Engineers studying a potential hyperloop route between Cleveland and Chicago are predicting big economic benefits, plus travel times ranging from 31 to 47 minutes for the 344-mile trip.
The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, NOACA, on Monday released preliminary findings from a year-long, $1.3 million feasibility analysis for a Cleveland-Chicago hyperloop routeA hyperloop system would consist of large-scale vacuum tubes with magnetic-levitation tracks that would carry capsules with 28 to 40 passengers at speeds up to 593 mph.
First envisioned by entrepreneur Elon Musk as a high-speed alternative to other modes of transportation, hyperloop has not yet been proven safe for human travel.
Even so, as testing proceeds, Northeast Ohio needs to study the possibility of being part of a hyperloop network or risk being left behind in the 21st century. Hyperloop projects are under study in Europe, the Middle East and corridors in the U.S.
NOACA is splitting the cost of the Cleveland-Chicago feasibility study with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.
NOACA sought public comment at a 6 p.m. meeting Monday at the Metro Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. The agency, which plans to release a complete feasibility study in December,
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