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Hyperloop does not have the policy foundation of other types of transportation system. This leaves 3 areas of policy wide open:
Dallas Morning News | Meet the Dallas urban planner behind Texas’ pursuit of the hyperloop
Utah Tranportation Authority is a thorn in the side of Utah elected officials. They’ve been studying the issue, and trying to craft a solutions to remove the obstacles they see in the agency.
For those of you in Texas, think of an agency that is a mix of 2017 TABC, 2013 HHSC and 2011 TXDOT when it lost a billion dollars.
3 solutions from Utah’s elected officials to reign in a rogue agency:
A 5 day special legislative session in Hawaii produced a rail deal that will:
Prove the viability of this technology and private sector built infrastructure approach
Create a new high-tech industry where it never existed before. Texas will be like a domestic manufacturer of high-speed projects.
Market Driven approach will have fewer difficulties than government projects.
The privately financed high speed rail project between Houston and Dallas by Texas Central Rail will be one of the largest civil projects in history and will create:
The California Supreme Court has ruled that publicly owned rail must comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.
How does impact high speed rail in California? Whether environmental impact studies must be conducted has been a contetious issue among stakeholders building high speed rail.
How did California get here? A rail line contended that it only needed to comply with federal rail rules.
Step One: Have a need for eminent domain.
Background:
Step Two: Find an entity that can use emiment domain.
What entity is using eminent domain for CalTrain? San Mateo Transit District.
The high speed rail project: California’s high speed rail project
The federal greenhouse gas funding: greenhouse gas emissions program funds held by the state
Did this go to court? Yes, The Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund sued the state saying the high speed rail would increase carbon emissions in its construction. The state argued the project would ultimately help CA meet its carbon reduction goals.
What did the court say? The funding stream is fine. The state did not…
Response to the legislative action from high speed rail opponents:
Response to legislative action from high speed rail:
““As the Texas Legislature completes its…
Where: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area
The data privacy issue: Plaintiffs allege that BART captures riders unique mobile identification numbers and locations
What state law is in play? California’s advertising and privacy laws, plus the Cellular Communications Interception Act, which the state Legislature passed in 2015 to protect against unreasonable searches that could violate the Fourth Amendment