8 years later, $68B high speed rail project still unsure, now might ditch LA segment in favor of Bay Area first

[krudmonk]

Somebody's still mad that Altamont wasn't picked.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

I agree. This is where the first leg of HSR should go or extend from LA to the Bay Area. I cannot imagine what traffic will be like in 30 years. It's already mess. Better to build it where it's needed first.

The original proposal was LA to the Bay area. Then politics came in and it had to be altered to do favors for politicians and basically ruining any real time benefit from it's use. Now LA to LV would be really good IF it started IN LA, with a stop in OC and San Bernardino Counties.

Here is the High Speed rail map.


http://www.hsr.ca.gov/

Ahh well it is not expected to be done until 2029 and probably long after that. Not an immediate benefit except for some businesses in the Central valley. Strange, as how long does it take to drive through there in any event. Political gifts maybe?

[JGC97]

Of course. The map clearly shows the NIMBY effect going on there. $$$ talks.

[Moddedintegra56]

i think it would benefit more starting from the Bay Area. I've run into a lot of people who shockingly still work in the Bay Area but live in the Valley.