High speed rail may be coming through the Upstate in the next decade and developers and government officials look for ways to develop this connection.
We haven’t seen the cost-benefit analysis on what appears to be anywhere from about $5 billion investment to $15-$20 billion investment. High speed rail has run in to many challenges in California where it has been underway for years. Perhaps it can be done here in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina faster and better…only time will tell. Here’s the official page from the Georgia Department of Transportation: Atlanta to Charlotte: Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan along with the US Dept of Transportation.
Lots of stories have been published recently. Here are just a few:
Charlotte Observer: High-speed rail could link Charlotte to Atlanta in 2 hours. Have your say next week.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Atlanta-to-Charlotte high speed rail: Beneficial or boondoggle?
Curbed Atlanta: What to know about the Atlanta-Charlotte high speed rail proposal
FoxCarolina: Open house showcases possible high-speed rail line connecting Atlanta and Charlotte; would run through Upstate
Charlotte Five: Charlotte to Atlanta in 2 Hours
What do you think? Should we spend what appears to be somewhere between $5 billion and $15 billion for this project?