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Report assesses Washington State's ultra-high-speed transportation
Report assesses Washington State’s ultra-high-speed transportation
BY DOUGLAS CLARK | DECEMBER 10, 2020 | NEWS
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials said a recently released report offers an assessment detailing continued efforts to deliver ultra-high-speed ground transportation to the Pacific Northwest post-pandemic.
WDSOT created “The 2020 Framework for the Future” in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Province of British Columbia, and Microsoft. It offers a roadmap creating a coordinating entity to advance the project beyond the initial concept phase; emphasizes the importance of robust engagement with communities, elected officials, state and national officials, business and labor leaders and advocacy organizations; and establishes several funding and financing scenarios that include possible federal, state and private investments.
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The report expands previous studies conducted over the past three years and has been submitted to the executive and legislative branches of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. The new system would link the metropolitan areas of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, British Columbia while offering connections to stations in between and beyond.
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BY DOUGLAS CLARK | DECEMBER 10, 2020 | NEWS
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials said a recently released report offers an assessment detailing continued efforts to deliver ultra-high-speed ground transportation to the Pacific Northwest post-pandemic.
WDSOT created “The 2020 Framework for the Future” in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Province of British Columbia, and Microsoft. It offers a roadmap creating a coordinating entity to advance the project beyond the initial concept phase; emphasizes the importance of robust engagement with communities, elected officials, state and national officials, business and labor leaders and advocacy organizations; and establishes several funding and financing scenarios that include possible federal, state and private investments.
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The report expands previous studies conducted over the past three years and has been submitted to the executive and legislative branches of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. The new system would link the metropolitan areas of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, British Columbia while offering connections to stations in between and beyond.
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