Highways and air travel have accounted for the vast majority of intercity trips in Texas for the past several decades. Expansion of roadways or adding additional intercity flights has been a relatively straightforward way to address intercity travel demand; but, as highway construction becomes more costly, additional highway right-of-way in urban areas becomes scarce, aviation fuel and operational costs rise, and airport/airspace capacity is consumed due to an increasing number of flights, Texas may need to shift some investments to passenger rail or express bus transit service to maintain and maximize mobility and efficient operation of the overall transportation system. This paper describes a recent study and method to quantify existing intercity passenger corridors in Texas and to identify potential intercity rail and bus transit routes that could be part of a future statewide transit system. This research approach looked at future growth, existing highway capacity, and demographic forecasts to determine corridors where new intercity travel options should be studied.
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2011 Joint Rail Conference
March 16–18, 2011
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
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- Rail Transportation Division
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978-0-7918-5459-4
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Identification of Potential Statewide Intercity Rail and Bus Transit Corridors in Texas
Curtis A. Morgan
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Curtis A. Morgan
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
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Benjamin R. Sperry
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Benjamin R. Sperry
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
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Annie Protopapas
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Annie Protopapas
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
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Jeffrey D. Borowiec
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Jeffrey D. Borowiec
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
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Jeffery E. Warner
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Jeffery E. Warner
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
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Laura L. Higgins
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Laura L. Higgins
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
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Todd B. Carlson
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Todd B. Carlson
Texas Transportation Institute, Arlington, TX
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Jun Jade Huang
Jun Jade Huang
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
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Curtis A. Morgan
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
Benjamin R. Sperry
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
Annie Protopapas
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
Jeffrey D. Borowiec
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
Jeffery E. Warner
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
Laura L. Higgins
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
Todd B. Carlson
Texas Transportation Institute, Arlington, TX
Jun Jade Huang
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX
Paper No:
JRC2011-56056, pp. 497-505; 9 pages
Published Online:
February 8, 2012
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Morgan, CA, Sperry, BR, Protopapas, A, Borowiec, JD, Warner, JE, Higgins, LL, Carlson, TB, & Huang, JJ. "Identification of Potential Statewide Intercity Rail and Bus Transit Corridors in Texas." Proceedings of the 2011 Joint Rail Conference. 2011 Joint Rail Conference. Pueblo, Colorado, USA. March 16–18, 2011. pp. 497-505. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2011-56056
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