Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @07:56PM
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> This doesn't make a lot of sense in LA; you're going to a need a car wherever you end up
If only someone had thought to include regional transit improvements alongside and coordinated with HSR.
Oh, wait, wait, they did.
Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by toast0 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @08:07PM
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Sure, if the HSR project ends up doing just regional transit improvements, and don't end up actually building the HSR, that's probably a better use of money.
I expect HSR money is going to get Caltrain grade separation and electrification done, which seemed like it would take 30-50 years otherwise, even though it was planned to finish in 10 years for the last 20 years.
Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by baud147258 on Thursday January 18, 2018 @05:36AM
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From what happened in France, funding for high-speed rail usually means that maintenance get slashed for the rest of the network.
This doesn't make a lot of sense in LA; you're going to a need a car wherever you end up -- it's huge sprawl; and most people aren't visiting to go to downtown LA, so they probably need a car. Can I rent a car at Union Station? Maybe (if I get there before 5pm), but do they have room to accommodate a larger facility needed if the volume increases? I can rent one at LAX, LGB, SNA, BUR, or any of the other LA area airports I forgot about.