Best locations for a hyperloop network?

What medium to large metropolitan centers across the United States would be best served by a large scale hyperloop system? I was thinking, for Illinois, a route from Chicago to Peoria, then hub out to Saint Lewis, Bloomington, Champaign, etc. Champaign Illinois, would be a good route over to Indianapolis, and so on. What other cities could be daisy chained into good hubs?

 

This paper from UCLA has some great maps depicting different volumes of traffic in the US. They envision the first regions to be centered about Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Houston.

 

We need Hyperloop desperately in the UK - London to Edinburgh or Glasgow , Please see this map from the ET3.team!

 

Interesting! But the UK Government dont see that they have a problem with this route as yet. So yes in the future we may indeed follow your route but I argue that their is a far stronger first use for Hyperloop in the UK.

Heathrow is at its absolutely maximum flight capacity and needs new runways. This matters as it is the UK's Hub airport. No new runways can be built without massive protests and almost certainly failing EU pollution laws. Extra capacity built at other airports would be pointless as passengers need to connect to ongoing flights hence the hub status. In fact there is under capacity at three of the five London airports.

Heathrow's lack of capacity and its resulting reduction in hub status is mentioned as the number 1 issue for business growth in London currently. It is also a hugely hot political issue in the run up to the London Mayor elections.

Doing nothing will cost billions, whilst doing something will cost billions and be politically dangerous for the sponsoring politician.

A Hyperloop solution could join up Heathrow to London's other airports using their existing capacity to create the worlds largest aviation hub.

All delivered without the corresponding electoral ill will whilst using existing aviation infrastructure and meeting air pollution limits.

Yes Hyperloop is an emerging technology which will mean some risk for the sponsors but the significant cost of the alternatives means that this risk should be acceptable.

Hyperloop needs a big first user high profile supporter that has the money and the political will to develop a solution that will help fund Hyperloop technology for the rest of the world.

If anyone know Boris Johnson, do tell him that he has cheaper alternatives to his Island airport!