Other countries have decades of experience living with HSR and observing how it has influenced their urban economies. While HSR has broad, and often difficult to quantify, economic impacts, experiences from the Europe and Japan suggest that HSR can increase productivity and competitiveness by reducing the "time/space relationship" between cities. This panel will explore the economic impacts of HSR projects abroad and offer timely lessons for California to maximize the economic benefits of HSR for our state. Moderator: Schera Zekri-Chevallet Director Business Development - Non European markets SNCF - France "HSR and Interurban Mobility: Who Are the Winners?" Yves Crozet Professor Institute of Transport Economics (LET) University of Lyon - France "Economic Development and HSR in the UK" Eda Beyazit School of Geography and the Environment Oxford University - United Kingdom "Economic Development and Regional Integration of HSR in Germany" Gabriel Ahlfeld Lecturer in Urban Economics and Land Development Department of Geography and Environment London School of Economics and Political Science - United Kingdom "Economic Aspects of HSR in California" Jin Murikami Postdoctoral Researcher/Project Manager Institute of Urban & Regional Development UC Berkeley

Be the first to comment