Midwest Hub

Akron, OH

Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Cleveland, OH (30.3 mi).

About Akron

Akron is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in Northeast Ohio along the Little Cuyahoga River, approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of Cleveland. Akron had a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous city in Ohio.

Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.

Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)

⚠️ All figures below are parametric estimates scaled from the proposal's own budget ($8.5T ÷ 17,000 mi ≈ $500M per mile), not engineering quotes. Methodology is shown so you can check the math.

Item	Basis	Estimate
Terminal construction	Mid-size terminal (parametric range $1-2B)	$1.5B
Land acquisition	Regional factor 1× on $200M base	$200M
Track: Akron → Cleveland	30.3 mi × $500M/mi	$15.15B
Annual operations (share)	Staffing, power, maintenance	$30M/yr
Stop total (excl. annual ops)		$16.85B

Best terminal location (proposed)

The downtown transit center district. Akron's METRO transit center concentrates regional bus service downtown, and the former Union Depot approaches still thread through the city. The polymer-industry corridor and University of Akron nearby provide both business and student ridership within the existing urban footprint.

Before / after

Before and after aerial mock-up of the proposed maglev terminal at Akron, OH

Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.

🛤️ Infill stops toward Cleveland: the proposal envisions more stops than cities — smaller stations between majors. Plausible infills on this leg:

Hudson, OH - Summit County suburb north of Akron
Twinsburg, OH - Summit County suburb on the corridor
Macedonia, OH - small city on the I-271 corridor

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