9th Council of Lincoln Legislative Introduction Thread

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Section 5 of L.C. 6.21 is amended as follows

Section 5. LincolnRail

(a) In general. —

The Lincoln Department of Transportation and Infrastructure shall create and manage a new high-speed rail transport company called LincolnRail.

(b) Purpose. —

The Lincoln Department of Transportation and Infrastructure shall be tasked with designing rail routes across the region which service major cities.

(c) Routes. —

There shall be eight routes —
(1) Route One, which shall go from Portland (ME) to Philadelphia (PA), with stops in Boston (MA), Providence (RI), Hartford (CT), and New York City (NY);
(2) Route Two, which shall go from New York City (NY) to Chicago (IL), with stops in Harrisburg (PA), Pittsburgh (PA), Columbus (OH), and Indianapolis (IN);
(3) Route Three, which shall connect Fort Wayne (IN) to New York City (NY), with stops in Cleveland (OH), Buffalo (NY), Rochester (NY), Syracuse (NY), and Albany (NY); and
(4) Route Four, which shall connect Detroit (MI), Fort Wayne (IN), and Indianapolis (IN).
(5) Route Five, which shall connect Ashtabula (OH) to Evansville (IN) with stops in Youngstown (OH), Steubenville (OH), Lancaster (OH), Bloomington (OH), and Jasper (IN)
(6) Route Six, which shall connect Houlton (ME) to Albany (NY), with stops in Augusta (ME), Manchester (NH), and Burlington (VT)
(7) Route Seven, which shall connect Cheboygan (MI) to Cincinnati (OH) with stops in Mount Pleasant (MI), Lansing (MI), Toledo (OH), and Lima (OH)
( 8 ) Route Eight, which shall connect Plattsburgh (NY) to Allentown (PA) with stops in Utica (NY), Binghamton (NY), and Scranton (PA)