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The Interstate Traveler ProjectPresented to:
Detroit City CouncilJanuary 31st 2003
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Who are we?World Class Local and International Advisory Board
Lee Bates, President - AEM, Inc.Greg Cook CEO - Ann Arbor Transit AuthorityMark Hepburn Bus. Dev. Mg - Danotek Motion Technologies, Inc.Neil Lehto Esq. - O'Reilly, Rancilio, Nitz, Andrews, Turnbull & Scott, P.C.Sharon McDonald President - McDonald CommunicationsChuck Meek President - Executive Leadership Recruiters, LLCJeffrey Dolowy C.P.A. - Plante Moran, LLPFrank Phillips - Phillips Consulting & Sales, LLCMartin Ringhofer - Aerospace ExecutiveJack Salo - Automotive ConsultantLark Samouelian, President - Samouelian Communications, Inc.Paul Zwirkoski, President - ZDR Engineering ExcellenceFrank and Paula Jamison - Professor Emeritus WMUGary Wellings, - Midcoast Management… and many, many others…..
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Mission Statement
Mass production of high-speed maglev rail Full Integration w/existing Interstate Highway System Connect to existing transit systems and city centers. Major focus on Transit Oriented Developments TOD Highly secure passenger travel Easily expanded / interconnected transit system Feeder to Existing Bus Systems Generate Electricity
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Features and Benefits
Provide Inter-City Multimodal TransitMove People, Private Cars, Small FreightEnvironmentally Clean Transit SystemCreate first interurban hydrogen networkEnhance Municipal InfrastructureHundreds of small cars vs. a few large carsAutomatic routing to sub networks TCP/IP
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Opportunities
Create hundreds of jobs and local incentivesReduced Air PollutionConduit Cluster ConceptAutomatic Internet access for ridership Increased Ridership for Local Bus Systems
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Illustrations
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Highway Installation
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Interstate Traveler Car
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Full Service Rail System
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Inside the Traveler
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Clover Leaf Substations
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Car Ferry Station
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Clover Leaf Substation Terminal
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Detroit Highways
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Detroit Loop
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Ann Arbor Full Integration
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NEMCOG
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South WestMichiganCommission
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West MichiganRegional PlanningCommission
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CongressmanMike Rogers
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MichiganRepresentative John Hansen
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City of Detroit Agenda 1-31-03
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District 55Rep DeRossettto Mayor Kilpatrick
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Community Rewards
Seamless, intermodal, interconnected transportation system
High speed rail from the Detroit River Front to the Lake Michigan Shoreline
Large Annual Tax Revenue Faster Growth with less Pollution Fully self sufficient. Profitable to stock holders Bring our communities closer together by saving
the time it takes to get from here to there.
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Conclusion
Rapid transit can be rapidly installed anywhere, anytime.