Re:An old rail track in Northern California could become a 3...
by johnea on Monday April 15, 2024 @08:51PM
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In general I would agree with trying to use these easements for actual rail transit projects, but from Mendocino county north, this is really very sparsely populated territory.
It's just not a black or white situation. Although, it does also beg the question of how will people get there to walk/bike on this trail?
In Sonoma and Marin, there's a lot more opportunity for rail transit I think, say for serving people commuting into SF, as well people traveling to the remote north coast for recreation. That whole area is really poorly served now, even bus service is scarce.
For anyone who's traveled in Japan, it's such a sad sight to see lack of high speed rail in California, and the main obstacle is obtaining the easements. So, I think both sides of this argument are understandable.
My first thought is to eliminate the binary logic. We don't just have 2 choices. Why not have both? Electric light rail with a pedestrian/bike path next to it...
It's just not a black or white situation. Although, it does also beg the question of how will people get there to walk/bike on this trail?
In Sonoma and Marin, there's a lot more opportunity for rail transit I think, say for serving people commuting into SF, as well people traveling to the remote north coast for recreation. That whole area is really poorly served now, even bus service is scarce.
For anyone who's traveled in Japan, it's such a sad sight to see lack of high speed rail in California, and the main obstacle is obtaining the easements. So, I think both sides of this argument are understandable.
My first thought is to eliminate the binary logic. We don't just have 2 choices. Why not have both? Electric light rail with a pedestrian/bike path next to it...