The Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Maglev Draft Environmental Impact Study
by the National Capital Planning Commission
on May 6, 2021
Quote from pdf (attached below)
.Purpose and Need
To evaluate, and ultimately construct and operate, a safe, revenue-producing, high-speed ground transportation system that achieves the optimum operating speed of the SCMAGLEV technology to significantly reduce travel time to meet the capacity and ridership needs of the Baltimore-Washington region.
Project objectives include:
•Redundancy and mobility options for transportation between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
•Connectivity to existing transportation modes in the region (e.g., heavy rail, light rail, bus, air).
•Complementary alternative to future rail expansion opportunities on adjacent corridors.
•Local and regional economic growth.