ANALYSIS OF WEST COAST CORRIDOR STUDY ALTERNATIVES

The report investigates the social advisability, technical feasibility and economic practicality of high-speed ground transportation within the West Coast Corridor defined as the area between Tijuana, Mexico, and Vancouver, British Columbia through the cities of San Diego, Los Angeles, Fresno, San Francisco, Sacramento, California; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. Four study scenarios were analyzed, including the null alternative, the high-speed ground transportation alternative (high-speed--100-mph and high-speed advanced systems--300 mph), the full-corridor study, and the subcorridor alternatives.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.
• Corporate Authors:

  Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company

  1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Federal Assistance, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Incorporated

  814 Mission Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94103
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 230 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Environmental impacts; High speed ground transportation; High speed rail; Intercity travel; Passengers; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Regional planning; Socioeconomic factors; Sociology; Travel demand; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: California; Canada; Mexico; Oregon; Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143931
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/RFA-1-76-01 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-6-38083
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 1 1977 12:00AM