No. This is California. Conceptually, that is. The possibility of a 800-mile high-speed rail route that would connect San Francisco, Sacramento and the Central Valley with Los Angeles and San Diego is often dismissed by locals as Utopia with a capital U. In a country famous for its reluctance to call on taxpayers to finance much needed public infrastructure they will be the first ones to benefit from, the $40 billion project seems like a well-intended dream. Maybe it isn't.
The California High Speed Authority is pushing hard for it despite criticism and dissent, and intends to finance the project through public-private partnerships. It has put a $9.95 billion bond measure on the November 2008 ballot, which, if it passes, would allow the first phase of this ambitious 220-mile/hour project to begin in 2010. How would you fancy rallying L.A. to Frisco in 2 ½ hours? Bliss, non?
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conceptual view by NC3D for the California High Speed Rail Authority
The California High Speed Authority is pushing hard for it despite criticism and dissent, and intends to finance the project through public-private partnerships. It has put a $9.95 billion bond measure on the November 2008 ballot, which, if it passes, would allow the first phase of this ambitious 220-mile/hour project to begin in 2010. How would you fancy rallying L.A. to Frisco in 2 ½ hours? Bliss, non?
[previous post: You've Got Rail]
conceptual view by NC3D for the California High Speed Rail Authority