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Federal Railroad Administration
High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program
March 14, 2011
Contents
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1 Myths and Facts
2 HSIPR Timeline
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3 Next Steps
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4 Questions
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Myths and Facts
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Myths and Facts: High-Speed Rail
President Obama’s goal of “giving 80% of Americans access to high-speed rail” within
25 years is realistic and achievable
FACTS
• 70% of the U.S. population already live
in the nations 11 largest “megaregions”
• 70 million new people by 2035 - most
living in megaregions
• High-speed rail will be critical to alleviate
congestion both in the air and on the
roads
• 25 year timeline is supported by the $53
billion proposal, the infrastructure bank,
and private sector support
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Myths and Facts: High-Speed Rail
Modes of intercity transportation don’t fully pay for themselves
FACTS
• Less than 66% of highway spending is
covered by transportation-generated
revenues
• Since 1947, money spent on highways
and roads has exceeded the amount
raised through “user fees” by $600 billion
• Transportation investments are a vital
governmental responsibility
Desired partnerships between foreign high-speed rail operators and States will:
• Attract additional private capital
• Lessen the burden on the public sector
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Myths and Facts: High-Speed Rail
America is not a just car culture – people in this country will take the train
FACTS
• Amtrak ridership has increased 33% in
the Northeast Corridor, and 72% in its
Chicago Hub in last 10 years
• Rising gas prices and increasing airport
and traffic congestion are the norm
• With 70 million new people living in the
U.S. by 2035, the demand for
passenger rail will only grow to offset
the societal costs of traffic congestion
Public opinion polls reveal strong support for high-speed rail:
• 84% of Americans favor building high-speed rail
• Only 20% of Americans favored building new roads to deal with congestion
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Myths and Facts: High-Speed Rail
America has a national population density that is equivalent to other countries where
rail works well
FACTS
• U.S. megaregions are comparable in population and geography to characteristics of
successful high-speed rail systems abroad
• A Midwest rail system would serve the same number of people as the current French
system centered in Paris
• The Midwest system would connect 5 regions with over 2 million residents; the
French only connects 2 such regions.
Total Pop.
 27 million
 28 million
Ave. Metro
Density
 850
ppl./sq.mi.
 2,600
ppl./sq.mi.
Ave. City
Density
 5,800
ppl./sq.mi.
 10,650
ppl./sq.mi.
2M+ Metro
Regions
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Myths and Facts: High-Speed Rail
Increasing air and highway capacity will not accommodate our mobility needs more
efficiently or cost effectively
FACTS
• Cost of congestion has risen from $24
billion in 1982 to $115 billion in 2009
• Nearly 99% of all U.S. air passengers
commute through the largest 100
metropolitan areas
• The estimated cost per unit of capacity
for a high-speed rail system is only 17%
of the equivalent airport capacity, and
50% of urban freeway capacity
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Myths and Facts: FRA and the HSIPR Program
The HSIPR Program invests strategically to have the greatest impact
FACTS
• The ideal arrangement for cost effective
mobility is a network of trains operating
at different speeds, serving different
markets
• In 2008, the total ridership on the French
rail network was 389 million passengers
• High-speed rail (TGV) ridership is
25%
• Intercity ridership is 75%
• More than 60% of Program funding is
going to major corridors
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Myths and Facts: FRA and the HSIPR Program
Response to HSIPR funding solicitations demonstrates pent up demand for passenger
rail investment
FACTS
• States have responded to the HSIPR
Program with intense competition for
Federal funds
• In 2009, FRA received 259 grant
applications from 37 states and DC
requesting nearly $57 billion in funding
• For FY10 and residual FY09 funding,
FRA received 132 grant applications
from 32 states totaling more than $8.8
billion
• FRA has received more 2 dozen letters
requesting remaining funding be
allocated to their projects
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Myths and Facts: FRA and the HSIPR Program
The HSIPR Program has created opportunities for private-sector participation in highspeed rail development
FACTS
• Public-private partnerships are at
the core of the HSIPR Program
• Over 30 rail manufacturers and
suppliers have committed to
establish or expand their base of
operations in the U.S. if chosen
by states to build high-speed rail
lines
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Myths and Facts: FRA and the HSIPR Program
The ARRA, FY 2009 and FY 2010 selection process was based on project benefits
FACTS
• FRA convened DOT and external
subject matter experts to review and
assess applications for each solicitation
based on public, transportation, and
economic benefits
• In this merit-based process, evaluators
assessed project delivery and success
factors
• Based on analysis, FRA funded
meritorious applications – regardless of
stage in the development process
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HSIPR Timeline
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HSIPR by the numbers
259
The total number of applications submitted for FY 2009 and ARRA funding
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The number of solicitations for FY 2009 Residual and FY 2010 appropriations
62
The percentage of total funding available for FY 2009 and ARRA that has been
obligated
136
The total number of projects selected to receive funding under ARRA, FY 2009,
and FY 2010 appropriations
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The number of Service Development Programs selected to received funding
under FY 2009 Residual and FY2010 appropriations
565
The number of days to complete all obligations before September 2011
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HSIPR: Obligation Updates
$4.9 billion has been obligated through 33 awards for 28 projects
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Next Steps
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Solicitation Overview
Purpose
Identify meritorious, ready-to-go projects for newly available HSIPR funding
(funds available today and potentially in future)
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible
Applicants
Eligible
Projects
States, groups of States, interstate compacts, public agencies,
Amtrak, and Amtrak in cooperation with States.
• Individual PE/NEPA Projects
• Individual FD/Construction Projects, and
• Service Development Programs.
Applications Due Monday, April 4, 2011 at 8 p.m. EDT
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Funding Source Information
Currently-Available Funds
Funding
Source
Project Type
Approximate
Amount
Maximum
Fed Share
Obligation
Deadline*
Closeout
Deadline
ARRA
• Service Dvlp Programs
• Individual Projects
$1,631 million
100%
9/30/2012
9/30/2017
FY10
Approps
•Service Development
Programs
$800 million
80%
N/A
N/A
TOTAL
$2,431 million
FRA will determine which funding source to provide to selected projects
*FRA intends to select projects that can promptly proceed to award/obligation
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Project Development Phases
The current solicitations are associated with different phases of project development.
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Planning
SDP
Service
NEPA
PE /
Project NEPA
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Individual
Projects
Final Design
C
Construction
Service
Development
Programs
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Selection Approach
Application Review and Selection
1. Completeness and eligibility
Review and
Selection
2. Project readiness
3. Project benefit & delivery criteria
4. Cross-cutting/ comparative criteria
• NEPA compliance
Key
Readiness
Indicators
• Service Outcomes Agreements
• Statement of work – scope, schedule and budget
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Next Steps and Reminders
Application
Forms
Available on Monday, March 14th
Submission
Use the GrantSolutions System, similar to prior HSIPR rounds
Key Reminders
Submit the best, most ready projects.
Use prior feedback to improve applications.
Customer leads and subject matter experts are available to answer questions.
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Next Steps
FRA will be assisting applicants throughout application process
Assistance
Applicant Next Steps
Prior to the application deadline:
This week:
• NOFA application webinar
• Review NOFA
• Regular conference calls
• Review Application Form(s)
• Access to Customer Leads and subject
matter experts
• Register on Grant Solutions
• Participate in webinar
• Updates to the FRA website
• Coordinate with your Customer Lead
• “Contact Us” on FRA HSIPR website
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Questions
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