Public Comments Received for Environmental Financial Advisory Board
January 24-26, 2023 Meeting
Written Comments
• Growth Opportunity Partners
Michael Jeans, President and Chief Executive Officer
COMMENT: (attached)
• Mike Lehman
COMMENT: (attached)
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January 17, 2023
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Andrew D. Sawyers,
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Office of Water
Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code 1101A
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Washington, DC 20460
Re: FRL-10506-01-OW Written Statements to the Public Meeting of the Environmental
Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB)
Growth Opportunity Partners, Inc. (Growth Opps) is pleased to provide comments to the
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) and Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA" or "the Agency") pertaining to the design and implementation of the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund.
Growth Opps was created to make capital, professional quality advisory services, and data
accessible to communities and groups of people who have been consistently excluded from
meaningful investment. We offer community development capital, services and solutions to
growing small businesses, primarily located in underserved, low and moderate income (LMI)
communities in Ohio and throughout the country.
Our efforts at Growth Opps have been impactful.
~~~ 84 percent (%) of our capital is deployed to Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI)
Communities.
~~~ 49 percent (%) of our capital portfolio is deployed to Minority and Women Owned
Businesses.
~~~ Post Growth Opps' investment, jobs increased by 112% 1
~~~ Post GO capital infusion, African American clients increased their employee base by
87%.
~> $3,092,320 worth of Technical Assistance has been donated to entrepreneurs by GO
Advisory Services.
1 Based upon 2019 YTD client survey.
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Growth Opps is proud to be owned, led and operated by Black/African American persons joined
by allies of all backgrounds. Given the multiplier effect of our impact, particularly in and among
communities of color, minority and women-owned entrepreneurs, and in job creation, we
believe in the important and effective role of minority-owned and operated financial institutions
in the success of their clients.
As such, our comments stress the importance of aligning the design and implementation of the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund with the Justice40 Initiative, established by Section 223 of
Executive Order 14008.2 This will address many of the historic and persistent issues of
inequitable investment among green banks and the financial services community writ-large.
Two priorities of the EPA's Justice40 Initiative speak directly to the program and design of the
GHGRF:
1. Increase access to low-cost capital in Disadvantaged Communities (DACs).
2. Increase clean energy enterprise creation and contracting (MBE/DBE) in DACs.
As the first African American led Green Bank in the United States and a member of the green
bank community through organizations such as the Coalition for Green Capital and the
Consortium of Green Banks, Growth Opps is keenly aware of the history of inequitable
deployment of capital within our community. We believe that with careful and thoughtful design
and implementation, EPA can ensure that communities of color have access to meaningful
investment through institutions owned, operated and led by members of that same community.
Often, these organizations and the coalitions among them have submitted applications for
competitive grants to service their communities, but have lacked meaningful connectivity to
decision makers at the administrative level to ensure equitable deployment of competitive grant
resources.
Accordingly, our perspective is that EPA should consider the GHGRF as a Covered Investment
Benefit to Covered Programs as those terms are defined in the Interim Implementation Guidance
("Interim Guidance") for the Justice40 Initiative.3
Each of the three funding programs within the GHGRF fall within the scope of the Jutice40
Initiative. As listed under the Interim Guidance, a "Covered Program" is a Federal Government
program that makes a "Covered Investment Benefit" in specific program areas. A "covered
program" refers to a federal government-sponsored investment designed to benefit disadvantaged
communities across one or more issue areas including: climate change, clean energy and energy
efficiency 4 The definition of a "covered investment" includes federal financial assistance in the
form of federal grants, loans, credit, guarantees, or direct spending/benefits and may include
2 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. The White House. January 27, 2021.
https://www.wliitehouse.gOv/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-
climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/
3 Memorandum For The Heads Of Departments And Agencies. Interim Implementation Guidance for the Justice40
Initiative. July 20, 2021. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/M-21-28.pdf
4 https://www.energy.gov/diversitv/iustice40-initiative. Emphasis added.
