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Battelle Institute of Ohio was awarded the contract to develop the
"blue print" for Project California.  They were lowest bidder with
best overall plan.

Carl W. Service
USC Information Sciences Instititue
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>From isi.edu!stanford.edu!ames!olivea!uunet!portal!ntmtv!adrian Tue Jun 30 17:04:15 PDT 1992
>Article 15707 of rec.railroad:
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>Subject: Transportation key to California Economy
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>>From the San Francisco Chronicle, front page, Wednesday, 6-24-92:
>
>
>Transportation Industry Called Key to Economy
>
>Panel urges state to take the lead in high-tech transit
>
>By Vlae Kershener
>Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
>Sacramento
>
>California should help rebuild its economic base by becoming a worldwide
>center for advanced transportation industries by the year 2000, a council of
>business and academic leaders will report today.
>
>The California Council on Science and Technology recommends that the state
>and its major companies begin a major program to design, produce and use
>high-tech transportation and telecommunication systems--possibly including
>bullet trains, electric cars, and fiber-optic communications.
>
>Business leaders have been seeking a major new industry because of the
>post-Cold War tailspin in aerospace employment, which has contributed
>mightily to the state's longest and deepest recession since the 1930s.
>
>They believe that transportation is the natural choice for the future because
>it would take advantage of California's engineering and high-tech expertise
>and help to reduce gridlock and smog.
>
>"The idea is big, and the vision is inspiring," said council member Ed
>Zschau, the chairman of San Jose's Censtor Corp.  "If we can do this, we can
>not only address key problems in the state, but have a state that's on the
>rise economically."
>
>The Council on Science and Technology consists of 24 scholars, engineers and
>business leaders appointed by the president of the University of California.
>Council members will unveil the report in the Capitol today after meeting
>with Governor Wilson and key legislators.
>
>The council will also announce the formation of a 24-member select panel of
>government, business, labor and academic leaders to design a blueprint for
>carrying out the plan.
>
>The initiative, which is called Project California, will examine several new
>technologies:
>
>o Creation of high-speed transportation systems, including bullet trains, to
  >link California's major cities.
>
>o Development of alternative-fuel motor vehicles, including electric cars.
>
>o Construction of "smart highways" that use devices such as electronic
  >sensors to guide motorists to routes that contain the least congestion.
>
>o Manufacture of the new generation of personal vehicles and rail cars.
>
>o Installation of fiber-optic "communication highways" linking businesses,
  >government agencies, schools and eventually households to encourage
  >Californians to commute electronically rather than traveling on over-
  >burdened roads.
>
>The report comes in the wake of the flap that arose after Los Angeles
>awarded the Japanese firm Sumitomo Corp. a $122 million contract to build
>cars for a new rail line.
>
>Zschau said that if the Project California initiative is successful,
>California-based firms will compete for those kinds of contracts not only in
>this state but also around the world.
>
>The panel's role will be to bring together business, government and academic
>leaders to choose the areas of concentration and map out strategies that
>California should follow.  The panel is expected to complete its report next
>year.
>
>The project does not necessarily require scarce money from the state's
>general fund.  Financing is expected to come from companies seeking new
>investment opportunities, as well as state and federal transportation funds.
>
>The bullet train idea has been particularly popular.  Earlier this year, a
>University of California study team recommended using super-speed electric
>trains, already used in Europe and Japan, for a 380-mile, $7 billion line
>linking the Bay Area and Los Angeles.  The trip would take an estimated 2.5
>hours between downtown San Francisco and downtown Los Angeles.
>
>
>-- 
>
>Adrian Brandt (415) 940-2379
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