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  Chattanooga Technology Council Luncheon Meeting - High Speed Ground Transportation/Maglev presented by Joe Ferguson, Director of Special Projects, Enterprise Center and Chairman of EPB. Moderator is Paul Weidlich, President of the Tech Council and an attorney at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P. C.
Continued traffic pressure on our interstate highways points out a significant need for a high speed ground transportation system in this country. A Maglev high speed rail system could very well be the preferred ground transportation mode of the future. Working with Georgia and Tennessee Departments of Transportation, various Mayors' offices and Congressional Representatives, the Enterprise Center in Chattanooga envisions the Atlanta- Chattanooga-Nashville rail link as the first step in a high speed rail system that would eventually operate from Savannah, Georgia and travel through Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville, Indianapolis and on to Chicago. The complete system would thus connect Atlanta's Hartsfield and Chicago's O'Hare airports, the two heaviest traveled airports in the country. The Enterprise Center in Chattanooga is now serving as the catalyst to get the high speed rail up and running in our area of the country, and is prepared to play an ongoing advocate and coordination role. The Enterprise Center promotes the advancement of economic development in the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County and surrounding region by facilitating and integrating investments, revitalization, research, patents, inventions and technology with regard to existing business and industry. The Center's technological emphasis is in the areas of advanced transportation, alternative energy and technology transfer.
Mr. Ferguson, is the Director of Special Projects at the Enterprise Center. He will provide us with a multimedia presentation on high speed rail system around the world, and updates on local efforts on the rail proposal. Consulting team members will present the specifics on the Atlanta and Nashville legs of the projects. Mr. Ferguson says it is imperative to successfully complete the preliminary engineering steps for the Chattanooga - Atlanta leg in order to be in a priority position once the U.S. Congress moves forward on High Speed Ground Transportation construction funding.
Chattanooga Technology Council
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