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fiscal year 2021 enacted appropriations, supplemental appropriations, prior year carryover from
unobligated balances, and (when they become available) future fiscal year appropriations.
The statutory definition of a GHGRF Qualified Project under Section 134(c)(3) of the Inflation
Reduction Act is
any project, activity or technology that (A) reduces or avoids greenhouse gas emissions
or other forms of air pollution in partnership, and by leveraging investment from, the
private sector; or (B) assist communities in the efforts of communities to reduce or
avoid greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution.5
The statutory requirements of a qualified project under the GHGRF - as a project that reduces or
avoids greenhouse gases and assist communities with those efforts - fit squarely within the
"covered program" definition of the Justice40 Initiative. In addition, the federal funding
dedicated to the GHGRF in Section 60103 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) fits squarely
within the definition of a "covered investment" under the Interim Guidance for the Justice40
Initiative. As a result, we recommend that EPA institute a process for distributing the funds
appropriated to GHGRF in accordance with EPA's Justice40 Initiative. This means distributing
the appropriated funds in a manner that empowers minority-owned and operated green banks
and CDFIs to ensure an equitable deployment of GHGRF resources.
Section 60103 of the Inflation Reduction Act appropriates the funding amounts into three
GHGRF programs according to the following:
Program
Amount
Minority-Owned Green
Banks and CDFIs Set-
Asides
Funding Mechanism
Zero-Emission
Technologies
$7 billion
Competitive Grants, Loans,
Technical Assistance
General Assistance
$11.97 billion
Competitive Grants, Loans,
Technical Assistance
Low-Income &
Disadvantaged
Communities
$8 billion
Competitive Grants
We propose that, in accordance with Justice40, which directs 40% of the overall benefits of
certain Federal investments, the EPA should allocate 40% of each of the three funding buckets to
minority-owned and operated green banks and CDFIs. Below are the minimum amounts that
would be dedicated to such institutions.
5 Emphasis added.
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Program
Amount
Minority-Owned
Green Banks and
CDFIs Set-Asides
Funding Mechanism
Zero-Emission
Technologies
$7 billion
$2.8 billion
Competitive Grants, Loans, Technical Assistance
General Assistance
$11.97 billion
$4,788 billion
Competitive Grants, Loans, Technical Assistance
Low-Income &
Disadvantaged
Communities
$8 billion
$3.2 billion
Competitive Grants
Thank you for your time and attention to these comments. Calibrating the design and implementation
of the distribution of the GHGRF within the Justice40 Initiative would provide much-needed support to
financial service institutions that have historically well-served low-income, disadvantaged and primarily
minority communities, but have not had access to federal funds for a variety of reasons. This is
especially true for institutions whose built-in mission is to invest in businesses that are founded to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address or avoid other forms of pollution, such as Growth Opps
and other minority-owned and operated green banks.
Sincerely,
Michael Jeans
President & Chief Executive Officer
Growth Opportunity Partners
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To: EFAB
Subject: Fwd: EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0859, RFI GHGRF
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023 4:05:44 PM
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WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR EFAB JANUARY 2023 MEETING; Verified Icon Docket ID EPA-HQ-
OA-2022-0859
R^rm^ot fnr information: Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Fund (RFI GHGRF)
The NCBT network will stop millions of gallons of oil/gasoline/jet fuel
from burning every day!, to reduce GHG...(see graphics and explanation
BELOW)
The New York-Chicago bullet train Network (ICRR row Illinois border to Keystone Corridor-
Northeast Corridor~600 miles)
Facebook link email also: https://www.facebook.com/ncbt.ora/photos/?ref=paae internal
New York-Chicago Bullet Train Network advocacy/NCBT
Contact: usbullettrain@gmail.com. more info:
An alternative global sustainable solution for HSR(bullet trains) in the USA; prevents burning
billions of gallons of oil(transport fuels) yearly. The New York-Chicago HSR Network
alignment eventually connects 120 major city pairs and over 100 million people on the Great
Lakes & Northeast corridors!
