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High-Speed Ground Transportation: Issues Affecting Development in the United States

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 17, 1993
Report No. RCED-94-29
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Summary:

Because many parts of the nation's highway and aviation systems are now reaching capacity, transportation planners must decide how best to meet future transportation needs. High-speed ground transportation systems (HSGT) could free up capacity on some of the nation's congested highways and airports. Such systems include trains and magnetic levitation systems capable of speeds of up to 150 mph. Legislation before Congress would boost federal funding of HSGT. This report describes HSGT technologies, analyzes issues relating to HSGT financing, and assesses HSGT's social benefits.

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