L.C. 9.14 - Amendment to L.C. 6.21 - Statute

[KaiserDave]

So many Atlasians feel entirely disconnected from this country. They feel abandoned, and they feel as if this country has left them behind. One way we can bring them into this great Atlasian fabric, to make them feel included in the modern world, and make it so our economy is not a winner-take-all one, is through quite literally connecting them to centers of commerce in Lincoln, and hopefully develop new boom towns where ghost towns had once been. Fortunately through LincolnRail, we have an opportunity to do that. I propose doubling the amount of planned rail lines to include several new lines that would run through rural Maine, industrial Ohio, south Indiana, and northern Michigan. Let us bring this country together, and let us allow the fruits of prosperity to extend to all.

When I ran for this office I promised to fight for new rail development, and today I begin that fight.

[KaiserDave]

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Seems reasonable to me. Thank you very much for providing these maps.

[KaiserDave]

Are there any suggestions for adjustments to the routes?

[KaiserDave]

Section 5 of L.C. 6.21 is amended to read as follows:

Section 5. Lincoln Rail

(a) In general. —

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

(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), Indianapolis (IN), and Jasper (IN)
(6) Route Six, which shall connect Houlton (ME) to Albany (NY), with stops in Augusta (ME), Portland (ME), Manchester (NH), Concord (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 Philadelphia (PA) with stops in Utica (NY), Binghamton (NY), Scranton (PA), and Allentown (PA)

I have adjusted the route after discussions with Chancellor S019

[KaiserDave]

May we move to a final vote?

[KaiserDave]

Aye