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New York-Chicago Bullet Train Network advocacy/NCBT
Contact: usbullettrain@gmail.com. more info:
ECONOMIC REASONS: (only 5% of conventional world oil reserves are in the US, HSR
Bullet train transport is all electric using domestic coal and other domestic energy resources)
1. This new electric Great Lakes Acela West important corridor system linking to the
Northeast corridor/NEC interconnects more than 20 culture rich cities; 7 of the 10 largest and
most important in the US. The new line would travel from Great Lakes cities through the
Allegheny Mountains on to Philadelphia, New York City, Washington DC and the rest of the
Northeast HSR(NEC/Acela) cities.
2. There would be new job creation generated by construction and then for continual operation
and maintenance of the route(also, more good CBD/downtown jobs). Ridership levels should
reach and exceed the levels of the similar French TGV bullet train ultimately. The French
TGV, with over 50 million annual trips, has revenues of about $5 billion a year.
3. With possible revenues of $5 billion or more a year, the large investment in this line's
infrastructure and train sets would be paid for realistically within several years' time, similar
to the French TGV experience with their revenue streams financing and funding. Sustainable
aviation intercity transport fees will be necessary also.
4. This new HSR bullet train route would augment and strengthen AMTRAK abilities and
potential elsewhere on complementary routes and that of the Northeast corridor/Acela.
Acela/NEC HSR utilization continues to grow and is AMTRAK'S most profitable and popular
route.
5. This travel mode would enhance cities' CBDs and integrated rail developments
Proposed Phase 1 connected cities; Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg, and Philadelphia have and
are expanding upon their own internal transit rail systems-cities not entirely reliant on autos!
SECURITY REASONS (True Bullet train HSR trains could evacuate an entire large city in 1-
2 days!)
1. The airline transportation mode is more favored for terrorist attacks(hijackings, bombings,
sabotage, poisonings etc.) Assaults are not as likely nor as catastrophic with this rail
transportation mode-insurance companies, government and the public would welcome this.
2. This new mode of transport would not call for the necessary extreme expense and trouble of
security, TSA, systems and additional equipment like the airline mode requires.
3. In the advent of an airspace shutdown again or bad weather the HSR corridors would serve
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as another travel alternative to air/road travel in the northeast US and Great Lakes.
MOBILITY/HEALTH REASONS: (True HSR<10% the energy use of like air travel)
1. Tragically and very costly, in America about 50,000 people die and tens of thousands more
are permanently disabled yearly from roadway related accidents (less driving=less deaths in
USA). Hundreds more people are killed and severely injured yearly in intercity plane crashes
too. In France and Japan, HSR Bullet trains have not had a passenger fatality in over 90 years
combined. 100s of people and billions of $s can be saved by using HSR bullet trains in lieu of
personal vehicles and aircraft.
2. Most HSR right of way/ROW-infrastructure could be built adjacent to existing highways
and railroad lines for environmental considerations and land use purposes (aircraft and road
vehicles are much greater noise, air and land polluters and users).
3. Over 1/3 of all Americans don't like to fly, therefore leaving long, congesting, costly and
hazardous auto/bus modes or intricate AMTRAK schedules as their only alternatives.
4. Airport traffic creates more pollutions/carcinogens/congestions around large population
centers. There are a total of 8 potential congestion adding auto trips to and from airports to
pickup and drop-off a flyer at both destinations per roundtrip. Combination rail/walking travel
modes are much healthier and more beneficial rather than the customary airplane/automobile
modes combinations.
