During the National Regional Transportation Conference, Nathaniel Kaelin shared information about the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Rapid Speed Transportation Initiative, intended to plan for Hyperloop and high-speed rail to connect central Ohio to other Midwestern regions.

2. Hyperloop
• A new mode of transportation
• Freight or passengers are loaded into a pod
• Pods are accelerated via electric propulsion in a low-pressure tube
• Pods float above the track using magnetic levitation and glide at high
speeds
• Capable of moving freight or passengers quickly and safely
• Travel speeds of 600+ miles per hour

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4. Hyperloop Industry
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5. Comparing Speeds

6. Fortune 500s

9. Virgin Hyperloop One
Global Challenge Winner

13. Rapid Speed Transportation Initiative (RSTI)
• Study of rapid speed technology options
(traditional rail and hyperloop)
• Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh corridor
• Two initial phases:
• Hyperloop Feasibility Study
• Components of Tier 1 EIS (first-of-its-kind)
• Future phase: Complete EIS
• Multiple public & private funding partners

14. Hyperloop Feasibility Study
• Task 1 – Visioning and Technology Application
• Task 2 – Route Planning
• Task 3 – Transportation Demand and Economic Benefit Analysis
• Task 4 – Regulatory Framework and Implementation Strategy
• Project Management, Stakeholder and Public Engagement

15. Preliminary Freight Corridor Pairings

16. Components of Tier 1 EIS
• Task 1 – Project Management
• Task 2 – Preliminary Data Collection
• Task 3 – Purpose and Need Statements
• Task 4 – Route Alternatives
• Task 5 – Service Alternatives
• Task 6 – Infrastructure Investments
• Task 7 – Public Involvement

17. Nathaniel Kaelin, AICP
Economic Development & Infrastructure Officer
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
111 Liberty Street, Suite #100
Columbus, Ohio 43215
T. 614.233.4190 E. nkaelin@morpc.org