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[high-speedrail] could

increaseemigration from urban centers tothe exurbs andbeyondAnexample can beseen in cities likePalmdale. homeprices are morethan half of thosein L.A., and high-speed rail couldmake getting

downtown asquick and easy aslivingdowntown.


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[Buena Park] Mayor ArtBrown spent years pushing fora commuter train station

combined with nearby housingin his community. hes facingthe prospect that high-speed rail may plow rightthrough his beloved

project. Plannersrecommend looking intomoving a station for Metrolinkand Amtrak because itscurrent site is on a curve,

which would force high-speedtrains to slow down.


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Norco Mayor Malcolm Miller

has not been shy about hisopposition. He has said theproject would destroy Norcosbusiness district. NorthernCalifornia communities haveclamored against trainstraveling through rural areasthat could reach top speeds upto 220 miles per hour.


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. The Elk Grove CityCouncil requested thetrack be lowered belowthe ground so it wouldnt

disrupt traffic. Also theCouncil called for a high-speed rail stop in ElkGrove .


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Fresno, CA (#36 476,000)Bakersfield, CA (#58 321,000)

Stockton, CA (#63 287,000)Modesto, CA (#101 202,000)Merced, CA (#? 77,000)

Albany, OR (#? 49,000)


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Birmingham, AL (#83 229,000)Baton Rouge, LA (#84 224,000)

Mobile, AL (#116 191,000)Savannah, GA (#181 132,000)Columbia, SC (#189 127,000)Toccoa, GA (#? 9,150)


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Madison, WI (#81 231,000)Springfield, IL (#211 117,000)Brookfield, WI (#? - 40,000)


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What do all of those cities have in

common?I No significant fixed guideway

transit (if any) at presentI Targets for massiveinvestment and infrastructurefor high speed rail stations


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Lige-Guillemins TGV station, BelgiumNaples


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Tianjin High-Speed Rail Station, China

TransBay Terminal, San Francisco

Tianjin High-Speed Rail Station, China

Stuttgart , Germany


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Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center


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Fresno


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Key questions:

I Is TOD at high-speed rail

stations feasible, especially insmall to mid-sized cities?I If so, how does it differ fromtraditional TOD?


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I HSR serves more of a regional

marketI Most land uses ultimately arecloser to those of airportsthan downtowns

Overall Guiding Principles


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Land Use Hierarchy

Traditional TOD:

I Residential focusI Ideally mixed with

parking/intermodal

access close inI Retail/restaurants

as demand

warrantsI Office/commercial

uses as appropriate

HSR TOD:

I Parking/intermodalaccess top priorityI Commuter

retail/fast foodI Office/commercialI HotelsI Residential might

be lowest priority


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Parking

Traditional TOD:

I 100-500 spacesI Should be mixed

with other uses if

possibleI Starts out at

surface, shifts to

structure asdemand increases

HSR TOD:

I Parking is firstpriorityI 1,000 spaces?

5,000? 10,000?I Structure

elevated or

underground


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Intermodal Access

Traditional TOD:I

HorizontalcirculationI Focus on

neighborhoodconnections(feeder bus)

I Walking radiusfocused on mile

HSR TOD:I

Vertical circulationI Focus on regional

connections (light

rail/commuter rail,regional bus)I Walking radius

expanded to mile or more dueto infrastructure


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Residential

Traditional TOD:I

Mix of housingtypesI Highest density

closest to platformI Growing emphasis

on affordable

housing

HSR TOD:I

Possibly secondaryemphasisI Probably not the use

that is closest to theplatformI Higher density

I Subsidies required foraffordable housingcould limit its use?


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Retail/Restaurants

HSR TOD:I

Commuter focusclosest to platformI Regionally oriented

retail/restaurants inother nearby areas toserve commercial uses

Traditional TOD:I

Some commuteremphasisI Neighborhood

oriented to serveresidents


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Office/Commercial

Traditional TOD:I

Not always highestpriorityI Develops as

appropriate and asmarket demands

HSR TOD:I

Hotel could be highemphasisI Office use could also

be important asregional employmentcenter

IRental car centers?


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Resist the force.


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Platform


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Intermodal

Transfer


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Parking


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Office


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Retail


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Retail/Office


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FedEx


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Residential


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Mixed UseVillages


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Conclusions:I Be sensitive to

contextI Be sensitive to

the marketI Be sensitive to

those who areimpacted butnotnecessarilybenefiting

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