5. This new dedicated HSR line would travel the 700 mile Chicago to Philadelphia length in 4-
5 hours at 186+ mph speeds(which approaches short jet plane trip speeds) with only 3 stops in
between (Cleveland, Pittsburg, and Harrisburg and?). Continuing on to DC, NYC or Atlantic
City would add another 1-2 hours to the total overall trip departing the Chicago/Gary station
eastbound. Sustainable electric HSR Bullet trains are an obvious alternative to new airports
and aviation!
6. This mode of travel would be especially relaxing and enjoyable. The ability to personally
move about, enjoy sights (especially in Pennsylvania), work, talk, read, eat and rest in a
hassle-free, safe vehicle like a bullet train is truly unsurpassed. Indeed, elderly and ADA
citizens would prefer this transport option to auto, bus and airplane travel also.
BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUAL STATES: (reduces airports' congestions also) (connected
cities CBDs will gain significant tourist, business, and personal trip activity)
Illinois: The west end balance of the bullet train line linking the Chicago central business
district (CBD) to 100 million + people. Chicago is positioned to reach another 30 million
connecting travelers by all modes from adjoining states to its intercity rail system stations
Moreover, the line reduces the need for airport expansions as well as easing roadway
congestions too!
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Indiana: Gary, IN; the US geographic transport pinch point that filters most modes' traffic east
and west in USA. Gary/Chicago airport/region development and more use of the South
Shore/IC Railroad infrastructure. The suburban Gary/Chicago station would have multi-modal
connections; airlines, commuter and HSR rail and major interstate highways.
Ohio/Michigan: (HSR has a dual purpose as transit trains in Chicago, Cincinnati and Detroit
etc)
The midpoint of the corridor between Chicago and Philadelphia with additional connections
originating from Detroit and also Columbus and Cincinnati into Cleveland.
Pennsylvania: Economic development of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia CBDs and connecting
through the state capitol of Harrisburg which is also positioned in the state's mountain resort
areas along with many other tourist and historic attractions. The advantages of two US HSR
systems in the state; NSEW.
transportation is the leading cause of accidental and child deaths-each costing millions!
**This system would be a prudent, comfortable and safe mode of essential mobility that half
the US could access, utilize and appreciate-a vital investment. The US should embrace
developing and engineering this efficient, alternative transportation technology. 100s of
millions of tourists visit all these connected cities annually from Chicago to NYC to Boston to
Washington DC and in between, which means even more Bullet train passenger potential.
120 Major City Pairs total: combinations or connections of cities below with populations of
500,000 or more MSA (metropolitan statistical areas)
Chicago and New York Philadelphia Washington Boston Detroit Baltimore Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Indianapolis Providence Richmond Hartford Toledo/Ft
Wayne(mi-oh-in station) and also 100< other major city combinations
Top State Population Ranking(2012)
*NCBT network connects 10 of 20 largest USA states
1 California 33,871,648
2 Texas 20,851,820
3 New York 18,976,457
4 Florida 15,982,378
5 Illinois 12,419,293
6 Pennsylvania 12,281,054
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7 Ohio 11,353,140
8 Michigan 9,938,444
9 New Jersey 8,414,350
10 Georgia 8,186,453
11 North Carolina 8,049,313
12 Virginia 7,078,515
13 Massachusetts 6,349,097
14 Indiana 6,080,485
15 Washington 5,894,121
16 Tennessee 5,689,283
17 Missouri 5,595,211
18 Wisconsin 5,363,675
19 Maryland 5,296,486
20 Arizona 5,130,632
Largest US Metropolitan Statistical Areas MSA in USA
(*15 major connected citys after full build-out)
*NCBT network connects 11 of 30 largest USA citys
1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224*
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 17,775,984
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 9,725,317*
4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213*
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 7,465,634*
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714*
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758
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9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
11) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 5,463,857
12) Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI - 5,410,014*
13) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 4,039,182
14) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA - 3,876,211
15) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI - 3,502,891
16) Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO - 2,927,911
17) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2,941,454
18) Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH - 2,917,801*
19) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL - 2,858,549
20) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 2,697,731
21) Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA - 2,462,571*
22) Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Truckee, CA-NV - 2,211,790
23) Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC - 2,191,604
24) Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA - 2,137,565
25) Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN - 2,147,617*
26) Orlando-The Villages, FL - 2,053,623
27) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS - 2,034,796
28) Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN - 1,984,644*
29) Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH - 1,953,575*
30) San Antonio, TX - 1,942,217
CONTACT INFO
+ Enter phone number
m.me/ncbt.org
usbullettrain@gmail.com
MORE INFO
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Release Date
2011
About
Impressum
A new alternative for bullet trains in USA; stops burning of billions of gallons of oil(transport
fuels) yearly. The New York-Chicago HSR alignment eventually connects 120 major city
pairs and over 100 million people on the Great Lakes & Northeast corridors!
