mSkehan

An interesting study, just completed by America 2050, examined 27,000 city pairs for suitability for future HSR corridors. http://www.america2050.org/pdf/Where-HSR-Works-Best.pdf
Not surprisingly, the NE Corridor, California, and Chicago all ranked very high, but when the selection criteria of population, density, GDP, local transit, highway congestion and distance between cities were applied, SEA-PDX came out close to the top.
I�ll let you draw your own conclusions after reading it.
OR and WA Dot�s are currently applying for billions in Federal Stimulus funding to continue building our own Cascade Corridor HSR network. As fossil fuel gets scarcer and more expensive, and alternate energy sources (mostly electric) are developed, we will thank our DOT and legislature for their vision to promote an alternative transportation choice that pollutes our atmosphere less than planes or autos, AND is easily electrified.
Mike Skehan, Member, All Aboard Washington