A hyperloop route between St. Louis and Kansas City is under serious consideration

The Verge -------- Missouri officials announced the formation of a public-private partnership today to study the feasibility of building a hyperloop route between St. Louis and Kansas City. The study is being supported by Hyperloop One, the Los Angeles-based startup that has been working to realize Elon Musk’s dream of nearly supersonic, tube-based transportation.The study is being conducted by a consortium of groups, including the Missouri Department of Transportation, the St. Louis Regional Chamber, the KC Tech Council, the University of Missouri System, and the Missouri Innovation Center in Columbia. The news of the state’s interest comes on the heels of Hyperloop One’s announcement of the winners of a global challenge to find what it believes to be the best places in the world to build the first hyperloop tracks. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.