Mission Statement(as the New York-Chicago Bullet Train advocacy)
contact: usbullettrain@gmail.com. more info
News & Media Website • Science, Technology & Engineering • Transportation Service
CONTENTS:
1. NCBT Network about summary
2. NCBT Network graphics and geography
RFI GHGRF (Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund)
DOCKET NO. EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0859
mike lehman
3639 n pine grove
Chicago, il 60613
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An alternative global sustainable solution for HSR(bullet trains) in the USA; prevents burning billions of
gallons of oil(transport fuels) yearly. The New York-Chicago HSR Network alignment eventually connects
120 major city pairs and over 100 million people on the Great Lakes & Northeast corridors!
New York-Chicago Bullet Train Network advocacy/NCBT
Contact: usbullettrain@gmail.com, more info:
ECONOMIC REASONS: (only 5% of conventional world oil reserves are in the US, HSR Bullet train
transport is all electric using domestic coal and other domestic energy resources)
1. This new electric Great Lakes Acela West important corridor system linking to the Northeast
corridor/NEC interconnects more than 20 culture rich cities; 7 of the 10 largest and most important in
the US. The new line would travel from Great Lakes cities through the Allegheny Mountains on to
Philadelphia, New York City, Washington DC and the rest of the Northeast HSR(NEC/Acela) cities.
2. There would be new job creation generated by construction and then for continual operation and
maintenance of the route(also, more good CBD/downtown jobs). Ridership levels should reach and
exceed the levels of the similar French TGV bullet train ultimately. The French TGV, with over 50 million
annual trips, has revenues of about $5 billion a year.
3. With possible revenues of $5 billion or more a year, the large investment in this line's infrastructure
and train sets would be paid for realistically within several years' time, similar to the French TGV
experience with their revenue streams financing and funding. Sustainable aviation intercity transport
fees will be necessary also.
4. This new HSR bullet train route would augment and strengthen AMTRAK abilities and potential
elsewhere on complementary routes and that of the Northeast corridor/Acela. Acela/NEC HSR
utilization continues to grow and is AMTRAK'S most profitable and popular route.
5. This travel mode would enhance cities' CBDs and integrated rail developments
Proposed Phase 1 connected cities; Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg, and Philadelphia have and are
expanding upon their own internal transit rail systems-cities not entirely reliant on autos!
SECURITY REASONS (True Bullet train HSR trains could evacuate an entire large city in 1-2 days!)
1. The airline transportation mode is more favored for terrorist attacks(hijackings, bombings, sabotage,
poisonings etc.) Assaults are not as likely nor as catastrophic with this rail transportation mode-
insurance companies, government and the public would welcome this.
2. This new mode of transport would not call for the necessary extreme expense and trouble of security,
TSA, systems and additional equipment like the airline mode requires.
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3. In the advent of an airspace shutdown again or bad weather the HSR corridors would serve as another
travel alternative to air/road travel in the northeast US and Great Lakes.
