by as surrounding states put resources toward making this
hypothetical concept a reality; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, transportation agencies in the Columbus,
Ohio, region and in Illinois announced they would cosponsor a
$1.2 million study of a hyperloop connecting Columbus, Ohio, to
Chicago, Illinois, thus cutting the 350-mile journey to just 30
minutes; and
WHEREAS, The hyperloop would also connect Columbus, Ohio, to
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, It is the fourth public study of the transportation
mode to be recently undertaken; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, Elon Musk, founder of The Boring Company,
announced that his company received verbal government approval
to build a hyperloop connecting New York City, New York, to
Washington, DC, with a projected travel time of 29 minutes and
planned stops in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore,
Maryland; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has a rich history in regards to
transportation; and
WHEREAS, In 1791, the General Assembly approved a Statewide
transportation plan, and one year later created the Philadelphia
and Lancaster Turnpike Road Company; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Turnpike officially entered service
in 1940 as the first of its kind, spanning just 160 miles from
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to Irwin, Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, the Pennsylvania Turnpike spans 552 miles,
serves an average of 550,000 motorists a day traveling a total
of 5.7 billion miles annually; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Railroad also played a significant
role in the development of this Commonwealth; and
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