilit

it creates' @or e ample, the avera&e American travels ,$$$ miles and ships ",$$$ ton%miles of &oods peryear on interstate freeways, virtually none of which too place 'efore the interstates were 'uilt. hat new mo'ilityhelped people reach 7o's and other opportunities and ship products that mi&ht never have e isted without the

interstates. *n contrast / high speed trains #ill prod)ce al"ost no ne# "obilit Din .act/ the co)ld s)ppress .reight "obilit / #hich is #h the .reightrailroads are resisting go4ern"ent plans to )se their tracks .or high speedpassenger trains in orth >arolina, 2ir&inia, and -ashin&ton. he @lorida 6epartment of ransportationpredicts O percent of the people ridin& its proposed ampa%to%0rlando hi&h%speed train would otherwise driveR only

percent will 'e new travelers. -ith #$ million people visitin& >entral @lorida each year, hi&h%speed rail willincrease 'usiness 'y less than ."# percent. Similarly / the Cali.ornia High Speed *ailA)thorit predicts >E percent o. the riders on its proposed San !rancisco7to7;os Angeles high speed trains #o)ld other#ise dri4e or ' +ith onl 2percent ne# tra4el , the trains will create almost no new economic opportunities. @ar from servin& !$percent of Americans, Oba"a


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Cali.ornia pro4es i"ple"entation and lack o. )se at #orsth)rts 9obs and at best onl #astes "one

(ro#n-eld 11 ( i e, Assistant 6irector of Strate&ic >ommunications at heHerita&e @oundation, K0'amaIs Hi&h%Speed Spendin& on Slow%Speed 8ail,L

http://'lo&.herita&e.or&/"$11/$#/1"/o'amas%hi&h%speed%spendin&%on%slow%speed%rail 4+>)W*nrealit / no high speed trainsVthose that tra4el at 1%0 "ph or "oreV#illbe constr)cted' The "one is going to su'sidiFe frei&ht railroads and slow%speed Amtra trains . (*n 0hio, Amtra avera&es 3O mph , slower than @ordIs odel .) Some dreamsare 'etter left unrealiFed, anyhow. Heritage


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High Speed *ail #ill be e8)i4alent to thro#ing go4ern"ents)bsidies into a black hole cr)shes the =S econo"

=tt 11 (Her'ert, h. 6*nstitute for =conomic olicy Studies at he Herita&e @oundation, he Herita&e @oundation % 8onald, K ime to =nd 0'amaIs >ostly Hi&h Speed 8ail ro&ram,L 4+>)Ad4ocates .or "ore spending on passenger rail , includin& HS8, o.ten point to?)rope and Papan as role "odels and aspirational goals .or A"ericanpolic . his =uro%envy manifests itself in the promotional statements of AmericaIs rail ho''yists and the forei&ncompanies that hope to sell 'illions of dollars of e?uipment, consultin&, pro7ect mana&ement, and en&ineerin&services.@or e ample, in an April "$$O press conference, resident 0'ama played the envy card, ar&uin&, K ow, allof you now this is not some fanciful, pie%in%the%s y vision of the future. *t is now. *t is happenin& ri&ht now. *t has'een happenin& for decades. he pro'lem is that itIs 'een happenin& elsewhere, not here.L 0'ama went on to e tolHS8 systems in @rance, Spain, >hina, and 4apan and concluded, K hereIs no reason why we canIt do this. his isAmerica. hereIs no reason why the future of travel should lie somewhere else 'eyond our 'orders.L G1P *f oneIs

nowled&e of =uropean travel preferences comes from Time , The New York Review of Books , and in anthermovies, then the residentIs statement would seem to rin& true. Sadl / the realit is 8)itediferent' ?)ropean and Asian go4ern"ents ha4e paid staggering s)"s tos)bsidi e a "ode o. tra4el that onl a s"all and shrinking share o. theirpop)lations )ses .G1! *n its most recent report on =uropean travel patterns, the =uropean >ommissionnoted that passenger rail


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connecting ;ondon


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High Speed *ail re8)ires a "assi4e increase in constr)ction 7astrono"ical costs #ill ens)e

O'Toole 9 +#andal Senior ellow w the ato /nstitute, Texas 0ublic 0olicy oundation, non-partisan researchinstitute 1The 2igh ost o! 2igh-Speed #ail,3 4 enter !or 5conomic reedom 67 8High-speed train aficionados do not consider 110-mph trains to be true high-speed rail . The Californialegislature defined high-speed rail as lines with a top speed of greater than 12 mph . 1The reason !or the 9*( miles