MOBILITY/HEALTH REASONS: (True HSR<10% the energy use of like air travel)
1. Tragically and very costly, in America about 50,000 people die and tens of thousands more are
permanently disabled yearly from roadway related accidents (less driving=less deaths in USA). Hundreds
more people are killed and severely injured yearly in intercity plane crashes too. In France and Japan,
HSR Bullet trains have not had a passenger fatality in over 90 years combined. 100s of people and
billions of $s can be saved by using HSR bullet trains in lieu of personal vehicles and aircraft.
2. Most HSR right of way/ROW-infrastructure could be built adjacent to existing highways and railroad
lines for environmental considerations and land use purposes (aircraft and road vehicles are much
greater noise, air and land polluters and users).
3. Over 1/3 of all Americans don't like to fly, therefore leaving long, congesting, costly and hazardous
auto/bus modes or intricate AMTRAK schedules as their only alternatives.
4. Airport traffic creates more pollutions/carcinogens/congestions around large population centers.
There are a total of 8 potential congestion adding auto trips to and from airports to pickup and drop-off
a flyer at both destinations per roundtrip. Combination rail/walking travel modes are much healthier
and more beneficial rather than the customary airplane/automobile modes combinations.
5. This new dedicated HSR line would travel the 700 mile Chicago to Philadelphia length in 4-5 hours at
186+ mph speeds(which approaches short jet plane trip speeds) with only 3 stops in between
(Cleveland, Pittsburg, and Harrisburg and?). Continuing on to DC, NYC or Atlantic City would add another
1-2 hours to the total overall trip departing the Chicago/Gary station eastbound. Sustainable electric
HSR Bullet trains are an obvious alternative to new airports and aviation!
6. This mode of travel would be especially relaxing and enjoyable. The ability to personally move about,
enjoy sights (especially in Pennsylvania), work, talk, read, eat and rest in a hassle-free, safe vehicle like a
bullet train is truly unsurpassed. Indeed, elderly and ADA citizens would prefer this transport option to
auto, bus and airplane travel also.
BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUAL STATES: (reduces airports' congestions also) (connected cities CBDs will gain
significant tourist, business, and personal trip activity)
Illinois: The west end balance of the bullet train line linking the Chicago central business district (CBD) to
100 million + people. Chicago is positioned to reach another 30 million connecting travelers by all modes
from adjoining states to its intercity rail system stations. Moreover, the line reduces the need for airport
expansions as well as easing roadway congestions too!
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Indiana: Gary, IN; the US geographic transport pinch point that filters most modes' traffic east and west
in USA. Gary/Chicago airport/region development and more use of the South Shore/IC Railroad
infrastructure. The suburban Gary/Chicago station would have multi-modal connections; airlines,
commuter and HSR rail and major interstate highways.
Ohio/Michigan: (HSR has a dual purpose as transit trains in Chicago, Cincinnati and Detroit etc)
The midpoint of the corridor between Chicago and Philadelphia with additional connections originating
from Detroit and also Columbus and Cincinnati into Cleveland.
Pennsylvania: Economic development of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia CBDs and connecting through the
state capitol of Harrisburg which is also positioned in the state's mountain resort areas along with many
other tourist and historic attractions. The advantages of two US HSR systems in the state; NSEW.
Transportation is the leading cause of accidental and child deaths-each costing millions!
**This system would be a prudent, comfortable and safe mode of essential mobility that half the US
could access, utilize and appreciate-a vital investment. The US should embrace developing and
engineering this efficient, alternative transportation technology. 100s of millions of tourists visit all
these connected cities annually from Chicago to NYC to Boston to Washington DC and in between,
which means even more Bullet train passenger potential.
120 Major City Pairs total: combinations or connections of cities below with populations of 500,000 or
more MSA (metropolitan statistical areas)
Chicago and New York Philadelphia Washington Boston Detroit Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati
Cleveland Columbus Indianapolis Providence Richmond Hartford Toledo/Ft Wayne(mi-oh-in station) and
also 100< other major city combinations
Impressum
A new alternativeto HSR(bullet trains) in USA; stops billions of gallons of oil/yearly from burning. The
New York-Chicago HSR alignment eventually connects 120 major city pairs with over 100 million people
on the Great Lakes & Northeast corridors!
