Ca High Speed Railway

Due: December 10

Conclusion should be based on research, reflection and critical analysis

Attention to evidence base: economic impacts, environmental impacts, etc

FINAL EXAM (Take home, to be submitted by due date posted in SmartSite.) MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DEADLINE OR POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED.

Question: Should California build the high-speed rail project that has been proposed?

Japan, France, China—these are but a few of the nations with high-speed rail as part of their national transportation infrastructures. But here in the U.S., there is no truly high-speed rail system anywhere in the nation. A plan to build high-speed rail in California proposes to change that.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (see website) lays out the authorized vision for California. Certain funding has been approved. However, it remains very controversial and faces continuing hurdles. Some question whether it will ever be built.

should be from CHSRA proposal perspective: PART ONE: Using the familiar page-27 framework in Analytic Thinking, develop a critical analysis of the high-speed rail proposal. It should be far-reaching, unbiased, and thoughtful, including both practical and visionary matters, and it should lead to a conclusion through critical analysis.

PART TWO: Write a report of approximately 700 words based on your analysis, addressing the question from the outset. Have a definite, well-supported conclusion. Use footnotes

What is the problem? The building of the high speed railway (HSR) in California, its funding and prospective completion dates.

Key question that emerges from the problem is… Is it probable that the HSR can be completed in the time frame, with proper funding and safely?

My purpose in addressing the problem is…to decide if the HSR should be built.

Actively seek the information most relevant to the questions. Important information to this problem is who this project will affect, how much it costs, how much it will save/make...