per hour threshold,3 says the ali!ornia Senate Transportation ommittee, 1is that e!isting passenger rail e"uipment canoperate at this speed if the appropriate signaling technolog# is installed and the right-o!-way meets a variety o! designand sa!ety standards.39( or sa!ety reasons, passenger trains running faster than 110 mph are incompatible withslower freight trains. True high-speed rail cars tend to be very light- weight, and would be easily crushed in a collision withloaded !reight cars.9: Such trains could not safe- l# operate on the same trac$s as freight trains . This means an#corridors calling for higher speeds re"uire trac$s dedicated to passenger trains% which usuall# meansnew construction . True high-speed rail is there!ore far more e!pensi&e than 110-mph moderate-speed rail. ;arious states have developed cost estimates !or in- dividual corridors. /n *)).>

billion, or ,2. million per mile .9> +All o! these costs include locomoti&es% rail cars% and stations as well asnew trac$s or upgrades to e!isting trac$s .8 /n *))(, the ew /or$ High-(peed )ail Tas$ orce es- timatedthat upgrading the trac$ in the mpire Cor- ridor between ?ew @or ity and Bu!!alo a small portion o! which currentlysupports 99)-mph trains but most o! which is limited to > mph to 99)-mph standards +with a small portion as !ast as 9*( mph8 wouldcost =9.C billion, or ,+.9 million per mile .9C ew trac$s are far more e!pensi&e . /n *))(, the lorida 2igh-Speed #ailAuthority estimated that a new *-mile line capable o! running gas-turbine trains at 9*( mph between Tampa and Drlando would costabout =*.)( billion to =*. billion, or =** million to =*> million per mile.9 /n *))C, the ali!ornia 2igh-Speed #ail Authority esti-mated that a < )-mile initial segment !rom San rancisco to Anaheim would cost =EE billion, or about =:> million a mile.*) t thisa&erage rate% planned branches to (acramento% )i&erside% and (an 3iego would cos t another = 19 billion .These costs are higher than lorida$s due to more mountainous terrain% the e!tra infrastructure re&uired forelectric-powered trains% and ali!ornia$s desire to run trains at 220 mph instead of 12 mph. 5ven accounting !orthe current recession, construction costs ha&e grow n signi!icantly since some of these estimates were made . /nmuch o! the country, construction costs ha&e increased b# nearl# 0 percent since 200 . *9 To be conservative, this

paper will assume that costs estimated in *))< have increased by E( percent and costs estimated in *))( have increased by *( percent.Based on the estimates !or the 'idwest corridor, upgrading trac to support 99)-mph trains will cost =E.( million per mile. *f ap- plied

to the ederal #ailroad Administration$s entire C,())-mile s#stem% that would total to nearl# ,+0 billion , or close tofour times the amount of mone# Congress has appro&ed for high-speed rail . 2owever, some places are notsatisfied with 110-mph trains . ali!ornia voters approved a = billion down payment on its =EE billion trun line !rom San ran-cisco to Fos Angeles, and the state$s rail authority !ully expects the !ederal government to pay hal! o! the total cost. lorida$s 9*(-mphDrlando-to-Tampa line is only one-&uarter o! the 'iami-Drlando-Tampa route in the #A plan. ssuming an a&erage cost of,+1 million a mile +the midpoint between =** and =*> adGusted !or recent increases in construction costs8, this entire line will costmore than =99 billion +table *, next page8. t minimum% then% the ) plan will cost about ,90 billion. About )million people !ile !ederal income tax !orms and pay income taxes each year, so the #A plan will cost each income ta! pa#erabout ,1%000.22


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O6Toole > (8andal, Senior @ellow w/ the >ato *nstitute e as u'lic olicy @oundation,non%partisan research institute, he Hi&h >ost of Hi&h%Speed 8ail, 4+>)Cost o4err)ns are almost a certaint #ith large scale p)blic #orks pro9ects ,partly beca)se pro9ect propo nents tend to ofer initiall lo# cost esti"atesin or der to gain p)blic acceptance . 6anish plannin& pro% fessor 5ent @lyv'7er& ar&ues that"egapro9ect cost esti"ates sho)ld be increased b the proportion b#hich si"ilar pro9ects ha4e gone o4er their originall pro9ected b)dgets ."!No high speed rail line has e4er been b)ilt .ro" scratch in the =nitedStates , 'ut his toricall / )rban passenger rail pro9ects ha4e gone ana4erage o. ,0 percent o4er their pro9ected costs' "O 6espite optimistic forecasts 'y railproponents / passenger .ares #ill rarel i. e4er co4er high speed oper ating

costs' A"trak operations c)rrentl cost .ederal and state ta3pa ers "orethan $1 billion per ear .3$ According to the bipartisan A"trak *e.or"Co)ncil , A"trakhica&o and 6etroit lost CP" perpassen&erR 11$%mph trains 'etween ew or and Al'any lost C"! per passen&erR and O$%mph trains 'etween 9osAn&eles and San 6ie&o lost C"! per passen&er. O)tside o. the (oston to +ashing ton and5hilidelphia to Harrisb)rg ro)tes/ A"trak short distance trains lost ana4erage o. $&L per pas senger'&2 A"trak t picall e3pects the states toco4er "ost o. the operating losses in regional corridors .

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