From Metro Magazine
High-speed rail corridors connecting populous regions with large job centers, rail transit networks, and existing air markets were found to have the greatest potential to attract ridership, according to a new study.
The study, released Tuesday by America 2050, identifies the high-speed rail corridors with the greatest potential to attract ridership in each of the nation’s “megaregions” — networks of metropolitan regions that collectively contain more than 70 percent of U.S. population and jobs.
Corridors connecting populous regions with large job centers, rail transit networks, and existing air markets scored best. The study also recommends that the federal government adopt a quantitative approach to evaluating future investment in high-speed rail.