A new alternative for bullet trains in USA; stops burning of billions of gallons of oil(transport fuels)
yearly. The New York-Chicago HSR alignment eventually connects 120 major city pairs and over 100
million people on the Great Lakes & Northeast corridors!
Mission Statement(as the New York-Chicago Bullet Train advocacy)
contact: usbullettrain@gmail.com, more info
News & Media Website • Science, Technology & Engineering • Transportation Service
mike lehman
3639 n pine grove
Chicago, il 60613
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9 New Jersey 8,414,350
10 Georgia 8,186,453
11 North Carolina 8,049,313
12 Virginia 7,078,515
13 Massachusetts 6,349,097
14 Indiana 6,080,485
15 Washington 5,894,121
16 Tennessee 5,689,283
17 Missouri 5,595,211
18 Wisconsin 5,363,675
19 Maryland 5,296,486
20 Arizona 5,130,632
Largest US Metropolitan Statistical Areas MSA in USA
(*15 major connected citys after full build-out)
*NCBT network connects 11 of 30 largest USA citys
1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224*
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA -17,775,984
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI -9,725,317*
4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213*
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH -7,465,634*
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714*
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758
9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
11) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 5,463,857
12) Detroit-Warren-Flint, Ml - 5,410,014*
13) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 4,039,182
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14) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA - 3,876,211
15) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI - 3,502,891
16) Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO - 2,927,911
17) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2,941,454
18) Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH - 2,917,801*
19) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL - 2,858,549
20) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 2,697,731
21) Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA - 2,462,571*
22) Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV - 2,211,790
23) Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC - 2,191,604
24) Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA - 2,137,565
25) Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN - 2,147,617*
26) Orlando-The Villages, FL - 2,053,623
27) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS - 2,034,796
28) Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN -1,984,644*
29) Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH - 1,953,575*
30) San Antonio, TX -1,942,217
CONTACT INFO
+ Enter phone number
m.me/ncbt.org
usbullettrain@gmail.com
MORE INFO
Release Date
2011
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About
A new alternativeto HSR(bullet trains) in USA; stops billions of gallons of oil/yearly from burning. The
New York-Chicago HSR alignment eventually connects 120 major city pairs with over 100 million people
on the Great Lakes & Northeast corridors!
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A new alternative for bullet trains in USA; stops burning of billions of gallons of oil(transport fuels)
yearly. The New York-Chicago HSR alignment eventually connects 120 major city pairs and over 100
million people on the Great Lakes & Northeast corridors!
Mission Statement(as the New York-Chicago Bullet Train advocacy)
contact: usbullettrain@gmail.com, more info
News & Media Website • Science, Technology & Engineering • Transportation Service
mike lehman
3639 n pine grove
Chicago, il 60613
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Wet Some states are full of water
For example. Louisiana includes
more than 8.000 square miles of
lakes and wetlands, That's an area
bigger than Connecticut and Rhode
Island combined
The population of the United States
is not distributed evenly Instead, we tend
to bunch up in communities, leaving the
spaces in between more sparsely inhab-
ited. Most Americans live in or near cities;
today 53 percent live in the 20 largest
cities. 75 percent of all Americans live in
metropolitan areas.
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relative height of each major city reflects
its population in 1990.
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Wyoming has the lowest
population density of all
states in the lower 48 with
an average of five peopte
per square msle
What happens in the empty
spaces? Some of it is farm-
ing country. More than one
quarter of America's crop land
is used to grow com One
thsrd of what is produced is
exported to other countries
Chicago, the country s
third largest city, has a pop
ulation of about three million
people. Ttwre are 21 states
with populations smaller than
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includes New York City and pontons
of New Jersey and Long Island with
a total population of 20 million
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