The reason why HUD should be involved is that in other countries, per. Page 20, where there is good transit, rail travelers generally [will] not require an automobile at the end of the rail line to get to their final destination in metropolitan areas. Therefore, transit oriented development, (development around train stations) is very important, so people are able to walk around after they get off the train station. Therefore, urban development is very important because it focuses design around density, which train stations automatically promote. In addition, having a variety of housing options are important around many train stations and TODs the very issue that HUD is working on.
The reason why DOE needs to be involved is that bullet trains need electricity to run and bullet trains need to be connected to an electrical grid. Thus the coordination of all these three agencies is vital. Afterall, the design of high speed rail and its interrelated components cannot be limited only to engineers.
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