Investor Presentaiton
Goal: Economic and Social Well-Being of Rural Areas
Objective: Enhance access for historically
disadvantaged populations
О Scope: Population in rural
Transportation Disadvantaged Areas
(Justice 40)
○ 6 million more people
could have access to passenger rail
services
○ a 43% increase
→ capturing 49% of the previously unserved population
Population in Millions
30M
25M
Total Rural Population (2019)
Transportation Disadvantaged: 25M
20M
15M
10M
+6M
13M
13M
5M
OM
Baseline Network
Preferred Network
Population of census tracts outside urbanized areas served by the Baseline or
Preferred Network that are defined as Transportation Disadvantaged based on the
U.S. DOT Justice 40 Initiative: ACS Data (2015-2019 5-year estimates, 2010 Census
Tract Shapefiles). Values exclude Alaska and Hawaii.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2020 Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau. 2020
Urbanized Areas boundaries, U.S. Census Bureau. ACS 2015-2019 5-year estimates
(using 2010 census tract boundaries)
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
FRA
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