CALIFORNIA’S HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM Realizing the Vision of a High-Speed Rail System in California presented at

UC Berkeley CEPP by

Roelof van Ark

May 2, 2011

HA IG L RALRDO…U N D T H E W O R L D … RH O -USNPDE ETD H ER A WIO

…AND HERE IN CALIFORNIA

THE BASICS

California’s high-speed train project

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First phase of 520 miles; 800 miles when full system is realized

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Operating speeds up to 220 mph; 90-125 mph in urban areas

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100% clean electric power

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Multi-modal transportation hubs

Safely grade-separated Reliable, easy way to travel

WHY WE NEED IT Environment

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Increased transportation without increased air pollution

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Decreased consumption of fossil fuels

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Land-use benefits: anti-sprawl

Mobility

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Experts agree that economic power stems from the ability to move people and goods around the state

Jobs

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600,000 full-time, one-year, construction-related job equivalents

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450,000 economy-wide jobs by 2035

WHY WE NEED IT Population Growth

• California’s population now: 38 million • By 2035: 50 million Our state transportation needs will demand either:

• New freeways, • New airport runways and departure gates OR

• New modes of transportation

COMPARISONS TO INTERNATIONAL HSR SYSTEMS P O P U L AT I O N & T R A I N S / H O U R P E A K D I R E C T I O N PA R I S – S E F R A N C E 2 0 0 9 & F O R EC A S T C A L I F O R N I A 2 0 3 0 (Population in millions, trains/peak hour/direction in blue)

2008 – 31 million riders

Paris Region, 10.4 million

Besancon, 0.1 Dijon, 0.2

Geneva, 0.4 Annecy, 0.1

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1

1

1

2

11

9

Greater LA, 19.0 million

Grenoble, 0.4 Briancon, 0.1

Macon, 0.1

8 Lyon, 3 1.4 million

Valence, 0.1

1 0.3

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Fresno, 0.9

Bakersfield, 0.6

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11

10

8 11

1.4 million

SF Bay Area, 6.4 million

2030 – 39 million riders Phase 1+2 – 74 million riders

San Diego, 3.5 million

2 Marseille,

2 Avignon,

2 3

Merced, 0.3

5

Sacramento, 2.5 million

COMPARISONS TO INTERNATIONAL HSR SYSTEMS P O P U L AT I O N & H S T R A I N S / H O U R I N P E A K D I R E C T I O N T O K Y O - O S A K A T O D AY & C A L I F O R N I A 2 0 3 0 (Population in millions, trains/peak hour/direction in blue)

2008 – 151 million Shinkansen riders, 1.7 billion conventional train riders Metro Tokyo, 34.2 million Tokyo 8.8 million

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Hamamatsu, Mishima, 0.5 Shizuoka,1.0

YokohamaKawasaki, 5.0

12

11 5-9

8

Greater LA, 19.0 million

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4-16 27

High-Speed Trains Parallel Conventional Trains

61 San Diego, 3.5 million

Nagoya, 11 9.2

1.0

4 - 27

Kyoto-OsakaKobe, 17.2 7-9 9

Fresno, 0.9

Bakersfield, 0.6

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11

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2030 – 39 million riders Phase 1+2 – 74 million riders

SF Bay Area, 6.4 million

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8

2 3

Merced, 0.3

5

Sacramento, 2.5 million

SUSTAINABILITY GOALS Construction

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CHSRA is a member of EPA’s Collaborative for Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Construction (CSTIC)

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Maximize use of recycled/low-energy materials

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Implement construction waste management plan

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Maximize waste segregation to minimize landfill impacts

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Build energy-efficient facilities (e.g., LEED-certified stations)

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Maximize energy efficiency/GHG emissions reduction measures

SUSTAINABILITY GOALS Policies

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Board Policy Goal: 100 percent renewable energy

SUSTAINABILITY GOALS Station Area Development Policies

Station Areas

•Harness the transformative power of HSR •Context-sensitive station design for development •Solve for a pedestrian scale •Balance all the access modes •Plan around the station for TOD

Madrid Station

Paris station

WHERE WE ARE NOW Transitioning from Planning to Implementation Undergoing NEPA/CEQA review in all project sections

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Central Valley sections (Merced-Fresno, Fresno-Bakersfield) are completing scoping and the analysis of alternative alignments and will publish Draft EIR documents by mid-2011.

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On track to secure environmental clearance by early 2012.

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All seven Phase 1 sections continue to do environmental analyses.

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Receiving public input on all alignments.

Building toward construction

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RFEI followed by RFQ by mid-2011 with RFPs in early 2012.

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Begin awarding construction contracts in the second half of 2012

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Authority staffing up for current/future needs.

CURRENT FUNDING SUMMARY FUNDING SOURCE

FEDERAL AWARD

STATE MATCH

TOTAL

ARRA Jan. 2010

$1.85 billion

$1.85 billion

$3.7 billion

HSIPR Federal FY 10-11 Oct. 2010

$715 million

$306 million

$1.02 billion

ARRA Dec. 2010

$616 million

$616 million

$1.234 billion

Current funding totals nearly $6 billion plus potential for up to $2 billion additional from Florida reallocation and matching funds

INITIAL CONSTRUCTION Starting in the Central Valley The foundation for true high-speed rail

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Only section where California’s HST system will travel 220-mph maximum operating speed for long periods of time (enabling the two-hour, 40-minute requirement for trip time between LA and San Francisco)

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Initial track in the Central Valley will serve as testing and proving ground for new highspeed train technology in the United States

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Less expensive land and less complex engineering in the Valley

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Near-term job creation benefits (conservative estimate of 100,000 jobs – direct and indirect – over life of the first $5.5 billion in construction)

FIRST PASSENGER TRAINS Building Outward North/South Must expand initial construction into an “Initial Operating Section”

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Will require additional track built north and south of the Central Valley

6.4 M current population

current population

Top EIR priority

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Fresno-Bakersfield Merced-Fresno

Next priority

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San Jose-Merced Bakersfield-Palmdale Palmdale-Los Angeles

Initial Operating Section plans to be reviewed by Legislature

4.2 M

19 M current population

STAYING UP TO SPEED Contact Info –

California High-Speed Rail Authority

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770 L St., Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 95814

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916-324-1541

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www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov

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