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A parity in route miles
- There are currently 22,000 route miles of rail lines (one land mile = one route mile, regardless of how many tracks are on that mile of land)
- NARP’s proposal will bring the number of route miles to 45,000 – roughly the same size as the current interstate highway system.
- The interstate highway system has grown from its initial 41,000 miles to 47,000 miles in 2004.
An increase in communities served
- Today, many big metro areas have little or no Amtrak service.
- NARP’s proposal would have meaningful service in all major metropolitan areas and a majority of the smaller ones.
Providing a transportation choice people demand
- In 2006, a Harris poll indicated that 79% of adults would like to see an increasing proportion of traffic going by intercity or commuter rail.
- According to a 2005 study by the Surface Transportation Policy Project, people living in communities with few transportation options devote the greatest share of their family budget to transportation costs.
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