Investor Presentaiton
Evaluation Criteria
1 Large and Small
Communities
Metropolitan Area Travel Flows
■ Travel Demand: Number of annual
trips per mile for all MSA trips pairs
on the route option (2021 NextGen
NHTS National Passenger Origin-
Destination Data)
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
2
Focus on Rural
3 Enhance
Rural Accessibility
Transportation Disadvantaged
Access: Population per mile (USDOT
Justice 40 Disadvantaged areas)
■ Tribal Access: Population per mile
(American Indian, American Indian
Tribal Subdivisions, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and Oklahoma Tribal
Statistical Areas)
Higher Education Access: Number
of higher education institutions
(Public and private not-for-profit)
■ Medical Center Access: Number of
medical centers (Level I or II trauma
centers, cancer facilities, veteran
facilities)
■ National Park Access: Number
NPS lands (National Park Service
national parks, recreation areas, and
preserves)
Connectivity
Geographic Coverage/Network
Connectivity
■ Access for MSAs Unserved by
Existing Passenger Rail: Number
and population of MSAs (Population
of census tracts in MSAs)
■ Restored Portions of
Discontinued Routes: Percent of
route miles that include discontinued
long-distance routes
4
Reflect Public
Engagement
Stakeholder Input
■ Feedback from Stakeholders:
Top quartile by volume of
comments received supporting
markets and segments in route
options
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