Maglev Transit

Currently our transportation systems rely mainly on vehicles, this is a major problem as it adds to congestion, ruins air quality and is not feasible for income levels. Nor is it very fast with top highway speeds in the nation of around 80mph.

With my new program we would be buildings brand new maglev transit systems. Maglev systems are a relatively inexpensive system to build and use less power then current systems and cost almost nothing to maintain, they also run without employees needed, are fully automated AND average a speed of 300mph and higher.

With my proposal we would begin installing maglev transportation between every city and state in the nation. Maglevs cost roughly $5 million per train per mile to build. But since electricity would be free they would cost almost nothing to maintain or operate. Therefore the system will be completely free to use for every individual.

With my proposal we would install 2 Maglev train systems in a 3000 mile long system each for personal use each year, a total cost of 30 billion. This could mean 2 trains running seperate tracks the length of the united states, or it could mean 100 60 mile long tracks and trains, or whatever is needed. Each year we would put in new systems, and eventually every single city, town and state would be connected no matter what size they may be. With this system an individual could board a maglev train in los angelos california and get off in new york, new york 9 hours later and free of charge.

Along side the above proposal we would also put in identical tracks and trains in the same areas for commercial use only. These systems would cost us 30 billion to install but would not be free of charge to use, these systems would 7 cents a mile to transport commercial goods, this rate is lower than any transportation in use today and the system would also be faster then any other transportation in use today, this would help reduce costs for business's, speed up delivery time frames, and in turn increase their profits and reduce the consumers costs of using or purchasing their products and services. This would also create an additional source of income for the federal government.

Currently there are roughly 3.5 Million Truck drivers who drive and average of 130,000 miles per year. Truck drivers are only one small part of the transportation services commercial companies use, they also utilize trains, planes, boats and more. However by using only the miles driven by truck drivers each year the commercial maglev system will bring in roughly 31.85 Billion per year. Which pays for the maglev installations each year. It may bring in more or less funds but the idea is to increase the standard of living and the speed in which business's can operate as well as reduce costs to lower end user costs as well.

Eventually with cooperation with other nations we could take our maglev systems to other nations, allowing you to get to europe for free or any other nation. With this system even the poorest individual could visit family or get a job in another city even if they had no car or money for gas or anything else. Maglev systems would be installed on larger scales such as city to city as wells as smaller systems that are simply maintained within one zipcode, eventually eliminating the need for automobiles completely.

And since the installations are simply a few areas each year and will take time to cover the entire country it will give time for employees of current transportation companies to retrain or move to other employment.