Eco Devo & High Speed Rail. 3 Keys from the Silver State.

What’s the new high speed rail project? High Speed Rail from Los Angeles to Las Vegas

Which economic development office is involved and why: Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development because the Rail Authority signed an exclusive arrangement with a Las Vegas Company. (And Nevada relies on gaming tax revenues)

8 Facts to Know about the Project:

• It has an exclusive relationship with XpressWest ( a Las Vegas based company)
• no state dollars
• zero-emissions train
• half the time of the travel to 80 minutes
• cost less than $100 round-trip
• will ultimately connect with the California High Speed Rail Project
• Estimated to cut road traffic by 25%
• Partnership with a Chinese firm that has pledged $100 million for the $8 billion project

Sacramento Bee | Project to link Vegas and California with train gets boost