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Re:Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Ve... by someonehere on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @11:01AM (#40145189)
Nobody will use it. A majority of the demographic see it as a Washington disaster Trump stopped but Biden turned the construction back on.

Everyone owns a car and carpooling is trivial. Most homes have one car per adult.

There’s nothing of interest between Merced and Bakersfield. These were towns that grew from the old 99 freeway from Sacramento to Bakersfield and then on to LA.

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Re:Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Ve... by dhosek on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @02:03PM (#40147662)
Except that it was a state-driven project, initiated and given state funding by proposition 1A.
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Re:Work begins on a $12B high-speed rail line between Las Ve... by eszed on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @03:49PM (#40148757)
Operative phrase: "see it as". I can anecdotally confirm that central-valley relatives of mine bring up HSR as a reason not to vote for Biden. The Democrat = Democrat logic is strong, I suppose, even if the ignorance about federal structure is profound.
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