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Re:California's DOT Admits That More Roads Mean More Traffic by merpnderp on Monday November 23, 2015 @09:52AM (#10614858)
This is exactly what eminent domain is for. The state needs to build a railway, they give fair market for the property, and then take the property. This isn't a new problem and was solved 150 years ago. The Kelo case (wrongly I believe) cleared up some confusion on if the a government can take the land in order to give it to businesses who will use it in a way the government prefers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London

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