MTI Formulating a Strategy Securing for High-Speed Rail in the United States Funded by U.S. Department of Transportation and California Formulating a Strategy for Department of Transportation Securing High-Speed Rail in the United States MTI ReportMTI 12-03 MTI Report 12-03 March 2013 March MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE MTI FOUNDER Hon. Norman Y. Mineta The Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies was established by Congress in the MTI BOARD OF TRUSTEES Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). The Institute’s Board of Trustees revised the name to Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) in 1996. Reauthorized in 1998, MTI was selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation Honorary Chairman Donald Camph (TE 2013) Ed Hamberger (Ex-Officio) Michael Townes* (TE 2014) through a competitive process in 2002 as a national “Center of Excellence.” The Institute is funded by Congress through the Bill Shuster (Ex-Officio) President President/CEO Senior Vice President Aldaron, Inc. Association of American Railroads National Transit Services Leader United States Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, the California Legislature Chair House Transportation and through the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and by private grants and donations. Infrastructure Committee Anne Canby (TE 2014) John Horsley* (TE 2013) Bud Wright (Ex-Officio) House of Representatives Director Past Executive Director Executive Director OneRail Coalition American Association of State American Association of State The Institute receives oversight from an internationally respected Board of Trustees whose members represent all major surface Honorary Co-Chair, Honorable Highway and Transportation Officials Highways and Transportation transportation modes. MTI’s focus on policy and management resulted from a Board assessment of the industry’s unmet needs Nick Rahall (Ex-Officio) Grace Crunican (TE 2015) (AASHTO) Officials (AASHTO) General Manager and led directly to the choice of the San José State University College of Business as the Institute’s home. The Board provides Vice Chairman House Transportation and Bay Area Rapid Transit District Will Kempton (TE 2013) Edward Wytkind (Ex-Officio) policy direction, assists with needs assessment, and connects the Institute and its programs with the international transportation Infrastructure Committee CEO President community. House of Representatives Julie Cunningham (TE 2013) Orange County Transportation Transportation Trades Department, President/CEO Authority AFL-CIO Chair, Steve Heminger Conference of Minority MTI’s transportation policy work is centered on three primary responsibilities: (TE 2015) Transportation Officials Jean-Pierre Loubinoux Executive Director (Ex-Officio) Metropolitan Transportation William Dorey (TE 2014) Director General Research Commission Board of Directors International Union of Railways Granite Construction, Inc. (UIC) MTI works to provide policy-oriented research for all levels of Department of Transportation, MTI delivers its classes over Vice Chair, Stephanie Pinson government and the private sector to foster the development a state-of-the-art videoconference network throughout (TE 2015) Malcolm Dougherty Michael P. Melaniphy of optimum surface transportation systems. Research areas in- the state of California and via webcasting beyond, allowing President/COO (Ex-Officio) (Ex-Officio) Gilbert Tweed Associates, Inc. Director President & CEO clude: transportation security; planning and policy development; working transportation professionals to pursue an advanced California Department of American Public Transportation interrelationships among transportation, land use, and the degree regardless of their location. To meet the needs of Executive Director Transportation Association (APTA) * environment; transportation finance; and collaborative labor- employers seeking a diverse workforce, MTI’s education Rod Diridon (Ex-Officio) Mineta Transportation Institute Mortimer Downey* (TE 2015) William Millar* (TE 2013) management relations. Certified Research Associates conduct program promotes enrollment to under-represented groups. Senior Advisor Past President the research. Certification requires an advanced degree, gener- Thomas E. Barron (TE 2015) PB Consult, Inc. American Public Transportation Association (APTA) ally a Ph.D., a record of academic publications, and profession- Executive Vice President Information and Technology Transfer Parsons Transportation Group Nuria Fernandez (TE 2014) al references. Research projects culminate in a peer-reviewed MTI promotes the availability of completed research to Chief Operating Officer David Steele (Ex-Officio) Joseph Boardman (Ex-Officio) Metropolitan Transportation Dean, College of Business ** Honorary publication, available both in hardcopy and on TransWeb, professional organizations and journals and works to * Chief Executive Officer Authority San José State University Chair the MTI website (http://transweb.sjsu.edu). integrate the research findings into the graduate education Amtrak ^ Vice Chair # Past Chair program. In addition to publishing the studies, the Institute Rose Guilbault (TE 2015) Paul Toliver* (TE 2013) Vice President President Education also sponsors symposia to disseminate research results American Automobile Association New Age Industries The educational goal of the Institute is to provide graduate-lev- to transportation professionals and encourages Research el education to students seeking a career in the development Associates to present their findings at conferences. The and operation of surface transportation programs. MTI, through World in Motion, MTI’s quarterly newsletter, covers San José State University, offers an AACSB-accredited Master of innovation in the Institute’s research and education pro- Directors Science in Transportation Management and a graduate Certifi- grams. MTI’s extensive collection of transportation-related Research Associates Policy Oversight Committee Hon. Rod Diridon, Sr. cate in Transportation Management that serve to prepare the na- publications is integrated into San José State University’s Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Ph.D. Frances Edwards, Ph.D. Executive Director Urban and Regional Planning Political Science tion’s transportation managers for the 21st century. The master’s world-class Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. San José State University San José State University degree is the highest conferred by the California State Uni- Karen E. Philbrick, Ph.D. Deputy Executive Director and versity system. With the active assistance of the California Jan Botha, Ph.D. Taeho Park, Ph.D. Research Director Civil & Environmental Engineering Organization and Management San José State University San José State University Peter Haas, Ph.D. Education Director Katherine Kao Cushing, Ph.D. Diana Wu DISCLAIMER Donna Maurillo Enviromental Science Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Communications Director San José State University San José State University The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Brian Michael Jenkins Dave Czerwinski, Ph.D. Centers Program and the California Department of Transportation, in the interest of information exchange. This report does National Transportation Security Center of Marketing and Decision Science not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the U.S. government, State of California, or the Mineta Transportation Institute, Excellence San José State University who assume no liability for the contents or use thereof. This report does not constitute a standard specification, design standard, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Ph.D. or regulation. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily National Transportation Finance Center representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. REPO RT 12-03 FORMULATING A STRATEGY FOR SECURING HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN THE UNITED STATES Brian Michael Jenkins Chris Kozub Bruce R. Butterworth Renee Haider Jean-Francois Clair March 2013 A publication of Mineta Transportation Institute Created by Congress in 1991 College of Business San José State University San José, CA 95192-0219 TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1. Report No. 2. Government Acession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. CA-MTI-12-1026 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Formulating a Strategy for Securing High-Speed Rail in the United States March 2013 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Authors 8. Performing Organization Report Brian Michael Jenkins, Chris Kozub, Bruce R. Butterworth, Renee Haider, and MTI Report 12-03 Jean-Francois Clair 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. Mineta Transportation Institute College of Business 11. Contract or Grant No. San José State University 2008-ST-061-TS0004-04 San José, CA 95192-0219 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered California Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Homeland Security Final Report Office of Research—MS42 Science and Technology Dictorate 14. Sponsoring Agency Code P.O. Box 942873 Washington, DC 20528 Sacramento, CA 94273-0001 15. Supplemental Notes 16. Abstract This report presents an analysis of information