United States Governmental Benefits
Paid for Economic Stimulus
· $2 to $3 trillion infrastructure spending
· Creation of 10 million jobs *
o Manufacturing
§ 6.4 million electric cars
§ 654 million solar panels
§ 64,000 miles of roadway segments
o Construction
§ 64,000 miles of elevated roadway
§ 7,600 stations
o Maintenance and management of system
· Reduction of oil imports
o 3.7 billion gallons of gas saved
o Potential to end importing of oil with separate freight system
Environmental Impact
· CO2 savings of 33 million metric tons per year
· Gasoline savings of 3.7 billion gallons annually
· Elevated roadway of 64,000 miles
· Replacement of over 6 million fuel based vehicles
· Travel safety improvements from automated protected roadway
Deficit Reduction
· Redirection of $40 billion from oil imports to tax revenue (no added tax burden)
· Revenue production of $362 billion annually (without freight system)
· Gross cost payback in less than 12 years
Defense and Business Capabilities Improvement
· Faster more secure movement of goods and personnel
· Separation of freight from passenger travel
· Elevated secure roadway
· Safer high-speed automated passenger travel (140 mph)
· Faster more secure elevated and automated freight system (70 mph non-stop)
Based on government estimate of jobs created by the stimulus
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/Stimulus_jobs_created/index.htm?postversion=2009103007
· $2 to $3 trillion infrastructure spending
· Creation of 10 million jobs *
o Manufacturing
§ 6.4 million electric cars
§ 654 million solar panels
§ 64,000 miles of roadway segments
o Construction
§ 64,000 miles of elevated roadway
§ 7,600 stations
o Maintenance and management of system
· Reduction of oil imports
o 3.7 billion gallons of gas saved
o Potential to end importing of oil with separate freight system
Environmental Impact
· CO2 savings of 33 million metric tons per year
· Gasoline savings of 3.7 billion gallons annually
· Elevated roadway of 64,000 miles
· Replacement of over 6 million fuel based vehicles
· Travel safety improvements from automated protected roadway
Deficit Reduction
· Redirection of $40 billion from oil imports to tax revenue (no added tax burden)
· Revenue production of $362 billion annually (without freight system)
· Gross cost payback in less than 12 years
Defense and Business Capabilities Improvement
· Faster more secure movement of goods and personnel
· Separation of freight from passenger travel
· Elevated secure roadway
· Safer high-speed automated passenger travel (140 mph)
· Faster more secure elevated and automated freight system (70 mph non-stop)
Based on government estimate of jobs created by the stimulus
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/Stimulus_jobs_created/index.htm?postversion=2009103007