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Author Archives: Owen A Kelley

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21 Jan 2023

The Maglev’s Diminishing Prospects

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Government, Greenbelt News, Transportation |

A status update on the Baltimore-Washington maglev proposal, 17 months after the federal government halted its environmental review On November 14, 2022, a maglev representative spoke at NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, and he seemed inexplicably confident that the proposed maglev … Read More

A cartoon depicting the question: Is the maglev ridership forecast accurate?
21 May 2021

The Federal Railroad Administration falls for an excessively high forecast of how many trips would be made on the maglev

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Greenbelt News, Transportation |

Reference data suggest that the official ridership forecast is more than a factor of ten too high for the proposed Baltimore-Washington maglev A cartoon depicting the question: Is the maglev’s official ridership forecast accurate? With the maglev public-comment period drawing … Read More

cartoon depiction of the cost and benefit of riding the proposed Baltimore-Washington maglev
2 May 2021

Maglev riders would come from the wealthiest 2% of the Baltimore-Washington population

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Greenbelt News |

A simple calculation suggests that an individual would have to earn at least $363,000 a year for him or her to find the maglev ticket price worth the modest reduction in door-to-door travel time A cartoon depicting area residents reacting … Read More

cartoon of net emissions from operating maglev
13 Apr 2021

Operating the maglev would increase greenhouse gas emissions, Federal Railroad Administration finds

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Greenbelt News |

According to the project’s draft environmental impact statement, operating the proposed Baltimore-Washington maglev would increase annual carbon dioxide emissions by more than 200 million kilograms, contradicting the claims of maglev promoters A cartoon depicting how operating the proposed maglev would … Read More

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25 Mar 2021

The Maglev would serve a small geographic area

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Greenbelt News |

Most maglev customers would start and end their trips near a maglev station, limiting the project’s utility to the region. The maglev’s draft environmental impact statement leaves it to the reader to piece this story together. How much time would … Read More

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10 Feb 2021

Maglev would do little to reduce road congestion, says Federal Railroad Administration

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Greenbelt News |

The recently released d­raft environmental impact statement forecasts that a proposed maglev—a magnetic-levitation rail line—would have an insignificant impact on road congestion in the Baltimore-Washington region. The maglev’s ability to reduce car traffic in the region would be far smaller … Read More

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14 Dec 2020

Would the Proposed Baltimore-Washington Maglev Increase Greenhouse Gas Emission?

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Greenbelt News, Outdoors, Environment |

By Guest post by Owen Kelley (This article was originally posted to the Prince George’s County Issues Forum on the Sierra Club website.) The Sierra Club is devoted to fighting climate change, and it does not take kindly to companies greenwashing … Read More

greenhouse gasses, MAGLEV, Sierra Club
6 Sep 2020

Economic Impact and Financial Viability of the Proposed Baltimore Washington Maglev

by Owen A Kelley | posted in: Greenbelt News, Opinion |

Guest post by Owen Kelley It is clear from emails flying around, Facebook posts, and items in the News Review that many Greenbelters are concerned about the impact on Greenbelt of the magnetically levitated (maglev) train that has been proposed … Read More

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