How were the design assumptions for the California high-speed train proposal developed?
The California High-Speed Train Project has been completely designed to serve Californias unique conditions. The Authority has appropriately utilized design criteria and performance characteristics from existing European and Asian high-speed train systems that realistically define the performance of the proposed high-speed trains system in California. However, the ridership and revenue forecasts, the capital and operating costs, the operational plan, and the adopted alignments are all based upon Californias current and projected future conditions and needs. The state-of-the-art forecasting model used to estimate ridership and revenue for the high-speed train system utilized Californias current and future population, employment, household characteristics, highway network, air and rail services, and transit systems (including costs, total travel times, frequency of service, and reliability), following current best practices and methodology.
